2010 Adapted Sports, Recreation and Travel Fair for Individuals with Disabilities
Spirit will present itself there.
Sponsored by Parents Of Autistic Children of Northern Virginia (POAC-NoVA), the Autism Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) and other support organizations for individuals with disabilities, in coordination with the Fairfax County Therapeutic Recreation Department.
Who? For ALL individuals with disabilities living in Northern Virginia.
What? This fair will provide information on adapted sports, recreation and travel
opportunities, including adapted summer camp opportunities.
When? Saturday, 20 March 2010 from 1:30 to 4pm
Where? Key Middle School Main Gym (Gym 1), 6402 Franconia Road, Springfield, VA 22150. It is just down the road a couple of blocks from Robert E. Lee High School, where the FCPS 5th Annual Special Education Conference will be held which ends at 1pm. A map and directions are at http://commweb.fcps.edu/directory/map_base.cfm?locid=1011.
Cost? FREE!
We have invited all the adapted agencies and teams for every type of adapted sport and recreation opportunity in the area. The Therapeutic Recreation Departments from Fairfax, Arlington, & Loudoun Counties and Alexandria City will be participating, along with over a dozen other agencies and teams from twelve adapted sports and recreation categories. We hope that you will able to drop by to get information on the wide assortment of adapted opportunities that are available for individuals with disabilities. See you at the fair!
If you have any questions about this event, please feel free to contact Scott Campbell at the office at (703) 681-9426 or at home at (703) 241-2640.
Dancing with a horse
Matt Trott Colorado 2006
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Good to know...
(Photo: Joop Stokkel, NE top PE rider)
FEI (International Equestrian Federation) has written tests for each level of para-equestrian competition. While the tests are different than U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) dressage tests, the movements included make them roughly comparable to the following USEF levels:
Grades Ia and Ib are equivalent to Intro Level.
Grade II is equivalent to Training Level.
Grade III is equivalent to First Level.
Grade IV is equivalent to Third Level.
Para-equestrian riders can compete in open shows and can use special equipment or compensating aides (a whip in each hand, for example) as allowed by their "dispensation certificate" from the USEF. At open shows, riders with disabilities can choose to ride the standard USEF tests in able-bodied divisions, ride their FEI para-equestrian test as a test of choice, or do both.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Matt Trott
Matt is founder and inspiration for Spirit Open Equestrian Program. I met him 2006 in another Therapeutic Riding program and we started with TR lessons. His attitude, and skills made him improve so much in just a year, to become a solid Para dressage rider with future to compete...after several public presentation of his riding skills, he was ready to go... so with generous help of friends, Whitney, Lynne, Kate and more people who wanted to support Para dressage at that time...he competed in Colorado, and won twice!
His performance provide him invitation to Gladstone,PA National Equestrian Center.
At that time, he rode Morgan mare Charm...and it was promising combination...
Charm has been given away...
Matt and group of friends started Spirit Open Equestrian Program...
Louie, Morgan gelding been given to Spirit Program, so Matt competed at Morven Park VA making solid results, 2007. See it on this video.
After Louie left Spirit, too, we got Infinity, Morgan mare who was a good match for Matt, too....
Spirit Program and myself are proud to present Matt and his story here.
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