OTF RECOGNITION EVENT
Horses At Heart recently recognized the support of Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) with a musical ride presentation by the Huron Heights high school P.E.A.K. work placement program. The Honourable MPP Caroline Mulroney and MPP Dawn Gallagher Murphy attended to enjoy the presentation and celebrate our community service with support from our OTF Resilient Communities grant.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Our founder and Executive Director Deborah Weiss received a Visionary Leadership accolade from Newmarket-Aurora MPP Dawn Gallagher-Murphy on behlaf of the Government of Ontario. Congrats! Deborah has created and facilitated programs for Horses At Heart since 2003 and has been instrumental in building community relationships that connect community members in need with Horses At Heart programs.
SUPER SPECIAL ED
Horses At Heart celebrated the Trailblazer program with a musical ride by students from Tommy Douglas High School Community Class. This program, funded through a grant from Employment and Social Development Canada provided at- risk youth an opportunity to engage in community mental wellness support initiatives. Kim Weston, York Region School Board teacher said, “We’re all so proud of the progress they’ve made and the smiles we’ve seen.
BACK IN THE SADDLE PROGRAM
Our Back In The Saddle program was recently featured on both CTV and Rogers TV. We have received fantastic feedback since the story was broadcast. We are pleased to be able to provide this program and are looking forward to expanding the program to be available to even more community members!
FEATURED ON
Horses At Heart programs have been recently featured on CTV, Rogers TV, FTV and 105.9am. Please follow this link for RogersTV Back in the Saddle story. Please follow this link for FTV Back in the Saddle story.
NEWMARKET’S HORSES AT HEART HARNESSES HEALING POWERS
Horses at Heart’s Trailblazer Training program deftly combines horseback riding and horse care with personal development exercises and clinical therapy, growing a participant’s confidence, leadership, and social and emotional skills as they form a special bond with their horse”, observes Julia Galt from Newmarket Today
