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November 2017 EAT Newsletter

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The Equine-Assisted Therapy herd wants to wish you a

very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Can you name them all?



It just gets better every year. Our 2017 Annual Hoedown for Hope was full of food, fun, dance and laughter. From the release of the doves to the last dance, everyone was busy with games, booths, donkey dress up, pony rides, bidding on auction items, posing in our pho-to town, shopping at our General Store, watching the MO Big Irons Mounted Cowboys, line dancing, square dancing and, of course, feasting on good ol' western BBQ!

Be sure to join us next year on Sept 29th!

EAT Hoedown for Hope - 2017



Hi, I had a good ride yesterday and next week I will ride great too. And, Sox is a good boy, I love him.

I like what miss Dayna does, I met a new instructor yesterday Her name is Colleen she is gonna teach the class soon.

And, next week hopefully we will go on a trail ride or ride in-doors whichever works!

And, I thank EAT every week I'm there for putting it on for riders like me. :)

Well, I will return next Monday after school. :) to ride! I'm feeling confident about it! Can't wait to return next Monday. :) I cannot wait!!! Monday, I will come to class after I nap and relax from school then my mom will drive me to horsemanship for socks to be tacked up and ridden. :)

--Kristi

A Note from Kristi / Participant

Fall Festival - 2017

Fall Festival -

Our luck on beautiful fall days for the Fall Festival ran out this year. It was hotter than blazes! But we had a great turnout, our therapy horses were stellar as were the fabulous volunteers from EAT, National Charity League and St Charles Honor Society.

Kristi with her beloved “Sox”



Thanks to these wonder-ful people who donated their services:

Mark Chrun - DJ MO Big Irons Mounted Cowboy Shootout Associ-ation National Charity League Pong Athletic Association Prairie Farms Ice Cream Wildwood Police Depart-ment Wish Upon A Dove – Can-dy & Dave Stuck-enschneider

Sponsors – Dan Behlmann Chevrolet Derek Martin – US Bank Designs for Tomorrow Dr Richard P Taylor Emerson White-Rodgers Extra Step Cleaning Living Work United Methodist Church Manley Bros Mark Fletcher – Ceres Tank & Barge Mark Mestemacher – Jackie Joyner Kersee Foundation Mike Roberts – Commer-cial Development Co Waddell Concrete

Hoedown donors: Baisch Family BeneFLEX HR Resource Bob & Sandy Bower Bobby Miller – Miller Law Firm Bonnie Enos Brian Busso Brittany Causey Brittany Roberts Chris & Scott Willbanks Christy Merritt

Chuck Smith Connie Kallaos Constance Roessler Coopers Hawk Crescent Farms Golf Club Culvers Dairy Queen Dave Bargen Dave Holst – Schlafly Brewery Dave Phillips – Weekends Only Dayna Rabbitt Photog-raphy Death Spiral Pepper Sauce Co Deb Quarternik Delgado Family Dena Hemminghaus Denise Bertrand Diana Cassaday Diane Wolf Dierbergs Town Ctr Dogwood Valley Studios Don & Sally Morton Dr Melissa Georgevitch – Equine Chiropractor Dulaneys Grill & pub Equine-Assisted Therapy participant families, vol-unteers and instructors Ellen & Warren Hager Erika Liljedahl Executive Construction Firestone Auto Service Fox Creek Veterinary Ser-vices Gary Wilder Gateway Motor Sports – Betty Keithley Gaye Ragen Gerald Oppelt – Com-merce Trust Hawthorne Inn Holly Pieper Jackie Joyner Kersee Foundation

James & Cynthia Linek Jill Sliker Joey B’s Food & Drink Judy & John Dueker Justin Simon K&K Rentals - Todd Fishe Kate Egan Kathy Church Kathy Cortright Katie & Alan Hotard Katie Gancarz Katie Vollman – NYR Or-ganics Kent Bohling Kimmie Holland Krispy Kreme Larrys Tavern LBL Contracting Co Lee Steck Leslie Faust Linda & Elliot Benoist in honor of Jody Delf Living Word United Methodist Church Magic House Magnolia European Flo-rals Manley Brothers Mark Dorsey Marti Schlegel Mary Tuttles Florals & Gifts Matt Eckelkamp Meramec Valley Bank Merripat McDevitt Mike Duffys Pub & Grill Oberweiss Office Max Olive Garden Pam Rodely Panera Pasta House Pat Turner Patty Rudd Paul Todd Pevely Farms Golf Club PF Changs

Poor Richards Red Lobster Rick & Lynn Schmidt Ron & Kathy Holloway Ryan Grzesiowski Sackett Family in honor of friend, Jody Delf Sandy Schultz – Horsehair Pottery Sara Logullo Schnucks Scott Smith Six Flags Sophia Delaat St Louis Blues Starbucks Straatman Printing & De-sign Target Tarlton General Contrac-tors TGI Fridays Three French Hens Time For Dinner Tina Koester US Bank Waddell Concrete Wendy Janssen Wildwood Grill William & Mary Waddell Y-Kiki Divers

And our 2017 Hoedown for Hope Committee:

Barb & Scott Smith Chuck Smith Gary & Ginni Hartke Jody Delf Ed & Karen Ernst Dick & Linda Taylor Lulu Bogolin Todd Oswald

EAT HoeDown - Thanks to our 2017 Donors



Dear EAT Family, At EAT we know that those in need of your year-end contribution grows every holiday season and this year is no exception. However, as a mem-ber of the small Equine-Assisted Therapy family, we ask that you give some thought to making EAT your charity of 2017. Thanks to your gifts, our Wildwood facility has recovered from a 2nd historical flood that left 4+ ft of water in our buildings. This year we replaced the soggy drywall with corrugated steel and the drippy insula-tion with a foam, waterproof insulation. Our air conditioner and furnace had to be replaced as well as our water heater. With the help of so many, we had our participants back in the saddle in record time. Even though we are not considered to be in a flood zone, a $2000/yr flood insurance policy is now needed. We have also done some remodeling at our Town and Country facility although that natural beauty of a 100+ year old barn is hard to im-prove upon! It is our goal to keep our facilities a haven for all who wish to come, our equines healthy, fed and happy, and our participants smiling! Thank you for considering the needs of Equine-Assisted Therapy as your very own this year. Equine-Assisted Therapy – little miracles on a daily basis!

Update on the Flood Recovery



2017 in Review

This year in our year-end summary we want to Thank All of You who answered the call as . . .

Barn Buddies, Class Volunteers, Donors of Goods and Money, those who Labored to keep our Facilities beautiful and safe for our Horses AND brought us back from

another Flood, our Participants, Volunteers and their Families, our Instructors who gave every-thing to ensure happy, safe and beneficial lessons, our Office Team for keeping us all updat-ed, our Horse Trainers and Han-dlers, our Vet and Farrier, our Newsletter Editor, Businesses and Administration Boards in the Cities of Eureka, Wildwood and Town & Country for their support of our Fund Raisers, and our Awesome Therapy Herd for doing this special job with Care and Love.

God Bless You All ! Ginni

Equine-Assisted Therapy lost a very dear member of the family recently. Susie Pace, Volunteer, Silver Saddles Partici-pant, Barn Buddy, dear friend.... Loved by all..... went home to be with the Lord.

We will miss her desperately.

Happy trails to you, Susie, until we meet again

In Memory of Susie Pace



A number of people are always working behind the scenes to keep our facilities beautiful and running smoothly:

All of our Volunteers

Christina Tobin Chuck Smith

Cynthia Brown

Dave Thompson – farrier Donut Dave

Gaye Regan Keith Pey – editor

Keith Weber Mark Dorsey

Peggy Brown Robert Heidman

Scott Smith Sherri Hines

St Louis Equine Veterinary Services Our fabulous Barn Buddies

The best volunteers in the whole world

EAT's Board of Directors Sugarbaker Foundation

Terri Jordan - new EAT cups Betty Keithley in memory of Volunteer and

Silver Saddles rider, Susie Pace Mary McManemin Luke & Connie Smith in honor of Chuck and

Debbie Smith’s new family member, Scooby Mary Wyatt Dickey Bub Farm & Home

Church of the Good Shepherd

Thanks to Deweys Pizza Night Fund Raiser for bringing extra cash for EAT!

Thank You Thank You Thanks for Another Great Year!



Winter Session - Wildwood

November 27- Dec. 16 & Jan. 8 – Feb 3

New Volunteer & Leader Training

February 10 / 12- 2pm at Wildwood

Session Break – Feb 4 – 10 (no classes)

Session 1 Wildwood

February 12 - March 31

Annual Egg Hunt

March 24 / 11am at Town & Country

Session Break – April 1 – 7 (no classes)

Session 2 Wildwood

April 9 - May 25

May 26 - 28 Memorial Day Weekend (no clas-

ses)

Session Break - May 27 – June 2 (no classes)

T&C Spring Session

April 9 - June 16 (Town & Country, 10 weeks)

May 26–28 Memorial Day Weekend (no classes)

Session 3 Wildwood

June 4 - July 21 (Wildwood)

July 4 Fourth of July (no classes)

Session Break – July 22 – August 4 (no classes)

Session 4 Wildwood

August 6 - Sept 22

Sept 1-3 Labor Day Weekend (no classes)

Session Break – Sept 23 – 29 (no classes)

Annual Hoedown for Hope

Sept 29 / 5-9pm at Wildwood

T&C Fall Session

Aug 20 - Oct 27 (Town & Country, 10 weeks)

Sept 1–3 Labor Day weekend (no classes)

Session 5 Wildwood

October 1 - Nov 17

Oct 31 Halloween (no classes)

Town & Country Fall Festival

OCT 6 (no classes)

Volunteer Thanksgiving Dinner

Nov 17 6-8pm at Wildwood (no classes)

Session Break – Nov 18 – 24 (no classes)

Winter Session (tentative dates) Wildwood

Nov 26 - Dec 15 (3 weeks)

Dec 16 – Jan 6 (No classes)

Jan 7 - Jan 26 (4 weeks)

2018 - EAT Calendar . . .



EAT’s Mission . . .

Equine Assisted Therapy - Contact Info

EAT Office Team

Katie Gancarz

Wendy Janssen

Phone: (314) 971-0605

Executive Director

Ginni Hartke, RN

Phone: (314) 221-3642

[email protected]

T& C Barn Mgr

Patty & Dan

(636) 489-9614

(314) 440-8405

Equine-Assisted Therapy – Program Addresses

EAT - Business Office

5591 Calvey Creek Rd

Robertsville, MO 63072

Longview Farm Park

13525 Clayton Rd

Town & Country, MO 63141

Wildwood

3369 Hwy 109

Wildwood, MO 63038

Newsletter Editor : Keith Pey

Email EAT : [email protected] visit our web-site: www.eatherapy.org

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that is to provide horsemanship experiences to per-

sons with mental, physical, and psychological disa-

bilities in order to enhance the quality and produc-

tivity of their lives.

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