PATH riding sessions seek area volunteers

Palouse Area Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH), a program for people with physical, mental and emotional disabilities, will begin its 2010 sessions Feb. 16. PATH is a community service program of the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine and has been serving the region for 30 years.

The first session will run from Feb 16 through March 25 and the second session starts March 30 to April 29. Classes are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The program is looking for new volunteers, and an orientation meeting will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, in the Animal Disease Biotechnology Facility room 1002. A training session for horse handlers will be Jan. 27 and a training session for side walkers will be Jan. 28. Both training sessions will be held at 5:30 at the stable. No experience is necessary, but volunteers must be 14 or older and attend the orientation and one of the training sessions.