Carlisle Academy News
“Service Animals: What They Do To Help People”
Our Staff Therapist, Rebecca Henry, was recently on Maine Public Radio’s “Maine Calling” program, describing how Carlisle Academy works with horses to provide therapeutic services.
You can listen to the program here:
“Service Animals: What They Do To Help People”
http://www.mainepublic.org/post/service-animals-what-they-do-help-people#stream/0
Carlisle Academy 2017 Riding Show
Get a taste of Carlisle’s annual student riding show:
Healing horses By Shelley BurBank
A great piece about Eli Gray and his time at Carlisle Academy in the Reporter. Follow the link to read the full article.
http://waterbororeporter.com/IMAGES_reporter/REP_10-6-17.pdf
Veterans Family Farm Day
Join us on Friday, Aug 18th Veterans Family Farm Day – 10am-1pm at Carlisle Academy. We are welcoming all veterans and their families to the farm for a fun family day.
For demonstrations and things to watch/do, we will have:
- Riding & Driving Demonstrations
- Wagon Rides
- Pony rides, face painting, and other fun games for the kids
- Refreshments
While here we will share information on the various equine therapy and sport offerings Carlisle Academy supports through local programs and nationally-funded VA adaptive sport initiatives.
Please spread the word – invite your friends and family. You can RSVP at 207-985-0374 or by email.
“Horseback therapy puts Maine man on course to reach a dream”
Thank you Gillian of the Portland Press Herald for a nice write up on Joe Reidy. He has come a long way, thanks to his family, friends, Carlisle staff (including Mabel of course!) and his own unwavering courage. Well done!