Well 5K...

• 5K Run/Walk :- Run 3.1 Miles

_ The 2018 Well 5K:

Southern Reins Center for Equine Therapy is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that provides equine assisted activities and therapies to serve our community. We offer therapeutic riding, horsemanship/barn lessons, Hippotherapy, mental health through our partnership with Behavior Services of the Mid-South, and Equine Services for Heroes. We offer session throughout the year and all riding and activities are conducted by PATH, Intl. certified riding instructors, AHA certified therapists, and mental health professionals.

The mission of Southern Reins Center for Equine Therapy is to serve individuals with physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities and hardship by providing equine activities and therapeutic riding to empower, inspire, nurture and succeed.

MilestonesFounded in July of 2015, Southern Reins has come​ ​a long way . . . in a short amount of time! Our program​ ​is dedicated to making the impossible possible, and​ ​giving our participants the opportunity to go as far as​ ​they can go, and to dream big! Here are just a few of the milestones we have reached in two years:

• Our program started in the fall of 2015 with 12​ ​participants. ​We provided service to 96 unique individuals in 2017, and​ ​that number continues to grow.
• Southern Reins has trained ​313​ volunteers since our​ ​inception. For our 2017 Spring Session that served​ ​70 participants each week, we had an average of 150​ ​volunteer hours needed to support our participants.
• We have developed community partnerships and​ ​programs with SRVS, The Baddour Center and​ ​Alpha Omega Veterans Services to work together to​ ​improve the quality of life for people with disabilities​ ​and veterans throughout the Mid-South.
• In 2016, 20 children were awarded a scholarship​ ​or sponsorship to participate in one of our weekly​ ​therapeutic riding sessions through the generous​ ​sponsorship of First Tennessee Foundation, as​ ​well as several private donors. This year, First
• Tennessee Foundation has renewed its support​ ​to provide 85 lessons to children who could not​ ​otherwise afford to participate.
• Southern Reins began offering Hippotherapy on​ ​Saturdays in the summer of 2016. We now offer​ ​Hippotherapy on weekdays to help as many clients​ ​as can benefit from occupational therapy.
• We launched our Unbridled Horsemanship Program​ ​in the fall of 2016. Activities include horse grooming,​ ​leading, equine assisted activities and recreation​ ​using the horses, education about horses and​ ​horsemanship, horse handling skills and more.
• Our veterans program, Equine Services for Heroes,​ ​was launched in May of 2017 to provide therapeutic​ ​riding and ground work with our horses for military​ ​men and women, as well as first responders, who​ ​have been injured in service to our country. This program is offered at no cost to participants in honor​ ​of their service and sacrifice.

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