Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association among local entries for Aviva Fund Contest
KAMLOOPS — A non-profit charitable organization in Kamloops is looking for financial support for its At-Risk Youth Program.
The Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association is one of several local projects hoping to cash in through the annual Aviva Community Fund Contest. For nearly 30 years the association has provided children and adults with disabilities life-enhancing opportunities through the use of horseback riding. For at-risk youth, the program is vital and can make a big difference for troubled teens.
“They get to learn life skills through working with a horse, it’s not intimidating where they have to sit down and work with a counselor or be in therapy, the school board calls it silent counseling and they don’t even realize that they’re learning. They get home and realize they were able to use something they learned here with a horse, in their everyday lives,” says Ashley Sudds, Executive Director, Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association.