The Mounted Dream Center of Sonora, a therapeutic riding facility for those with special needs in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, is accepting names for its Spring Riding Session.
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Board divided on closure of horse riding trails (Monticello Times)
Horseback riding is a pastime enjoyed by many Wright County residents.
Voluntary Standards Cover the Spectrum: from Horse Racing to Mold Removal (ThomasNet)
Released by ASTM International, ANSI/ASTM F2681-2008 standard covers design and minimum performance criteria as well as associated test methods for body protectors used in horse sports and horseback riding. Incorporating latest techniques and technology for remediation of damage caused by mold, ANSI/IICRC S520-2008 procedural standard aids cleaning professionals in providing highest quality of …
Exercise Is Healthy Option for Kids With Developmental Disabilities (Newswise)
Group exercise programs, treadmill training and horseback riding can be healthy choices for children with developmental disabilities, a new review of studies concludes. With these kinds of activities, children with disorders such as autism, mental retardation and cerebral palsy can improve their coordination and aerobic fitness.
What I’m Into: Cindy McGuire, 28, licensed massage therapist, Hands on Sports Massage, in Urbandale (Juice)
Cindy McGuire’s first experience with massage therapy came before a swim meet at the age of 12.
Gentle horses work hard to help those with special needs (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Strings of colored lights twinkled throughout the stable. In front of each stall, a small evergreen tree awaited decorations, and a chorus of voices sang Christmas carols to the horses housed in the stalls.
Here’s to a great toast (Rapid City Journal)
Before the stroke of midnight tonight, and before the start of “Auld Lang Syne,” take a moment to reflect on the past year and ring in the new one with the perfect toast.
Big names, great games make 2008 year to remember (The Brownsville Herald)
The lesson of 2008: the bigger the stage, the better the show. All through the year, the top names and most-hyped events lived up to their billing.
Elma Kiwanis Club Donates $1,500 to Helping Hands (East Aurora Advertiser)
The Kiwanis Club of Elma gave a donation of $1,500 to the Iroquois District’s Helping Hands organization on Wed., Dec. 17. Iroquois social worker Colleen Edwards began Helping Hands three years ago to assist district families in need. Iroquois High School Key Club President Elizabeth Cleveland accepted the check from Kiwanis Club President William Tokasz on behalf of Helping Hands. Also present …
Hubbard Lamp Sheds Light on Roycroft Founder (East Aurora Advertiser)
No one at the Rago Arts & Auction Center had ever seen anything like it before. An Arts & Crafts style table lamp, but only sort of–heavy and tall, with a finial of a jumping horse, medallions with the initials NHS suspended around the circumference of the bronze shade, and a copper band mounted to the base bearing yet other initials in script, AGV.