8/24 KOSBE and State of TN ECD BERO Collaborate to Enable Equine-Assisted Therapy Startup
HORSES HELPING PEOPLE DEMONSTRATION AT PINNACLE RANCH
OPEN HOUSE/BARN -Â THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2009Â Â
Kingsport, Tennessee – August 21, 2009 – Horses are helping people at a facility in Kingsport – Pinnacle Ranch. Pinnacle Ranch will have a demonstration and open house/barn on Thursday, August 27, 2009 from 4 until 6 pm. The public, medical professionals, social service and court personnel, parents of troubled youth or autism spectrum disorder children, veterans, abuse victims, and other interested people are invited to the demonstration and open house/barn. For directions please call 423.754.4242 or e-mail info@pinnacleranch.net and on the web at www.pinnacleranch.net. Â
Pinnacle Ranch is the only facility in Northeast Tennessee that helps people help themselves through equine assisted psychotherapy and growth and learning. Unlike other equine assisted activities that involve riding and focus on physical and developmental disabilities (e.g. therapeutic riding, hippotherapy), the specially designed activities at Pinnacle Ranch are 100% on the ground and focus on metaphoric and experiential learning. In addition, Pinnacle Ranch utilizes a treatment team consisting of a mental health professional, a certified equine specialist, and the horses to address treatment goals. This unique facility has a professional staff dedicated to providing mental health services, opportunities for personal growth, and organizational team-building workshops. Â
Horses offer opportunities for experiential emotional growth and learning. As herd animals, horses are highly sensitive to the emotions of those around them and mirror those emotions through non-verbal communication (e.g. pinned ears, swishing tails). Pinnacle Ranch’s activities require the client or group to apply certain life and social skills to tasks involving the horses. Â
Pinnacle Ranch’s equine specialists are certified by the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA), which provides education, standards, innovation, and support to professionals providing services in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning around the world. The mental health professionals are certified by their respective governing organization. Â
About Pinnacle RanchÂ
Pinnacle Ranch, LLC incorporates equine assisted activities to help individuals with a variety of psychological, behavioral, and emotional issues, as well as facilitating both personal and interpersonal growth and learning. The formation of Pinnacle Ranch was assisted by the State of Tennessee Economic & Community Development Business Enterprise Resource Office (BERO) and the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE). Specifically, BERO and KOSBE assisted in writing the business plan, gaining access to the necessary startup capital, and with marketing and promotions efforts.
About KOSBE
KOSBE is a nonprofit economic development organization that represents a partnership between the City of Kingsport and the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce, and a proud Strategic Resource Partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Press Contacts:
Aundrea Wilcox, Executive Director
Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce
Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE)
151 East Main St
Kingsport, TN 37662
Phone (423) 392-8801
Email awilcox@kosbe.org
Web www.kosbe.orgÂ
Ellen Stroud
Pinnacle Ranch
Phone (423) 754-4242
Email info@pinnacleranch.net
Web www.pinnacleranch.net
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