Thank you to everyone who visited our Booth
​at the Blackberry Festival & Fall Fair 2023.

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Volunteer with us for a rewarding experience. Meet our therapy horses, enjoy nature and the smiles of our young riders.
​prtravolunteer@gmail.com

"Hay is for Horses" 
Your donation of $50 dollars will buy a bale of hay or a bag of grain for our therapy horses.
​tax receipts are available for donations of $20 dollars or greater
e-transfers - prtra@shawbiz.ca

Powell River Therapeutic Riding Association 
would like to thank BC Therapeutic Riding Association for their generous $3000 dollar donation March 22, 2023

OUR FALL NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
FIND IT AT Newsletters PAGE

PictureBuddy says "Happy Holidays"
PRTRA Open House
​November 26, 2022
 
Thank-you to everyone who supported our Open House – The Amazing Bakers, Kraft Table, Auction Contributors, Volunteers, Staff and our lovely horses of course. Thank-you also to our community for coming to have pictures taken with Santa and a horse, donating to our Hay is for Horses fund-raiser, buying the baking and bidding on the auction items. You all made this a very successful event which will help us continue to provide our service to our riders.
 
Special thanks to Santa,
Maria Glaze – our photographer
and Lexie Ladret and her pony Domino.
 
Thank-you to the many individuals and businesses who supported our Silent Auction.
​The Businesses are:
  • Aaron Service and Supply 
  • A & W                           
  • Afterglow Hair Lounge  
  • Armitage Men's Wear
  • B.C. Fallers
  • Jacks Boat Yard
  • Custom Flooring
  • The Boardwalk Restaurant 
  • Fresco                                                                   
  • Dogwood Pet Ranch                            
  • GM Equines   
  •  Julie’s Airport Café
  • Juhli Jobi’s Preserves 
  • Laughing Oyster
  • Laura Moffatt Painting 
  • Lordco Parts Limited        
  • Massullo Motors 
  • Mother Nature                                          
  • Nancy’s Bakery 
  • Pacific Coastal Airlines                 
  • Panago     
  • Paperworks Gift Gallery  
  • Powell River Farmers Agricultural Inst.
  • Pete’s Plumbing 
  • Pollen Sweaters
  • Point Group Hospitality 
  • Powell River Health Care Aux.
  • Powell River Hearing 
  • River City Coffee   
  • Rusty truck Ranch 
  • Quality Foods     
  • SaveOn Foods                                               
  • Springtime Garden Centre                             
  • She’s Got Leggz inc.   
  • Sublime Fashion & Accessories
  • Starbucks
  • TAWS Cycle and Sporting Goods                
  • Top Shelf Feeds Inc. 
  • Tug-Guhm Gallery & Studio
 
 

       
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Heather & Sue
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Lexie & Karen
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Thank you GIANT GROUP & Suncoast CYCLES for your generosity
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Santa's Helper

Why Therapeutic Riding?

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The goal of our therapeutic program is to relax and stretch tight muscles, to develop strength and endurance in weakened areas; improve posture, balance, coordination, concentration and attention. This all leads to better social skills, communication and confidence which helps the riders to be better prepared for school and to participate more fully in all aspects of daily living.

The motion that occurs in the pelvis and hips when riding is similar to that of walking, so it provides the rider with the “movement experience” of what it feels like to walk. For some children, this will actually aid in the development of walking. Riding also provides sensory experience, through touch, sight, sound, smell and movement. For individuals with sensory dysfunction, the contact with the horse and the motion of riding help to calm, regulate and integrate the sensory system.

Our Instructors provide safe, engaging and challenging lessons appropriate to the needs of our riders. They encourage our riders towards independence. 
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Our Association relies heavily on volunteers, donations and fundraising as well as different grants. Please consider volunteering, donating and supporting our fundraisers. Your financial support helps us to raise approximately two thirds of our annual budget!
"The motivating belief is that therapy through horseback riding is one of the more progressive forms of therapy, offering empowerment and inspiring self-confidence, a sense of responsibility and teamwork."

Most importantly, riding is a FUN way to receive therapy!
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