Pony Tales, SIRE's Monthly Newsletter

PONY TALES
SIRE, Houston's Therapeutic Equestrian Centers

April, 2013

In This Issue

Upcoming Educational Events

Mark Your Calendar

SIRE's Triple Crown Gala

Maharajas and Mallets

SIRE Under The Stars

2012 Client, Volunteer and Staff Awards

Around The Barn . . .

Strike Out Autism Event

Volunteer Corner

SIRE Under The Stars

Molly Sweeney and Hockley Head Instructor PJ Murray with Runa

PJ Murray with Runa and
Spring Head Instructor Shayna Bolton with Bob

Shayna Bolton with Bob

Click here for more SIRE pictures

SIRE Quick Links

Visit Our Website

Visit our website for more information on volunteering, becoming a client or making a donation.

You can also view the Volunteer Manual

here.

SIRE.smugmug.com

View our photos here

Find Us On Facebook

Visit Our Blog

Upcoming 2013 Educational Events

Volunteer Horsemanship Course

Beginning June 13th

Thursdays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Hockley

PATH Intl Mentor Training

Friday and Saturday, June 21st and 22nd

Communication and Behavior Management Strategies for Riders With Autism Clinic

Sunday, July 14th (Tentative)

PATH Intl Equine Skills Mental Health and Learning Workshop

Aug. 13 - 16th (Tentative)

PATH Registered Instructor Workshop/Certification

Sept. 4th - 7th

Horse Selection and Analysis Clinic

Sunday, Sept. 29th

Showmanship in Halter Clinic

Sunday, Dec. 8th

Developmental Vaulting Clinic

TBA

For additional information or to request a Registration Packet please contact Anthony Busacca at: (281) 356-7588 ex 208 or anthonyb@sire-htec.org

Mark Your Calendar

Maharajas and Mallets

Thursday, April 18th

The Marque

Triple Crown Gala

Saturday, April 20

Westin Oaks Galleria

Spring Semester B Ends

Saturday, May 11th

State Special Olympics

May 17th, 18th and 19th

New Volunteer Orientation

Wednesday, May 29th, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

All Sites

New Volunteer Training

Saturday, June 1st, 8:00am to 12:00pm

All Sites

SIRE's Pinterest

Newsletter friends

Friends

Newsletter dressage

Dressage

Visit our Pinterest page here for these Boards and more . . .

SIRE's Triple Crown Gala

SIRE'S 2013

TRIPLE CROWN GALA

ONLINE AUCTION

IS OPEN SO LET THE BIDDING BEGIN!

We have a FANTASTIC ONLINE AUCTION where you can find some great items while supporting an amazing cause whose mission it is to improve the quality of life for people with special needs through therapeutic horsemanship activities and therapies, and educational outreach. Look and see if you can't find the trip of your dreams or some other great steal to bid on. Please forward and share this information with all of your friends and family.

The gala will begin at 6:00pm with a cocktail hour and silent auction followed by dinner and a live auction as well as live musical performances by the Virtuosi of Houston Youth Orchestra and the Park Avenue dance band. Don't miss this chance to dress up and head out on the town with your fellow Equestrian enthusiasts in support of a good cause!

April 20th

Galleria Westin Oaks

Tables of eight start at $2,000.00

Individual tickets are $250.00

For more information and to purchase tickets please click here.

Donations of any amount gratefully accepted

Maharajas and Mallets

maharajahs

Maharajas and Mallets celebrates Indian culture and the sport of Polo, all to benefit SIRE, at the Marque on April 18th. Come and join us!

SIRE Under The Stars

SUTS logo

The stars certainly shone on Texas early in March. SIRE supporters Mary Elizabeth Sand and Valerie Cook welcomed friends to the River Oaks Country Club for dinner, dancing and . . . more

2012 Client, Volunteer and Staff Awards

Triple Play Vol

On Sunday, March 20th SIRE held their Triple Play Celebration at Minute Maid Park to show their appreciation to our wonderful volunteers and to celebrate the successes of our clients. The 2012 Client, Volunteer and Staff awards were also announced. You can see a complete list of our honorees here. Congratulations to all of them!

Around The Barn . . .

Ft. Bend hosted an Experiential ride for six residential physicians at the Richmond State Supported Living Center on March 27th. You can read about it here.

The Spring site was visited by a group from reVision at St. Luke's United Methodist Church for an afternoon of learning about horses, cleaning tack and riding. This is an organization that works with gang-affected youth and their families. They all took to the horses immediately and had a great time.

The Spring herd has a new horse! His name is Maximus and you can read his story here.

SIRE received a Quality of Life grant from the Christopher Dana Reeve Foundation and was featured in a very nice article in the Ft. Bend Lifestyles and Homes.

This spring SIRE will be participating in a program called "Horses Offering Occupational Therapy" made possible by a grant . . .

First Annual Strike Out Autism Event

skeeters autism

On April 21st, opening weekend for Houston's Minor League Baseball team The Sugarland Skeeters, the first annual Strike Out Autism event will be held at Constellation Field in Sugarland. Please encourage a family with Autism to join us.

Volunteer and Horse Opportunities

Volunteers are still needed at all three sites and for all class times. Potential volunteers can find more information and sign up for training on our website. We also have a Volunteer Brochure that you can print out and share with your friends and family.

SIRE is seeking therapy horses. You can get more information on our website under the tab You Can Help. You can also print out our Horse Recruitment Brochure and pass it on to anyone who has a horse that they are interested in donating.

VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS

HOCKLEY

Janet Hopkins or Kelly Henderson

281-356-7588

SPRING

Kathy Bigelow

281-353-6160

FT. BEND

Maryann Gerity

281-344-4308

Please forward comments to

Kathy Bigelow, Editor

Email: vc.spring@sire-htec.org