Champlain Adaptive

Mounted Program

57 East Shore Road

South Hero, VT 05486

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802-372-4087

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CHAMP is proud to be one of three NARHA Premier Accredited Centers

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Directions to CHAMP at Good Hope Farm

Take 89 to Exit 17 (9.4 miles north of Burlington)
exit West (to Champlain Islands), merge on to US2 for 7.1 miles

turn left onto Landon Rd (towards Allenholm Farms) at 0.7 mile
turn left onto E. Shore Rd (portions unpaved) for 0.5 mile to CHAMP at

Good Hope Farm is on your left.

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Since 1987, when Julie Horrigan and Carol Melcher founded CHAMP, we have been a volunteer driven, non-profit organization located in South Hero, Vermont, providing a therapeutic horse back riding program for children and adults with a wide range of physical, cognitive and emotional challenges. Our special riders arrive on foot, with canes or crutches and in wheel chairs. Once on a horse they are empowered in ways no other activity can provide.

        Beginning in 2008 CHAMP became the lease holder of Good Hope Farm. We are in the beginning of major expansion of our program which will include friendly relaxed barns with excellent 24-hour care for boarded horses, on-site trainers, a full sized inside arena and two outdoor arenas. We now provide individual and group lessons for able-bodied riders as well as more flexible programs for our special riders including sibling lessons and a variety of new summer camps along with our new expanded fall and spring CHAMP sessions. We are growing to fit the needs.

        Watch this site and your mail and e-mail for news about the New CHAMP at Good Hope Farm. Scroll down or click on the links at the left for more information.

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Champlain Adaptive Mounted Program

CHAMP THIS WEEK

Monday, June 29, 2009
vtchamp.org - 802-372-4087

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CHAMP Volunteer Notes
Sue Tebbetts, Volunteer Coordinator

Now that everyone is wondering what they are going to do this summer, and making plans, I wanted to give you the dates and times of the programs that we will be needing help with.  As you know without your help we can't grow.

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Riding Creates Camp
We need at least 16 Volunteers for each of these four day sessions:
                              July 13 through 16             12:30 to 4:30            
                              August 10 through 13       12:30 to 4:30
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Smugglers Notch Adaptive Program
We will need 10 Volunteers on:
                             Tuesday, June 30,                             11 to 12:30
                             Wednesdays, July 1, 8,                    11 to 12:30
                             Tuesday, July 2,                                11 to 12:30
                             Fridays, July 3,10,                            11 to 12:30
                             Wednesdays, August 19, 26,          11 to 12:30
                             Fridays, August 21, 28,                   11 to 12:30
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Howard Community Services Program
We will need 10 Volunteers on:
                              Thursday, July 9             10 to 12
                              Friday, July 17                 10 to 12      
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Bellcate School
We will need Volunteers on:
                             Tuesdays, June 30, July 7, 14         10 to 11:30
                             Tuesdays, July 21, 28, August 4    10 to 11:30
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If you are free any of these dates and times and can sign up to help please let me know A.S.A.P. so I can get the scheduling started. 
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Individual Lessons:

These lessons continue year round as weather permits.
Thursdays - continuing through the summer

          we need 4 volunteers from 11:30 to 12:30.

For current schedules & FMI:

     Riders ask Jean Desranleau, Executive Director:

       Lesson info  or 802-372-4087

    Volunteers ask Sue Tebbetts, Volunteer Coordinator:

        Volunteer or (802) 372-6015. 

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