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S.T.E.P Information
PO Box 2918
Glenville, New York
12325-0918
Tel:(518)374-5116
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All Rights Reserved
"I saw a child who couldn't
walk,
sit on a horse, laugh and talk...
I saw a child
who could only crawl,
mount a horse and sit up tall.
I saw a child born into
strife,
take up and hold the reins
of life.
And that same child
was heard to say,
Thank God
for showing me the way."
-John Anthony Davis
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Established in 1986, the
Saratoga Therapeutic Equestrian Program
(STEP) is a charitable not-for-profit
501(C)(3) organization, registered in New York State, that is dedicated to
helping special needs individuals achieve a
maximum degree of freedom, independence, and mobility through tested
and innovative methods of equine assisted therapy and medical
rehabilitation. STEP's therapists, instructors, and dedicated core
of volunteers collaborate to provide equine assisted therapies and
activities such as:
- Hippotherapy
- our exclusive STEP up™
program
- therapeutic riding
- driving
- vaulting
- competition
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| STEP Professionals in a variety of disciplines,
including licensed Physical Therapists, provide individualized
treatment planning for each special needs
rider. We also utilize
volunteers, horse professionals and specially selected horses
to achieve the goals of the rider.
STEP Riders are annually evaluated by our
licensed therapist to determine what equine therapy or activity
will meet their goals. Riders who do not specifically meet one
category or another will participate in STEP up which helps to
bridge the gap between hippotherapy and therapeutic riding
activities.
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| STEP serves riders
ages 2 through adults with special needs
such as autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, learning disabilities,
Down
syndrome, and sensory integration. We are able to
accommodate riders in wheelchairs as
well.
STEP offers sibling riding for able bodied
family members and various equine experience activities; ie. Mom
and Me classes.
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S.T.E.P News!
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Fall Session ends
December 1, 2007.
Accepting registrations for 2008
beginning January 15.
Call 374-5116 for details.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Contact Volunteer Coordinator at
374-5116.
End of Year Christmas Party December TBA.
No Go No Show New Year's Eve Party January 1, 2008
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