Programs Available
We have several programs to provide a wide range of opportunities for a wide range of needs. Click on the titles below to learn about the programs we offer.
If you don't see what you're looking for below, please contact us to see if we can accommodate your specific needs.
If you don't see what you're looking for below, please contact us to see if we can accommodate your specific needs.
Therapeutic Riding |
Therapeutic Riding and Equine Assisted activities for people living with disabilities.
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RideUp/StepUp |
Free for Veterans and Uniformed Professionals
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Vacation Day Camps |
When school's out, riding is in!
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Vocational Education |
Education - Employment - Life Long Learning
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August 1, 2020
Hello to all BITS Clients,
We hope you are well, having weathered this pandemic as best as can be expected. The horses are happy to see many of our students return, and we can’t wait to see everyone again.
To protect our returning clients, volunteers, and staff we have instituted changes in the way we do business to follow State and Federal guidelines as well as P.A.T.H. International suggestions for best practices in Equine Facilities. Everyone upon entering the campus will be required to wash their hands and wear masks. We cannot safely disinfect helmets, so we require each rider to supply their own ASTMI approved riding helmet (Click here for suggested one). Your instructor will reach out individually to each rider to discuss the phase and timing for your return, and to help you in purchasing the helmet, to ensure a proper fit. All lessons and volunteer times are scheduled so that no more than ten people are on campus at any given time. Please arrive promptly, but no earlier than fifteen minutes before your scheduled time. We ask that only the minimum number of people necessary to support the participant come for the lesson. If this is not possible, all others MUST remain in the car. No “drop-ins” or spectators allowed. The number of lessons we can provide each day is significantly reduced (fewer than fifty percent of pre-COVID-19 levels) due to time scheduled between lessons for cleaning of the facility and tack. Because of this and the increased cost of COVID -19 restrictions, we must levy a $5.00 per lesson “COVID -19 Safety fee.” Should this present a hardship, please talk to us about your options. I look forward to seeing everyone “back in the saddle!"
Stay Safe!
Pauline Meridien, Director, BITS ETC
Hello to all BITS Clients,
We hope you are well, having weathered this pandemic as best as can be expected. The horses are happy to see many of our students return, and we can’t wait to see everyone again.
To protect our returning clients, volunteers, and staff we have instituted changes in the way we do business to follow State and Federal guidelines as well as P.A.T.H. International suggestions for best practices in Equine Facilities. Everyone upon entering the campus will be required to wash their hands and wear masks. We cannot safely disinfect helmets, so we require each rider to supply their own ASTMI approved riding helmet (Click here for suggested one). Your instructor will reach out individually to each rider to discuss the phase and timing for your return, and to help you in purchasing the helmet, to ensure a proper fit. All lessons and volunteer times are scheduled so that no more than ten people are on campus at any given time. Please arrive promptly, but no earlier than fifteen minutes before your scheduled time. We ask that only the minimum number of people necessary to support the participant come for the lesson. If this is not possible, all others MUST remain in the car. No “drop-ins” or spectators allowed. The number of lessons we can provide each day is significantly reduced (fewer than fifty percent of pre-COVID-19 levels) due to time scheduled between lessons for cleaning of the facility and tack. Because of this and the increased cost of COVID -19 restrictions, we must levy a $5.00 per lesson “COVID -19 Safety fee.” Should this present a hardship, please talk to us about your options. I look forward to seeing everyone “back in the saddle!"
Stay Safe!
Pauline Meridien, Director, BITS ETC
How to enroll in our programs1) Email us to let us know what program you are interested in, so we can assure a good match for you!
2) Click here to download our application form. 3) Have your primary care physician clear you for the program by completing the designated pages of the application form. 4) Return completed, signed and dated application. |
Please consider making a donation so we can offer these programs free to all. Thank you!
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