 Team Pony Boy Booth At Narha Conference,, Fort Worth, Texas |
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 Nov 2 2009, 06:56 AM
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Team Pony Boy will have a booth at the NARHA conference coming up on Nov. 18-21 in Fort Worth. The "Horse Handling for Horse Leaders" Therapeutic Riding clinic was so successful that Susie Rehr from Special Strides wrote an article for an upcoming Hippotherapy journal. I've been contacted by other facilities that want the clinic at their place, as well.
We're working on the inclusion of the horse as a member of the therapy team (not just a tool) and the necessity of understanding equine behaviors and needs by "non-horsey" type people (well, and "horsey" people as well). I hope to have the video edited by then to show in the booth. It'll be rough, but we have it. And Pony will be there on Thursday during the Conference, for anyone in Texas. No demos, but he's available to answer questions and talk about the clinic format. I LOVE IT! Dawn 
-------------------- "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you." -- Philippians 1:3
They may see the good you do as self serving. Continue to do good. They may see your generosity as grandstanding. Continue to be generous. They may see your warm and caring nature as a weakness. Continue to be warm and caring. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It never was between you and them anyway. "Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from behind, or a fool from any angle." -- Unknown "A leader keeps the whole group moving forward." -- GaWaNi Pony Boy |
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Nov 2 2009, 04:42 PM
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I can't travel to Texas but if I can be of help let me know what you need.
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Nov 2 2009, 05:36 PM
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Dawn;
I live about 40 minutes from Ft. Worth so if you need any help let me know. sandra |
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Nov 2 2009, 07:57 PM
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 I WIN! 10k+ Posts, If you are reading this.....I have probably outposted you!  Group: Members Posts: 14429 Joined: 23-October 05 From: Southern Glou. County (Franklinville), NJ Member No.: 2851 |
Dawn, what a great opportunity for Team Pony Boy! I think this is really going to work out for all involved.
-------------------- We can judge the heart of man by his treatment of animals.
Immanuel Kant Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. I bleed chocolate. I live in a house, but I'm at home with my horse. Seen on a t-shirt. HORSES ARE GOD'S APOLOGY FOR MEN! |
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Nov 3 2009, 01:33 PM
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Very, very cool!
-------------------- "Life should be a pattern of experiences to savor not endure." --83 yo women reflecting on a life lived
"The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for." -- Allan K. Chalmers "Some days you tame the tiger. And some days the tiger has you for lunch" -- Tug McGraw "Hidden in a valley, beside an open stream, this will be the type of place where you will find your dream." -- fortune cookie '05 |
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Nov 4 2009, 09:48 PM
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I WIN! 10k+ Posts, If you are reading this.....I have probably outposted you! Group: Members Posts: 14158 Joined: 4-March 05 From: West Virginia Member No.: 2114 |
That is wonderful! So glad that PB is getting known and publicity in this area. Please keep us posted as things go on.
-------------------- For a horse to trust you, you must trust the horse.
A horse already knows how to be a horse; the rider has to learn how to become a rider. A horse without a rider is still a horse; a rider without a horse is no longer a rider. Her hooves pound the beat, your heart sings the song. |
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Nov 5 2009, 05:12 AM
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 Post Master 3000+ Posts - I've been here and done that posting on PonyBoy.com! Group: Members Posts: 4068 Joined: 11-February 05 From: Upstate NY Member No.: 1960 |
Woo hooo!!!
Congratulations on the wonderful exposure and new opportunities for TPB and GPB. I love Texas! Got a plane ticket for me? 
-------------------- From the Velveteen Rabbit
"Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real." "Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit. "Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt." "Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?" "It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't often happen to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very nappy. But these things don't matter at all. Because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." |
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Nov 5 2009, 06:31 PM
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I can't tell you how happy I am that this has finally happening! I am an OT and a former program director for a NARHA accredited center. Having practiced hippotherapy for 5 years, I can't stress it enough, the horse leader must be properly trained...not only in how to lead...but...as mentioned, equine behavior as well. I developed a "leader training" course for the center because it was my feeling that too many therapeutic centers do not take the time to properly educate and train the horse leaders which is a disservice to the client and the horse. Thank you.
-------------------- We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. George Bernard Shaw |
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Nov 5 2009, 08:41 PM
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I WIN! 10k+ Posts, If you are reading this.....I have probably outposted you! Group: Members Posts: 14429 Joined: 23-October 05 From: Southern Glou. County (Franklinville), NJ Member No.: 2851 |
Hey Tonto, where have you been? I haven't seen you on here in ages!
-------------------- We can judge the heart of man by his treatment of animals.
Immanuel Kant Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. I bleed chocolate. I live in a house, but I'm at home with my horse. Seen on a t-shirt. HORSES ARE GOD'S APOLOGY FOR MEN! |
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Nov 5 2009, 09:49 PM
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QUOTE (djlittlewolf @ Nov 5 2009, 08:41 PM)  Hey Tonto, where have you been? I haven't seen you on here in ages! Hi, Ahh, life was so busy and crazy there for awhile...I'm glad to be back. Hope all is well with you these days. I've missed reading posts and posting. -------------------- We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. George Bernard Shaw |
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Nov 6 2009, 04:59 PM
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QUOTE (Dawn.H @ Nov 2 2009, 06:56 AM) Team Pony Boy will have a booth at the NARHA conference coming up on Nov. 18-21 in Fort Worth. The "Horse Handling for Horse Leaders" Therapeutic Riding clinic was so successful that Susie Rehr from Special Strides wrote an article for an upcoming Hippotherapy journal. I've been contacted by other facilities that want the clinic at their place, as well. We're working on the inclusion of the horse as a member of the therapy team (not just a tool) and the necessity of understanding equine behaviors and needs by "non-horsey" type people (well, and "horsey" people as well). I hope to have the video edited by then to show in the booth. It'll be rough, but we have it. And Pony will be there on Thursday during the Conference, for anyone in Texas. No demos, but he's available to answer questions and talk about the clinic format. I LOVE IT! Dawn So sorry I cannot attend this conference....I would have loved to help at the booth. -------------------- We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. George Bernard Shaw |
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Nov 7 2009, 06:27 AM
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I WIN! 10k+ Posts, If you are reading this.....I have probably outposted you! Group: Members Posts: 14429 Joined: 23-October 05 From: Southern Glou. County (Franklinville), NJ Member No.: 2851 |
QUOTE (tonto @ Nov 5 2009, 09:49 PM) Hi, Ahh, life was so busy and crazy there for awhile...I'm glad to be back. Hope all is well with you these days. I've missed reading posts and posting. Know that feeling. Hope you can get on more now. -------------------- We can judge the heart of man by his treatment of animals.
Immanuel Kant Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. I bleed chocolate. I live in a house, but I'm at home with my horse. Seen on a t-shirt. HORSES ARE GOD'S APOLOGY FOR MEN! |
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Nov 7 2009, 06:46 AM
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Post Master 3000+ Posts - I've been here and done that posting on PonyBoy.com! Group: Members Posts: 4068 Joined: 11-February 05 From: Upstate NY Member No.: 1960 |
I cross posted this announcement on my Facebook page. I had to edit because the status update only allows for 420 characters. Here's to a little free additional exposure. Keep us posted on the response to the booth and new format!!
-------------------- From the Velveteen Rabbit
"Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real." "Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit. "Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt." "Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?" "It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't often happen to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very nappy. But these things don't matter at all. Because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." |
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Nov 18 2009, 02:32 PM
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Today is the first day of the NARHA Conference; these are some of the greatest people I've ever met. Everyone sincerely likes everyone else and I've met wonderful people.
I'll report in tomorrow on how things are going. Dawn -------------------- "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you." -- Philippians 1:3
They may see the good you do as self serving. Continue to do good. They may see your generosity as grandstanding. Continue to be generous. They may see your warm and caring nature as a weakness. Continue to be warm and caring. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It never was between you and them anyway. "Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from behind, or a fool from any angle." -- Unknown "A leader keeps the whole group moving forward." -- GaWaNi Pony Boy |
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Nov 18 2009, 08:22 PM
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QUOTE (Dawn.H @ Nov 18 2009, 02:32 PM) Today is the first day of the NARHA Conference; these are some of the greatest people I've ever met. Everyone sincerely likes everyone else and I've met wonderful people. I'll report in tomorrow on how things are going. Dawn EXCUSE ME>>>>>>What about us??? 
-------------------- For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others;
for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. ~Audrey Hepburn |
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Nov 18 2009, 09:00 PM
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QUOTE (Banburycross @ Nov 18 2009, 08:22 PM) EXCUSE ME>>>>>>What about us??? I thought the same thing!  
-------------------- We can judge the heart of man by his treatment of animals.
Immanuel Kant Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. I bleed chocolate. I live in a house, but I'm at home with my horse. Seen on a t-shirt. HORSES ARE GOD'S APOLOGY FOR MEN! |
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Nov 19 2009, 09:45 AM
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Super High Poster 2000+ Posts, I know my way around, ask me! Group: Regional Advisor Posts: 2172 Joined: 22-November 05 From: Sunny Florida Member No.: 2907 |
I didn't say they were the greatest people -- I said "some of the greatest people." Other than the Pony Posse, horse people can sometimes be a little uppity. The therapy community seesms to focus outside themselves rather than on themselves.
Dawn -------------------- "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you." -- Philippians 1:3
They may see the good you do as self serving. Continue to do good. They may see your generosity as grandstanding. Continue to be generous. They may see your warm and caring nature as a weakness. Continue to be warm and caring. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It never was between you and them anyway. "Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from behind, or a fool from any angle." -- Unknown "A leader keeps the whole group moving forward." -- GaWaNi Pony Boy |
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Nov 19 2009, 06:40 PM
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Very cool.
 I think this is very valuable stuff (used to work w the RDA as a teen) Glad you are having a good time. Let us know what the outcome is.
-------------------- "Love is not a feeling, it's a behavior." Anon
"You have to find the joy, for you and your horse" - Marecare "To thine own self be true" - Shakespear via DJ "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." The 14th Dalai Lama Show me your horse, and I will show you what you are Throw your heart over a fence, but learn to let your body wait a bit.... Smint Who dares, wins. |
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Nov 19 2009, 06:58 PM
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You haven't met Joy Rittenhouse or Christiane Dupuis have you? Cric has a very thick French-Swiss accent. They run the program I used to spend a lot of time at...
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Yesterday, 04:57 PM
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Super High Poster 2000+ Posts, I know my way around, ask me! Group: Regional Advisor Posts: 2172 Joined: 22-November 05 From: Sunny Florida Member No.: 2907 |
If I did meet them, I'm sorry but I don't remember.
Sandrad from the message board did come by to help out for two days and what a doll! She's a lovely person. I really enjoyed her company in the booth, 'cause it wasn't the best attended of these conferences I've been to but then the Therapeutic Riding community seems like it's been suffering with the loss of income from both clients and funders with the poor economy. I did get the chance to talk to Boo McDaniel from NH (Pony Farm) and boy, are there some interesting things in the not-too-distant future. We'll keep everyone posted. I'm in Mobile, AL for the night (left Ft. Worth at 4:30 this morning) and I'll be home late tomorrow afternoon. My sweetie (OH) hasn't messed things up too much at the house since I've been gone, but he has admitted to the kitchen sink being clogged and we'll need a plumber on Monday. If that's the only thing, he's doing great. Dawn -------------------- "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you." -- Philippians 1:3
They may see the good you do as self serving. Continue to do good. They may see your generosity as grandstanding. Continue to be generous. They may see your warm and caring nature as a weakness. Continue to be warm and caring. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It never was between you and them anyway. "Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from behind, or a fool from any angle." -- Unknown "A leader keeps the whole group moving forward." -- GaWaNi Pony Boy |
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