| Staff |
| Executive
Director |
Corliss
Wallingford |
| Program
Director |
Jenny
Spain |
| Riding Instructor |
Kerry Gross |
| Hippotherapy
Consultant |
Jill
Wagner, MS, PT |
| Board
of Directors |
| Carol
Corso |
Marcia
Nordgren |
| Jenny
Spain |
Joyce
Stephansky |
|
Corliss
Wallingford
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Simple
Changes Therapeutic Riding Center is about changing lives one simple
step at a time. The program was founded in 2004 with the knowledge
that riding and caring for horses significantly improves the lives
of individuals with physical, emotional, and developmental disabilities.
Simple
Changes provides individuals with and without disabilities the opportunity
to learn from horses and each other. Our standards of excellence
include safety, compassion, joy and respect for all participants.
Most of our current participants come from Northern Virginia and
have a variety of disabilities including autism, genetic syndromes,
cerebral palsy and youth at risk.
Therapeutic
riding benefits the body, mind and spirit. Physical benefits include
improved:
- muscle tone
- gait
- balance
- posture
Cognitive skills
are improved by lessons that include:
- following
directions
- sequencing
during riding activities
Riders'
spirits are buoyed as they experience independent movement, build
confidence and make new friends - both equine and human.
We
are accredited and nationally recognized by the North
American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) and
our instructors are NARHA certified. The program offers both therapeutic
sport riding and hippotherapy - specific therapeutic techniques
using the movement of the horse to facilitate treatment.
Simple
Changes is a community of support for those who need it most.
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