PATH riding sessions will begin fall season

Palouse Area Therapeutic Horseman-ship (PATH), a program for people with physical, mental and emotional disabilities, will begin its 2009 fall sessions Sept. 15. PATH is a community service program of the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University and has been serving the region for 30 years.

The first of two five-week sessions will run from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, and the second session starts Oct. 20 and ends Nov. 19. Classes will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The program is looking for new volunteers. An orientation meeting for new volunteers will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 in the Animal Disease Biotechnology Facility (ADBF) room 1002. A training session for horse handlers will be Wednesday, Sept. 2, and a training session for side walkers will be Thursday, Sept. 3. Both training sessions will be at 5:30 at the stable. Volunteers must be 14 or older and attend both the orientation and a training session. Experience is not required.

PATH is supported by the United Way of Pullman, the United Way of Moscow/Latah County, Stepping Stones Foundation, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Moscow Mardi Gras Foundation, Moscow Opportunity School and many other businesses and individuals.

For more information about volunteering, or if you, or someone you know, would like to participate as a rider contact Sue Jacobson at Pullman.

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