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Julie Lovely
Executive Director
Wild Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Program
PATH Intl. Massachusetts State Chair
Julie has been involved with therapeutic riding since she first volunteered for a local program in Upstate NY over 20 years ago. She is a PATH Intl. registered instructor and the founder/director of Wild Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Program. Julie also enjoys drawing and painting, and working with her Morab, Izzy, and two miniature horses, Bootsie & Jimmy. She lives in West Bridgewater with her husband, Golden Retriever, five cats, and three horses.
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News from Wild Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Program
Wild Hearts welcomes our first program-owned horse!
Wild Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Program (www.wildheartstherapeutic.org) is excited to announce that Kipper has joined the Wild Hearts family! Kipper’s donation was made possible by the generosity of all who participated and supported the First Annual Wild Hearts Benefit Hunter Pace. Kipper has been a wonderful, much need addition to the program as it continues to grow.
Mara Iwanicki joins Wild Hearts as volunteer coordinator
Join us in welcoming Mara Iwanicki as Wild Hearts volunteer coordinator. Mara has also generously allowed Wild Hearts to work with her fantastic Curly horse, Merlin – who has proven to be an invaluable part of Wild Hearts lessons and special programs. Additionally, Mara has offered to Wild Hearts the use of her beautiful farm in Berkley, MA in addition to our location in Raynham, MA.
Arc of Bristol County participates in Therapeutic Riding program at Wild Hearts
Four adults from the Arc of Bristol County participated in Wild Hearts therapeutic riding program in November 2011. According to Project Rec-Connect Coordinator, Troy Hixon, “all of the individuals expressed how they felt so excited to brush, ride, and feed the horses. Their reaction and happiness to the experience was priceless.” All of us at Wild Hearts are very excited to work with the individuals from the Arc when they visit us again in April, May, and June of 2012!
Exciting things are happening at The BiNA Farm!
The BiNA Farm provides therapeutic programs for people with cognitive, physical, psychological, and developmental disabilities. This fall, our new BiNA Farm Center opened in South Natick. Our new space includes offices and group meeting spaces, as well as space for yoga, music therapy, and mental health counseling. The BiNA Farm Center is our fourth location, joining our barns in Sherborn, Canton (at the Massachusetts Hospital School), and Wellesley (at the Dana Hall School). We are excited to be growing fast, and reaching out to new families. Please check out our website at www.binafarm.org, or contact us at 508-651-2462, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , with questions or inquiries. Happy Holidays from The BiNA Farm!
BiNA Farm Job Opening:
The BiNA Farm is seeking an Administrative Assistant who is able to work 30 hours Monday-Friday at our Natick location. We are a fast growing non profit which provides a variety of therapies to children with family needs such as therapeutic horseback riding, music and art therapy, yoga and massage therapy, gardening and rock climbing.
Our office team needs to find a wonderful addition who is proficient in Quickbooks as the job is also being responsible for accounts payable and receivable, Excel, managing data bases, excellent writing and editing skills and working directly for the Executive Director and Executive Board of the non profit. We require CORI background checks for all employees since we work with children. Please send resume and hourly salary requirements via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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