Therapeutic And Recreational Riding Center Inc

I started with Therapeutic and Recreational Riding Center, Inc. (also known as TRRC, Inc.) since 1998, and have loved the programs that Dr. Helen Tuel has developed over the years, and what she has built up over the years. Over time, I have also been a Therapeutic Rider, a Recreational Rider (when I start back up in the Spring 2022, it will be as a Therapeutic rider again!) Our instructors are all PATH Intl. Registered and/or Certified. We had to drop out of the Hippotherapy program for a while, but that has started back up as a a contract group that leases the TRRC areas. We've also been able to add an Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Program, again as Contractors to TRRC, Inc. AS a volunteer, I started out as a leader, a side-walker, working with physical and occupational physical therapists. Now I predominantly assist Dr. Tuel (our Founding and Executive Director, who has had the vision to create a state-of-the-art facility as well as the programs. I've been a as a volunteer coordinator, fundraiser (writing grant applications, researching new grant possibilities, coming up with some standardized wording that could be used across all grant applications, and managing our Professional Association for Therapeutic Horsemanship International group re-accreditation (starting in 2003 under the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, and continuing through 2021/2023.) I've also served as our safety coordinator and safety compliance coordinator, and now have a supervisor who will run interference for me with Helen Tuel regarding anything related to our Safety and other regulatory programs, and maintaining our GuideStar Profile (this rates nonprofits for their transparency and accountability practices in conducting their programs, writing annual reports, and any other documents that maybe needed as time goes by (Business Plans, Strategic Plans, etc.)

TRRC, Inc. sits on a 55 acre farm, with 2 large 17-horse barns, and one older smaller horse barn. Additionally, we have 2 "Pony" barns (smaller stall sizes) for approximately 7-9 ponies each, and one includes a wash stall, and both include either a Tack Room and/or a Feed Room. The two larger "horse" barns each have wash stalls, the original barn (small horse barn) also has an office area, and 2 (soon to be 3) completed indoor riding arenas, with heaters to allow us to run year round, and sprinkler systems (for both our riders and our equines who have any form of respiratory difficulties - usually asthma. which allows TRRC to expand our riding capacity up to approximately 150 riders each week All have access to our large and small paddocks, complete with run-in sheds.