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Pennies for Ponies Program
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Useful Websites For More Information
The following links provide ways of gaining further information on therapeutic riding for the disabled and on horses in BC. The following sections are covered:
Only a selection of references are included here, but if you have a particular link that you believe will be helpful to our visitors, please contact us and suggest it.
Therapeutic Riding Associations
- BC Therapeutic Riding Association
- BCTRA promotes the use of the horse for therapy, sport and recreation for people with disabilities in British Columbia, Canada.
- Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association (CANTRA)
- CanTRA is the Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association, providing support to individuals and groups through education, certification, insurance coverage, communication and accreditation
- Para Equestrian Canada (PEC)
- Para-Equestrian sport includes all equestrian disciplines practiced by people with disabilities. Many disabled athletes are capable of competing in able-bodied Equine Canada competitions, which often involves the use of specialized supportive tack or compensatory aids.
- American Hippotherapy Association
- American Hippotherapy Association Inc. (AHA, Inc.) promotes the use of the movement of the horse as a treatment strategy in physical, occupational and speech-language therapy sessions for people living with disabilities.
- North American Riding for the Handicapped Association
- Since 1969, the NARHA has provided Equine Assisted Activity and Therapy (EAAT) programs in the United States and Canada through its network of nearly 800 member centers.
Associations for the Disabled
- BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD)
- For over 30 years, the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD) has been a provincial, cross-disability voice in British Columbia. Its mission is to raise awareness around issues that affect the lives of people who live with a disability.
- ConnecTra
- ConnecTra is a connecting agency, linking people with disabilities to activities and programs that will, over time, allow them to gain confidence and become more active and involved in community life.
- BC Disability Sports
- BC Disability Sports is a leading non-profit organization promoting awareness of sport and recreation of British Columbians with disabilities.
Horses in British Columbia
- Horse Council BC (HCBC)
- Horse Council BC is a membership-driven not-for-profit association representing the interests of the equine industry in all sectors throughout British Columbia.
- Equine Canada
- Equine Canada is an extensive infrastructure of professional staff, volunteers with lifelong experience in the horse and sport industry, competition organizers, Provincial partners, affiliated National organizations and members. Working together, we provide programs and services for the entire Canadian equine community.
- Circle F Horse Rescue Society
- Circle F Horse Rescue Society is a registered nonprofit, charitable organization that cares for horses and, when ready, adopts them out to appropriate homes. All horse care and organizational matters are provided by volunteers
Other Horse Services
Gaitpost Magazine
Equestrian News, Articles, Veterinary Tips and Horses For Sale.
Equine411
Equine411.com is the largest online Horse Industry & Equine Directory of Businesses and Stallions in Canada, United States, and around the world.
Happy Horseback Saddles
Happy Horseback Saddles sells Barefoot treeless saddles in Canada.
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