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Annual Report Strategic Plan Articles and News Releases 2/27/10: Outgoing board members honored at annual meeting 1/29/10: Saddle Up! announces 2010 Board, officers and Advisory Board 10/15/09: Saddle Up! to honor three fallen horse heroes Click here to read about the passing of King Bee and Buddy. 08/06/09: The Tennessean - Equestrian program helps girl escape shackles of autism - click here to view the accompanying video 05/19/09: 21st Annual Music Country Grand Prix set for May 31, 2009 02/12/09: Jill Bosse to lead Saddle Up! board 01/14/09: Wells Fargo gives a leg up to Saddle Up! 08/26/08: Avenue Bank Country Ride 'n Roll for Saddle Up! concert to feature hitmakers Volunteer Orientation What is NARHA?
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Many times you will see a reference to NARHA in Saddle Up!’s literature. NARHA, formerly known as the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 to promote and support therapeutic riding in the United States and Canada. Saddle Up!’s founders based our organization on their directives, and we are proud to be a NARHA Center. We continue to follow their leadership in areas of certification, accreditation and best practices for safety. At over 650 NARHA centers, more than 30,000 individuals with disabilities find multiple benefits through contact with over 5,500 special horses. In addition, NAHRA helps interested people start and maintain successful programs. NARHA centers range from small, one-person programs to large operations with several instructors, licensed therapists and many volunteers. Over 80% of all people working at these centers are volunteers. 
In addition to therapeutic riding, NARHA centers may offer any number of equine assisted activities such as driving, vaulting, equine facilitated psychotherapy, trail riding, and competition or stable management. NARHA is the accrediting organization for Easter Seals' camps with equine activities. Other organizations participating in NARHA riding programs include the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Special Olympics, Spina Bifida Association and United Cerebral Palsy. The benefits that NARHA membership provides for Saddle Up! include: