March 2, 2013 – Healing Strides of Virginia Executive Director Ms. Carol Young and Development Coordinator Ms. Dee’Anna Wright spoke to members of the Rotary Club of SML about the work their organization does to improve wellness in people with personal challenges.
Using therapeutic horsemanship and hippotherapy, Healing Strides assists individuals with neurological disorders, ADHD, Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Downs, Rhett’s, Autism disorders, spinal cord injuries, etc. In addition to horseback riding and hippotherapy, Healing Strides provides mentoring, volunteer training, summer camps, and veteran’s programs for PTSD and amputees.
Instructors are fully certified by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International. Healing Strides of VA is located in Boones Mill. They currently have 18 horses and are an IRS approved 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Healing Strides can be reached by phone at 540-334-5825 or by email at info@healingstridesofva.org. Their website is http://www.healingstridesofva.org.
Picture caption: SML Rotary President, Dave English thanks Dee’Anna Wright (center) and Carol Young (right) for their presentation on the work of Healing Strides of VA.
