Ottawa, ON—Equine Canada, in partnership with Sport Canada, is pleased to announce that two series of grants will be available to Therapeutic Riding Centres in Canada, totaling $5,000.
Five grants of up to $500 will be awarded in each series to Therapeutic Riding Centres that offer new competitive opportunities, or enhance their current competitive program for riders with a disability. The objective of the program is to provide a link between therapeutic riding programs and competitive sport.
Examples of ways that centres have used the funding from past grants include initiating in-house/fun-day competitions, adding lower-level classes within existing shows so that more riders can participate and purchasing a video camera so that riders may compete in Para-Equestrian Canada video competitions.
Application deadlines for the grants are November 1, 2009 for the first series and March 15, 2010 for the second. To be eligible for a grant, therapeutic riding centres must employ or contract a current NCCP Equine Canada Coach to assist in the delivery of sport programs.
Grant applications can be found on the Para-Equestrian Canada website at http://www.equinecanada.ca/para-equestrian/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&id=64&Itemid=494)
For more information, please contact Para-Equestrian Canada by e-mail at para-equestrian@equinecanada.ca, or at 1-866-282-8395 ext. 143.
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