Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center

April 2009 Pony Tales

~ Letter from the President

Spring is in the air at PPTRC! Spring Session has begun and we are ready to welcome a new group of riders to the PPTRC family. The Board of Directors is also hard at work and will have its biannual “On-Site Meeting” on April 18 to address long range planning, board development and facilities. We will follow the meeting with a hands-on work day, working side-by-side with the Range Riders.

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~ Facilities to Get Spruced Up

Home Depot Donation

On a snowy spring day, two representatives from Home Depot braved the roads to find out what they and their volunteers could do to improve the facilities at PPTRC. Christy and Monte were all too happy to present them with the following wish list:

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~ DAV Charitable Service Trust to Donate to Wounded Warriors Program

PPTRC is proud to announce that the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust has agreed to donate $5,000 to our Wounded Warriors Program. These funds will provide six eight-week lessons to eligible American vets.

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~ For Our Military Friends

Learn more about what community services are available to you through Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center, Operation TBI Freedom (a program of Denver Options), Memorial Health System, US Department of Veterans Affairs, WTU’s Recovery Coordination Program, and many more.

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~ GLF Thanks

Since the beginning of the new millennium, the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado has supported PPTRC programs with more than $20,000 grants and sponsorships. Additionally, these funds have leveraged more than $15,000 in new and/or increased donations through their challenge component.

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~ Horse selection at PPTRC

PPTRC’s horses are special and have the ability to help improve the quality of life for all who participate in classes. Screening, interviewing, evaluation and a six-week trial are part of the process in determining suitability of a potential program horse.

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