Through an ongoing partnership with Sport Canada, Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce that four grants have been awarded to Canadian therapeutic riding centres.
As part of this project, therapeutic riding centres that offer new competitive opportunities or increase their existing competition program for riders with a disability are eligible to receive a grant of up to $500. The aim of the grants is to encourage the participation of riders with a disability in competition
The second series of the season came to a close on November 15, 2011. A total of four grants of $500 each were awarded to the following centres
• Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association, Duncan, BC,
• Pony Pals Therapeutic Riding Association, Delta, BC,
• The Equestrian Association for the Disabled (TEAD), Mount Hope, ON, and
• Richmond Therapeutic Equestrian Society, Richmond, BC.