Tidbits

For timely news about R.O.C.K. staff, policies, announcements, and trivia . . .

New Staff

Not long after Marta Merced came to R.O.C.K. as an enthusiastic volunteer with a passion for horses, she applied for the horse care assistant position. Since last fall she has been helping care for our marvelous herd. We are grateful she manages to find time for R.O.C.K. while maintaining a full time position at the State of Texas offices during the day. Marta understands what it takes to make our horses comfortable with clean surroundings. She takes great care in her job and her dedication is much appreciated!

Ride for R.O.C.K.

Join us on Sunday, June 5^th, for the first annual motorcycle Ride for R.O.C.K. Motorcycle riders will start out from R.O.C.K., and end at Hardtails Bar & Grill, 1515 North IH 35, in Georgetown. The cost is $35.00 per rider. Check in begins at 10:00 a.m.; the ride begins at 11:00 a.m. The first 100 riders to register will get a free T-Shirt!

You don’t have to ride to support R.O.C.K.! Come out to Hardtails Bar from 1:00 pm – 6:00pm and bring your family. Admission is $25.00 per adult, kids ages 6-15 years get in for $10.00 each. Kids under 6 years old are FREE! Admission includes lunch, live entertainment and a silent auction to benefit R.O.C.K.

To register, contact Christy Hall at Christy@rockride.org or (512) 930-7625, ext. 302. Visit www.Rockride.org for more details.

A&M to Partner with R.O.C.K.

Nancy O'Meara Krenek, PT, HPCS; R.O.C.K. Founder, Director of Therapy & Research, NARHA Registered Instructor, AHA Registered Therapist

The Texas A&M University System has approached R.O.C.K. to assist them in developing equine assisted activities and therapies at more of their campuses. We are working together on an agreement to guide our endeavor and are honored to help. It is our hope that this new partnership will also lead to opportunities for collaborative research with Texas A&M.

Family Survey

Please visit the R.O.C.K. Website for a link to the Family Survey. Your feedback is essential in helping us improve our services to you and your family. We are looking to compile 3 years of data and get the results out to families by the end of June. Thank you!

HORSE TRIVIA

Did you know…..

a horse can live well into their 40s
many of the horses at R.O.C.K. are over 20 years old
that many of these horses live long lives at ROCK because of the work they do
our horses also develop a special bond with their riders, discerning just what the rider needs during his or her therapy
many of our horses have interesting backgrounds, including pulling "royal carriages" at Disneyland, successful racing careers, and competitive horse shows
horses develop relationships with other horses. Dee and Goldie, our two oldest horses, are like an old married couple and support each other every day
horses form cliques and have definite opinions and preferences, likes and dislikes, for other horses AND people
our current herd works constantly, with little down time, because the need for their services is so great