On Saturday mornings, Lesson Treatment Assistants (LTAs) arrive at The Shea Center at 7:30 a.m., to get horses ready for the long day’s work. Working horses before their lessons is an important responsibility of the LTA position and a crucial part of the Shea horses'...
The program horses at The Shea Center are well cared for in the following manner: Each horse has its own diet consisting of one of two hay options for lunch and dinner, Timothy hay or Teff hay. We also feed our horses lunch, consisting of hay cubes containing a blend...
Emerson is a Labrador/Golden Retriever mix who has been “on staff” as The Shea Center’s facility dog for 10 years this November! Trained by professional instructors at Canine Companions for Independence to work in a health care, visitation, or educational setting,...
Joy Kirby is our volunteer of the month! She learned of The Shea Center through her son’s girlfriend, Taylor Jepsen, who has been a Shea Center volunteer for a year. After hearing about Taylor’s positive experiences at the Center, Joy signed on as a volunteer this...
Our Volunteer of the Month is Missy Braun! Missy discovered The Shea Center in 2010 when looking into occupational therapy as a major for college. She learned The Shea Center offered volunteering opportunities, and she has since been volunteering at the Center...
Our marvelous Volunteer of the Month is Julie Froley! For 18 years, Julie drove past The Shea Center on her way to announce at hunter/jumper horse shows at Sycamore Trails Stables. When she retired from announcing, she needed to get her “horse fix” elsewhere. Her...
Our Volunteer of the Month is Kris Yellin! Kris learned about The Shea Center 13 years ago while horseback riding at Sycamore Trails Stables. Being a horse person and enjoying working with people, she wanted to be a Shea Center volunteer, but was unable to commit to a...
During our 2019 Annual Volunteer Celebration, we applauded the accomplishments of our fabulous Shea Center volunteers during 2018. We set a new record providing nearly 15,000 hours of client services in our core programs and another 2,700+ hours of training. Over 800...
Shelby Holloway, a fulltime nursing assistant during the week, is our Volunteer of the Month. She is a key player at our barn on Saturday mornings preparing our horses for the morning lessons. Shelby came to The Shea Center through Sycamore Trails Stables and her best...
Shea Center volunteer Jasmine C. is a valued team member both at the barn and in lessons. Her dependability and consistency are two of the reasons she has been selected as Volunteer of the Month. Jasmine enjoys being around horses and is an avid horseback rider. While...