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ADDED NEW LINK TO AHA
Hippotherapy is a physical, occupational or speech/language treatment strategy that utilizes equine movement. American Hippotherapy Association, Inc. (AHA) is a 501(C)3 not for profit organization whose mission is to educate and promote excellence in the field of Equine Assisted Therapy. AHA's membership is primarily physical and occupational therapists and speech/language pathologists, but AHA also has administrators, therapeutic riding instructors and patients as members.
AHA offers a variety of educational courses on equine skills, treatment principles in hippotherapy, speech courses for non speech/language pathologists and a business course. AHA supports research in the field of hippotherapy.
American Hippotherapy Association
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LONG TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
The British Equestrian Federation purpose in this manual is to provide an introduction to, and a unified framework, for the long term development of athletes in equestrian sport.
This 46 page manual is divided into 3 sections:
- Generic Issues in Long term Athlete Development
- The Long term Athlete Development Model
- The Equestrian Long Term Athlete Development Framework
The long term athlete development is divided into the Physical, Mental, Technical, Tactical, Lifestyle, Personal and Training. These are further broken down on pages 28 and 29. Each stage is outlined in divisions which are listed and explained.
Although this manual is written for the serious equestrian, its information is of benefit to all who ride horses whether for pleasure, amateur competition, rehabilitation, personal growth or employment.
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Added to the FAQ page emergency room admission information about equestrian-related injuries, 2007 and prior years, here .
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Don't forget to get your questions answered on the brand new EMSA F.A.Q. page here .
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The latest Newsletter is released and can be found here or it's also stored in the archives.
Vice President Wendy Wergeles alerted President Debbie Stanitski of the Good Search website which, after she joined the organization Sept 22 on behalf of EMSA, sent out the following announcement:
Hello,
We're excited to welcome Equestrian Medical Safety Association - EMSA to GoodSearch and GoodShop! More than 65,000 nonprofits and schools are now participating in our program and 100 new organizations are joining daily! Your organization is up and running on our two sites:
- GoodSearch.com - The search engine with a unique social mission. It's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great search results, and each time you search, GoodSearch makes a donation to your cause!
- GoodShop.com - The new online marketplace that donates a percentage of your purchase to the nonprofit or school of your choice. You can choose from hundreds of popular merchants and the experience of shopping through GoodShop is exactly the same as going to the retailer's websites directly.
GoodSearch can be as successful as you choose to make it. So before you start, please check out our Spread the Word page - http://www.goodsearch.com/GetInvolved.aspx .
Some things to do right away to get the word out to your supporters include:
- Sending out an e-mail asking them to start using GoodSearch and GoodShop
- Putting a GoodSearch logo and Search Box on your site
- Setting a goal. For example, "We are trying to earn (insert amount) dollars this year from GoodSearch which will pay for (insert project goal)." Update your supporters in newsletters and on your Web site!
Other great tips include teaming up with a local school or company and asking them to search and shop on your behalf and contacting your local tv or radio station to pitch them a story on how people can support your cause every time they search the Internet or shop online. Here's some of the press coverage thus far.
Lastly, please be sure to check out our FAQ , for details on our payment schedule, trouble-shooting tips, etc.
Thanks so much for joining GoodSearch and please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or if there is anything else we can do to help you!
Sincerely,
The GoodSearch Team
(877) 466-3004
We've added a new/old video called Equestrian Safety Program that can be found on the menu on the left or can be found here .
We've added pictures and much more information on the Helmet Safety page, click here .
Read the news to see how an attitude reflected in our new safety video resulted in a problem.
The Spring 08 News bulletin is here .
EMSA has created an instructional video called:
"Don't Horse Around With A Bad Attitude"
To watch this video please click here .
Here are a few interesting new studies:
The EMSA News is published 3 times a year and contains valuable information and articles relevant to equestrian safety and our organization.
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EDITOR: Betsy Greene
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