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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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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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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…
From Silence Begins Success
Connor’s first visit to the Green Goose Acres hippotherapy program was not met with the usual giggles and smiles. When the non-verbal boy of about 8 was met with a riding helmet, loud angry noises expressed his discontent of the situation. With a look of encouragement sent Dad’s way, a push from behind and a…
My Journey to Hippotherapy By Anna Jordan
As a child, I never had a confident answer to the classic question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I thought I’d like to work with children or animals and make a meaningful difference in their lives, but I wasn’t sure how. When I was about twelve years old I read…
Nothin’ Like a Hug
by Kirsta Malone and dedicated to Carissa Mosher Her warm, soft breath felt so good on a cold, fall day like this one. The small pony wrapped her head and neck around the young girl’s small frame as if to give her a hug. The little girl giggled as she stroked the pony’s thick winter…
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