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Therapeutic riding students to be featured at River
Downs
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The River Downs jockey colony supports the students of the Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship program
(River Downs Photo) |
Twenty-five new riders will take to the track at River Downs on Saturday. All
of them are winners, but none of them jockeys. They are the students of
Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship and they will be performing for
the 20th consecutive year prior to live racing at the track.
"River Downs was the first track in the country to host such an event," said
John Engelhardt, director of public relations. "Several tracks across the
country now provide a similar venue, but we've been here for 19 years now and it
is the highlight of our student's year. To be able to perform in the paddock,
with the jockeys in front of their families and the public -- it's a win-win for
everyone involved."
The students don jockey silks and goggles and go through their routines in
the paddock. The River Downs jockeys serve as volunteers assisting the students.
The Gregory family of the Montgomery Inn sponsors the event. Each year the
Montgomery Inn provides a luncheon for the riders, volunteers and family members
at the track after the performance. Admission is free as well as general
parking.
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Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsemanship (formerly Cincinnati Riding
for the Handicapped) is a non-profit organization serving children and adults
with disabilities from the Greater Cincinnati area, in a comprehensive
recreational and therapeutic horseback riding program. Founded in 1985,
Cincinnati Riding for the Handicapped is the first program in southwest Ohio to
be accredited by North American Riding for the Handicapped.
Classes are an hour in length. In that time period, the rider participates in
grooming the horse, tacking the horse, mounting, exercises on horseback,
dismounting, untacking, cleaning and putting saddle and bridle away. They take
full advantage of the work around the horse as a multisensory experience. CTRH
is located at 1342 State Rt. 50, Milford, OH 45150. For more information
about the program, contact Kellie Bowers at (513) 967-1826.
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