COMOX VALLEY THERAPEUTIC RIDING SOCIETY
Box 3666, Courtenay, B.C.
V9N 7P1 Canada
Phone:
(250) 338-1968
Fax:
(250) 338- 4137
Email :cvtrs@telus.net
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WELCOME!
Riders and Volunteers -
Our Fall start up date is SEPTEMBER 27th
Volunteer orientation will be on Wednesday September 22nd at 1:30 in the afternoon. Topics are brief over views of what is expected of you as a volunteer and to answer any questions for both new and past volunteers.
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The Comox Valley Therapeutic Riding Society is a registered non-profit charitable organization operating since 1987 in the Comox Valley and Campbell River areas of Vancouver Island to provide therapeutic riding to people of all ages with physical, mental and emotional challenges.
We provide therapeutic riding three seasons of the year, four days a week.
Program participants are evaluated by a certified physiotherapist, interviewed by their family physician and the riding instructor. If the applicant is approved, they are scheduled for a ten week program of supervised riding.
THE BENEFITS:
Participants obtain a combination of physical, psychological and social benefits. Therapeutic riding can improve balance and coordination, strengthen muscles, increase circulation and motor function.
The participants experience a sense of challenge and achievement.
Communication skills are often improved through increased interaction with fellow riders, volunteers, instructors and the horses.
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