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ETA
AT A GLANCE
A warm welcome from EQUINE
THERAPY ASSOCIATES (ETA), A NARHA Premier Center © Carol Rae
Hansen, Equine Therapy Associates, All Rights Reserved
ETA is a highly specialized and personalized NARHA Premier Center located in a beautiful and peaceful setting for children and adults, aged three and up, with mental and or physical challenges. ETA added three new buildings in 2006, and built a complete therapy suite with classroom, exercise room, reception area, and a new office. About 18% of our clients are children and adults who are not disabled, but who value private English or Western lessons from certified instructors that emphasize safety, and that are taught at a pace and with content that closely matches individual needs. All riders enjoy music, games, exercises, and stimulating books, which make this a much sought-after format!
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ETA is a Premier Operating Center member of North American Riding for the Handicapped (NARHA), and is fully accredited and insured.
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ETA is a unique NARHA program that designs an individualized cognitive enrichment program for each client, each quarter of the year, using two to seven books that match the student's academic level. ETA also gives each student their own daily exercise program for use at home, which builds strength, flexibility, and endurance, as well as safety on their horse or pony!
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Safety is our top priority, so we loan certified helmets, boots, and body protectors to all students, instructors and volunteers.
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Regular $80 private therapy lessons in a series of 12 each quarter are 1.5-2 hours in length, providing two to three times more contact time per session, at roughly the same cost, (for example, one local non-accredited program charges $60 for 30 minutes and another NARHA member center charges $75 for 30 minutes)! All of our lessons are private, offering superb one-on-one skill development.
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40% of our students receive scholarships.
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Our instructors average 25 years of equine experience, and each is NARHA certified.
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ETA has added three new programs: Pre-riding Skills Development Programs for three year olds and those with substantial cases of autism and or developmental delays, and a Pre-Driving Program for those with severe allergies and or a fear of heights. Each of these Pre-Riding or Pre-Driving classes are 30 minutes in length in a series of eight lessons.
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We train parents or other family members as sidewalkers, thereby assuring instant therapy feedback and creating an enjoyable family experience.
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ETA offers lessons year-around in English and Western, and will soon offer driving.
- ETA is located in Montgomery County’s beautiful Agricultural Reserve,
45 minutes from downtown DC, 35 minutes west of Bethesda/Chevy Chase,
and 5 minutes west of Potomac, MD. Call (301) 972-7833 to schedule a visit today!
Continued on Director's Greeting
For more information e-mail us at Info@equinetherapyassociates.com
© 2008 Carol Rae Hansen, Equine Therapy
Associates,
EverGreen Farm, All Rights Reserved
ETA offers lessons to able-bodied riders as well.
Photo Credit: Carolyn Ewels, 2008 All rights reserved
Our youngest Challenged
Rider Champion!
Photo Credit: Juliette Searight Evans,
2008 All rights reserved
Adult Challenged Riders excel!
Photo Credit: Pat Sterret, 2008 All rights reserved
Even cleaning the hay barn can be fun!
Photo Credit: Carol Rae Hansen,
2008 All rights reserved
"When
I bestride him, I soar, I am a hawk;
He trots the air;
The Earth sings as he touches it;
The basest horn of his hoof is more musical than the Pipe of Hermes;
He is pure air and fire."
William Shakespeare
