SIRE has been utilizing the group video conference call services of ZOOM to stay connected with its riders, volunteers and staff. Recently, Joe Wappelhorst, Shayna Bolton and Helen Evans hosted a ZOOM call with the volunteers and riders to update them about the types of activities they have been doing during
Halfway across the country, one of SIRE volunteer Randy Cochran’s six grandchildren lives with autism spectrum disorder. Seven-year-old Markus Randall, his namesake, resides in Virginia with Randy’s daughter and her active-duty military husband. Markus participates in various special programs to help him triumph and live his best life. Randy often thinks about
Access Adventure founder Michael Muir, great-grandson of America’s visionary conservationist John Muir from http://access-adventure.org/.
A caravan from California to Florida is making a transcontinental horse-drawn journey as an outreach to injured and disabled veterans through visits and
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Hockley, Texas, October 24, 2014 –
Putting the words of the “Dow Cares” motto into action, 65 employees from The Dow Chemical Company spent an October day making improvements at a nonprofit therapeutic horsemanship facility in Hockley,
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World Reserve Champion Mardi shows off her jumping style at the American Miniature Horse Association World Show.
SIRE educational program instructor, Paige Clough, says with a laugh that this year’s American Miniature Horse Association World Show was the best for
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Hockley Friends and Family Chairperson Julie McLean (upper righthand photo) estimates around 200 attended the Family Day November 2014. She adds, “Kelly and Bobby Marsh worked so hard!”.
Participants enjoyed cover under a tent donated for the weekend and Pitts and Spitts donated the use of a pit for the weekend.Julie also said,
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Nine students visited from Holleman Elementary, from nearby Waller ISD, this November. Students have been visiting SIRE as part of an initiative underwritten by “Driven to Care,” a charitable arm of the Discount Tire Company.
The special needs students from Holleman had a great
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For Immediate Release
Houston, TX
A glorious dawn welcomed hundreds of riders and volunteers to the 22nd Annual CGG Saddle Up! for SIRE Ride-a-thon, Saturday October 18th. Having a trail ride fundraiser seemed especially appropriate since SIRE exists to bring horses and people with disabilities together, working to improve quality of life through therapeutic horsemanship.
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To raise $18,000 in honor of the veterans riding at SIRE,128 golfers braved bitter winds at the Willow Fork Club this month. Teams came from Demontrond, AimPoint, Rudy’s Country Store and BBQ, and more. Champion Restoration of Katy topped all teams to win first place and a complimentary round
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Media Alert -October Trail Ride and Run Benefitting SIRE’s Riders
SIRE Walk, Run, Ride-a-thon Supports SIRE Clients all Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2014
Houston
Calling all riders, volunteers, family and friends past and present, to support SIRE’s life-changing therapeutic horsemanship at the CGG 22nd Annual Saddle Up! for SIRE Ride-a-thon, Saturday October 18th. Trail riders can roam 40 miles
