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Phase One of Atlanta's Chastain Horse Park $9 Million Expansion Completed JUNE 15, 2023

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

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Chastain Horse Park (CHP) has completed its first phase of a $9 Million expansion on time and on budget.

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Chastain Horse Park (CHP) has completed its first phase of a $9 Million expansion on time and on budget.
This phase of construction includes a new Community Barn supporting CHP's Boarder Program complete with a covered practice arena.
Executive Director Trish Gross said, "We look forward to this next phase and the completion of the THC which is critical to expansion of our nationally recognized Therapeutic Riding Program.
Adams Studio, Macallan Construction, and Grovestreet Partners who have gone above and beyond in making this phase of the project successful.

Legend Advances Memory Care Therapy at the Province of Southampton With Award-Winning Biofeedback Technology

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shortly after assuming operations of The Province of Southampton Personal Care and Memory Care, Legend Senior Living has introduced its advanced memory care therapy with the PARO Seal robotic interactive companion, an award-winning innovation that Legend has adopted in several of its residences.

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SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shortly after assuming operations of The Province of Southampton Personal Care and Memory Care, Legend Senior Living has introduced its advanced memory care therapy with the PARO Seal robotic interactive companion, an award-winning innovation that Legend has adopted in several of its residences.
Legend is the only memory care provider in the region employing the technology.
So, in what has become a tradition among all Legend residences with the technology - naming the PARO Seal - The Province Memory Care residents and associates collaborated to name their new pet: Snowflake.
The Province Memory Care will benefit from the entire complement of programming and therapy standards in Legend's Memory Care residences.

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

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

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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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

"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.

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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.