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Re: [RC] Horses Keep On Giving/Therapeutic Riding/Insurance - Beverley H. Kane, MDJen. EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Ass'n) http://www.eagala.org typically has several equine-assisted therapy insurers that advertise in their quarterly magazine. My understanding is that the policies are not that expensive compared with, say, full-featured riding and jumping programs. Within a year or so, you should be able to take in enough revenues to cover your insurance and your own time. I have worked in both hippotherapy and therapeutic riding for several years. (Taught a TR session for Stanford Medical School yesterday). We have worked w/ quarter horses, Arab crosses, Norwegian Fjords, American Cream draft, Haflinger, and many other breeds. Some programs use mules, minis, or ponies. Equine therapies--hipptx, TR, Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, and Equine Experiential Learning--are wonderful opportunities for horses past their prime, unable to perform in their sport, serviceably sound at walk & trot, and of a certain temperament to be of use and to work where they are loved and honored. Great outlet for a retired endurance horse! The programs also develop in the general public an awareness of and appreciation for horses---important when those public land use referenda come up. I hope you can reconsider your plans for a program. PM me if you want some harder-sell convincing. :-) Beverley _____________________________________ Horsensei Equine-Assisted Learning & Therapy Woodside, CA http://www.horsensei.com On 6/4/06 11:27 AM, "Jennifer Adam" <jatatahoe1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I've actually looked into beginning a [therapeutic riding] program on my farm, but the insurance and liability issues were prohibitively expensive. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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