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Record Demand for Atlanta Therapeutic Horsemanship Drives Chastain Horse Park $9 Million Expansion

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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ATLANTA, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a 46% increase in demand for therapeutic riding sessions last year, Chastain Horse Park (CHP) is planning for exponential growth within its therapeutic programs. This will translate to more than 5,000 sessions in 2022, 36% of which will be subsidized by non-profit CHP and its partners. To double impact of the program, the new facility will enable the campus to shift its focus from individual to group sessions and broaden its community outreach to include additional underserved and at-risk individuals. It is one of only two remaining urban horse parks in the U.S. and is Premier Accredited by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International.

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  • of Parks & Recreation
    ATLANTA, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a 46% increase in demand for therapeutic riding sessions last year, Chastain Horse Park (CHP) is planning for exponential growth within its therapeutic programs.
  • It is one of only two remaining urban horse parks in the U.S. and is Premier Accredited by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International.
  • CHP is in Chastain Park, a City of Atlanta Park campus offering baseball and football fields, a golf course, a pool, tennis courts, and walking paths.
  • Gross believes a new therapeutic horsemanship center, including clinical and educational spaces, could inspire healthcare professionals to embrace the role of the horse in therapeutic services.

Record Demand for Therapeutic Horsemanship Drives Chastain Horse Park $9 Million Expansion

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Monday, August 15, 2022
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"The horse's brain has a large limbic system. Size-wise, the horse cerebellum accounts for about a third of the horse's brain.  And, because the horse is a motor/sensory animal, the horse is all but ruled by the cerebellum. Humans, on the other hand, are ruled by the frontal lobe. You could interpret this as humans being more of a "thinking" species, while horses are more of a sensory and feelings species. Horses have an amazing network of neurons governing emotionality that give them a remarkable ability to read human feeling and intention—and respond to it," says Kelcy Rainer, CHP Therapeutic Program Director. They are herd and prey animals – not predators -- which means that they have a strong emotional sense and use this sense as a survival tool; Additionally, the horse's gait mimics the movement of the human body and thus acts as a 3-dimensional form of modality when working with physical and cognitive disabilities.                                                                                                                          

Key Points: 
  • of Parks & Recreation
    ATLANTA, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a 46% increase in demand for therapeutic riding sessions last year, Chastain Horse Park (CHP) is planning for exponential growth within its therapeutic programs.
  • It is one of only two remaining urban horse parks in the U.S. and is Premier
    Accredited by Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH), International.
  • COVID triggered increased interest in outdoor activities and therapies across the board, including demand for outdoor activities with horses.
  • Gross believes a new therapeutic horsemanship center, including clinical and educational spaces, could inspire healthcare professionals to embrace the role of the horse in therapeutic services.