Healing H'Arts Equestrian Center

Category: Stories from the Stables

Thoughts from Naomi- Week 1 & 2

Hello, my name is Naomi Kubo. I am a student at Wells College and I am going into my junior year. I’m majoring in health sciences and I am volunteering over the summer at Healing H’Arts as an internship. I have completed week 2 at Healing H’Arts and I have learned some very interesting things…
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Pony Camps this Summer 2018

Healing H’Arts will offer summer camp for children 8- 12 years old. Dates are: July 16-20 or August 13-17. The cost is $300 per child. A $150 deposit is required at the time of registration. Spaces are limited to 10 children per week to keep everyone safe and provide a quality experience. No previous horse…
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Physical Education

Healing H’Arts, as discussed before, works with the surrounding colleges. Besides offering Occupational Therapy related classes to students at Ithaca College, we also work with Wells College offering their students horseback riding for their physical education requirement. This course is offered at two separate times during the week to better fit the students’ schedules. The…
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Autism and Developmental Disability Conference (ADDC)

On the 7th of April 2018 An intrepid Boy Scout, Lance Davenport is running the Autism and Developmental Disability Conference (ADDC) in Weedsport, New York at the Weedsport Junior-Senior High School. The conference involves speakers for the attendees along with activities for developmental disabled individuals and their family. The conference proves to be an educational…
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Animal Assisted Training

Tuesday the 27th of February Healing H’Arts Equestrian Center hosted an Animal Assisted Therapy course for students from Ithaca College. Kirsta Malone ran a demonstration with a willing client and two other associates beside her therapy horse, Rosebud. Kirsta ran the appointment mostly as she would of, with the only exception being, her stopping and…
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2nd Annual 5K Sap Run/Walk

Come run or walk on the 28th of April at 10 am. Healing H’Arts Annual Sap Run Flyer 2018 The links underneath the pictures will take you to the printable documents. Come help Healing H’Arts in order to help others. At 1 pm there will be pancakes as well. A nice country air run and some…
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The New Building! The Official Healing H’arts Equestrian Center!

Building the barn began in July 2017. The Healing H’arts Equestrian Center building was opened up for lessons on the 1st of September 2017. Our ramp for mounting the horses is finished. We have stables built on the inside of the Center for the horses, as well as outdoor stables in the…
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Horse of the Year 2017

“Unmarked”- Never When I got the call, I was quick to say, “No.” However, with some coaxing I agreed to “take a look.” My best friend was going through a divorce and desperately wanted an outlet. Maybe a horse could help? I took her with me to look at horses. If we could find the…
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Here’s a sign!

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UPDATE: Jan. 3, 2017 Healing H’Arts had an exciting fall!

In October we said “good-bye” to our 2016 season of riding with a Taco dinner to celebrate our volunteers, patients and their families. On November 29, we were awarded $500 from the Community Foundation for the submission of a video to the “What Matters to You” contest. Link: https://whatmatterscny.wordpress.com/2016/11/11/healing-harts/ This recognition resulted in a beautiful…
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