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Individuals with Disabilities
Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Inc. was founded to answer this need. Its mission is to teach therapeutic horseback riding to individuals with disabilities, whether those disabilities be cognitive (mental retardation, autism, downs syndrome), physical (multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, stroke), or emotional (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attention deficit disorder) in nature.
Making Strides
It has long been established that therapeutic riding represents an effective means of treating the those with disabilities by promoting independence, socialization skills, community integration, mobility, confidence, and self-esteem. Gains can be observed in motor functioning, gait, conceptual imaging, sensory integration, cortical organization, respiration, circulation, posture and balance.
All of Pal-O-Mine's current students (three hundred plus) are making strides towards becoming more independent.
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...teaching equestrian skills to individuals with disabilities is an expensive proposition, and many of our clients do not have sufficient means to pay for therapeutic riding. |
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Pal-O-Mine is atypical of not-for-profit organizations: currently we have a staff of 6 full time people and 8 part time instructors. There are no professional fundraisers on staff. There are no public relations people on staff. There is no bureaucracy. Pal-O-Mine depends almost exclusively on volunteers, and funds donated go directly to support programs that help people with disabilities.
Unfortunately, teaching equestrian skills to individuals with disabilities is an expensive proposition, and many of our clients do not have sufficient means to pay for therapeutic riding. That's why our Adopt-A-Rider Program is so critical to our mission, we never want to be placed in the position of having to deny our services to someone in need!
We Need Your Help!
Please help us fulfill our mission by helping to fund riding lessons for a deserving individual. A donation of $2500 provides complete support (lessons and competitions) for one rider for an entire year. A donation of $600 provides riding lessons for one rider for a single semester, 12 lessons. Naturally, we are most grateful for any gift to offset riding lesson fees! Please click on our Adopt-A-Horse Program for additional options.
To arrange a visit to our facility and witness personally the benefits of therapeutic riding, please call 631-348-1389 to make an appointment. Thank you for your consideration.
Want to help?
Print out this form and send in your contribution. It is appreciated.
| Adopt-A-Rider Program | |
| I wish to sponsor one rider for one year with a donation of $2,500 (lessons, and competitions) | |
| I wish to sponsor riding lessons only for one student for one semester with a donation of $600 | |
| Please accept my gift of $_______ to offset riding session fees | |
| Name | ___________________________________ |
| Street, Apt | ___________________________________ |
| City, State & Zip | ___________________________________ |
| Enclosed is my gift of | ___________________________________ |
| (optional) in honor of | ___________________________________ |
| (optional) or in memory of | ___________________________________ |
Mail to:
Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Inc.
829 Old Nichols Road
Islandia, NY 11749
All donations are tax deductible
Other ways to help Pal-O-Mine:
- Adopt-A-Horse
- Wish List
- How To Help
- "Hold Your Horses" (contact Pal-O-Mine for information)
- Naming Opportunities (contact Pal-O-Mine for information)
Pal-O-Mine is a 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
For more information, please contact us.
| Want to give a gift to our Horses? Take a look at their list! See photos of our horses, Horses Photo Gallery featuring some of Pal-O-Mine's recent events! Wish List: We need many items; please take a look at our Wish List Petting Zoo! See photos of our newest addition – "Carol Channing", the chicken! NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: Monday, May 19th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm at our facility "Hold Your Horses" Fund Raiser: See blog for more information. Adopt-A-Horse |