TR Group Sessions
Recreate and explore in an outdoor environment with your peers.







Promoting socialization, exploration, team building and the overall love of outdoor farm life, these group Therapeutic Recreation sessions are a great way to get these kids and adolescents active and engaged with their peers who have similar interests.
Below are the three groups available for Winter 2022:
Thoroughbreads
Ages: 6-13
When: Tuesdays, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Start date: January 11th, 2022
Last date: March 15th, 2022
Cost: Fall session total $110 (11 weeks @ $10 per session
Fillies
Ages:
When: Wednesdays, 4:30 - 6:00pm
Start date: January 12th, 2022
Last date: March 16th, 2022
Cost: Winter session total $110 (11 weeks @ $10 per session)
Warmbloods
Ages: 14-18
When: Thursdays, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Start date: January 13th, 2022
Last date: March 17th, 2022
Cost: Fall session total $110 (11 weeks @ $10 per session)
Max Number of Participants: 5
Note: If participants need hands on assistance with one or more of the following, they must be accompanied by a support person:
- toiletting
- eating/food prep
- basic dressing
- mobility on even or uneven terrain
- following 1-2 step instructions
What Covid-19 meaures are in place?
Therapeutic Recreation programs will be following the Public Health guidelines that will be in place at the time of your session including daily health screening, physical distancing, frequent hand and facility sanitizing as well as mandatory masking for indoor activities or if distancing is not able to be maintained when outdoors. For our current precautions and policies please refer to our Covid-19 Policy page.
Registration
Program registration will follow our regular seasonal session format that our equestrian programs follow, however an individual may begin at any point as long as there is space remaining.
Please complete the following:
- Contact Robyn our Program Manager to schedule your TR session times.
- Please complete the Online Participant Application .
For more information, please call 519-986-1247 and ask for Robyn, or email program@hopehavencentre.org.
Contact
545747 Sideroad 4A, RR #2
Markdale, ON N0C 1H0
(t) 519-986-1247
Directions
Located on Sideroad 4a between
7th Line and 9th Line.
Benoit Dube - Executive Director
execdir@hopehavencentre.org
Kim Reain - Development Officer
partnerships@hopehavencentre.org
Robyn Allen - Program Manager & Physiotherapist
program@hopehavencentre.org
Michelle Lemire - Volunteer Coordinator
volunteer@hopehavencentre.org
Emma Houser - Program Administrator & Instructor (PATH Int. CTRI, EC Instructor of Beginners)
ehouser@hopehavencentre.org
Danielle Rose - Equine Manager & Instructor (PATH Int. CTRI, EC Competition Coach)
drose@hopehavencentre.org
Ann-Ida Beck - Instructor (CanTRA CTRSI, PATH Int. CTRI, EC Instructor of Beginners)
abeck@hopehavencentre.org
Gillian MacNeill - Instructor (CanTRA CTRII, PATH Int. CTRI)
gmacneill@hopehavencentre.org
Heidi Bramson - Instructor (Path Int. CTRI)
hbramson@hopehavencentre.org
Shannon Speer - Recreational Therapist
sspeer@hopehavencentre.org
Gretel Stanish - Property & Barn Manager
gstanish@hopehavencentre.org