Camp
Life Strides Therapy presents…
6th Annual Hippotherapy Camp for Kids
It is time to register for summer camp 2011. Spots are filling fast.
We look forward to seeing you at camp.
Camp Highlights
- Limited individual sessions will be offered in the afternoon for campers with needs that are not suitable for group sessions. Please notify us of this need on the registration form.
- Life Strides Therapy is a non-profit organization. Much of our funding comes from local businesses and individuals.
- Registration fees will cover all costs including daily snacks, T-shirts, activities, and awards.
- Camp dates have been set for July 11-15. Groups 8-12pm, and individual sessions from 3-5pm.
- Location of the camp will be the same as last year (3 miles south of Ash Flat on Hwy 167). Look for the sign.
- Registration Fee: $150 (assistance with fees may be available due to current fund drive)
Meet Our Horses
Sweet Pea
Sweetpea is our mascot and ambassador for the organization. She has a calm disposition (like her name) and welcomes campers everyday. She is the first horse that the children will interact with and always makes a great first impression. Sweetpea helps teach grooming and leading techniques as well as safety. Sweet pea is a three year old miniature horse and was donated by a local patron in 2008. Sweetpea suffered as a colt from a hip and joint disability and received physical therapy from her owner. She was left with a slight abnormality in her gait, but compensates without any problem. Sweetpea is a testament to our campers, and she encourages them to believe that anything is possible.
Ding
Ding is our “Old Faithful”. She has been with us since 2006, and is the first horse we began using. Ding is an appaloosa and stands 14 hands tall. Ding is twenty-four years old but hides her age well. She began service as part of a matched pair of horses, “Ding and Dong,” that gave carriage rides in North central Arkansas. When her partner passed she became part of a trail riding group until she was retired by her owners and donated to us. Ding has an even tempered, friendly disposition. She always seems eager to see the children at camp, and all the kids love her. Ding is a valuable asset to our team.
Sponsor A Child
If you would like to sponsor a child Contact Us
Hippotherapy reinforces appropriate behavior and encourages each child to put forth maximum effort in therapy. Children and animals are a wonderful combination of energy and spirit.
2011 Camp Donors
Life Strides Therapy Inc. is a non-profit (501c3) organization in Ash Flat, AR. Life Strides Therapy provides a summer day camp each year for local children with special needs. Sponsorship of children for the camp is almost totally funded by local businesses. Life Strides Therapy would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their donations to lastyear’s hippotherapy camp:
Safe Ride Transportation
Dr. William McBryde
Simmons First Bank
First Community Bank
Liberty Bank
Bank of Cave City
FNBC
Shelter Insurance: Jody Dillard
Anthony Clark Insurance
AZ Printing
Wal-Mart
Gentryville Water
Grapevine
Sharp Office Supply
B&B Supply
Tri-County Farm & Ranch Supply
The Interior
Johnson’s Hardware
All About Smiles
Jerry VanHorn
Ozark Moulding and Millwork
Gray’s Custom Saddlery
Davis Drug Store
Rebel Time Out
Ozarka College
Ash Flat Pharmacy
Jackson’s Auto Parts
All-Pro Glass
Triple “R” Bailbonds
Arch Westmoreland
Progressive Eye Center
WRMC
Sportsman’s Edge
Ash Flat Healthcare & Rehabilitation
Thayer Gas
Without the support of the above sponsors, many children would not have such an important opportunity to achieve their potential. Thanks!!