I am a side walker volunteer. I started about 10 years ago and enjoyed the community so
much. I took a few years off to enjoy my children's school activities. As my time freed up again I knew Morning Dove was where I wanted to be. Each visit there is filled with brilliant smiles from the riders, kindness and knowledge from the employees, and great friendships.
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- EIN 35-2056736
- (317) 769-5161
- Po Box 721 Zionsville IN 46077 USA
- http://ibccn.org/mdove/site/md_home
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Causes: Education, Special Education
Mission: Morning dove therapeutic riding center provides equine-assisted therapy services for those with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. Morning dove's programs provide weekly therapeutic services to children and adults who live with disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder, down syndrome, post traumatic stress, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, brain injuries, learning disabilities, and attention deficit disorders. Morning dove's programs are successful in improving and/or providing essential interventions necessary to improve the participant's muscle tone, balance, posture, mobility, coordination, motor functions, and social development skills. Morning dove has helped hundreds of participants through the years with its equine therapy programs. Form 990-additional information from schedule g, part iv-capital campaign supplemental information regarding plans for capital campaign no active campaign at this time. Morning dove models the classic example of
Programs: . See schedule o . . . . . . . . . . Therapeutic riding, also known as equine assisted activities, is an adaptive, therapeutic, and recreational riding activity which focuses on improving the development of the patient's physical and social skills. Through learning to ride, participants can address a variety of therapeutic outcomes, including cognitive, physical, emotional, social, educational,and behavioral goals. The ability to control a horse,as well as one's own body inspires self-confidence, teaches responsibility, affirms trust, and builds teamwork skills. From the beginning, riders learn balance and coordination while receiving therapeutic muscle stimulation. As a result of therapy sessions,physical attributes such as posture,strength, and flexibility are improved. Cognitive benefits are gained when participants gain self-assurance and poise and social skills are learned in the session through teamwork and communication. Morning dove also supports hippotherapy sessions. Hippotherapy is a therapeutic treatment strategy designed to use the multi-dimensional movement and gait of a horse to treat people needing physical therapy and occupational therapy. Morning dove provides facilities, equipment, horses, and horse handlers for specially trained health professionals to treat these patients. The treatments improve abnormal muscle tone, improve balance, posture, mobility, and coordination. They also heighten motor development and improve focus of participants with attention/arousal deficiencies. People living with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, developmental delays, or learning disabilities are examples of participants who benefit from hippotherapy sessions. Finally, morning dove offers a summer program for special needs children who attend crossroads rehabilitation center, workshops for scouts, and other public service programs for school groups etc. Morning dove also participates in events at the special olympics and offers services for military veterans. Donated use of equine operating facilities in 2011: morning dove operates its therapeutic riding program from equine facilities in zionsville, indiana which it leased from a benefactor for 1. 00 a year. No services or barter agreements were provided from morning dove to the benefactor in exchange for the donated use of the land and facilities at a below-market value.
