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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022, 5.30 – 9 PM

An elegant evening at the iconic W.C. Brown house, on the stunning grounds of the newly renovated
‘RESERVE’ in Hot Springs. AR. Guests enjoy delicious heavy hors d’oeuvres accompanied by live music
performed by musician Jerry Lewis. Silent and live auction with high-end items in the greenhouse
Conservatory.

LOCATION: THE RESERVE, 2330 CENTRAL AVENUE, HOT SPRINGS AR

ATTIRE: COCKTAIL, BUSINESS

TICKETS: Early bird: $85 / $100 after Sept 8 per ticket

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By James Leigh

SENTINEL RECORD – HER MAGAZINE AUGUST 2022

Read the article here: https://www.hotsr.com/news/2022/aug/21/changing-lives/

WATCH HERE:

Host Victoria Porter, LCSW, sits down with Katja Summerlin, executive director of
Sunshine Therapeutic Riding Center to talk about equine assisted therapy.

Read the full story here:
https://healthy-hot-springs.castos.com/podcasts/41086/episodes/healthy-hot-springs-
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Out of the doctor’s office and into the stables, special needs children have a new form of therapy in Garland County.

Making their way to the arena, Patrick Hallahan and his pediatric therapist Annemie Crews get ready to start the day’s session. Crews work with Hallahan on his speech and movement.Out of the doctor’s office and into the stables, special needs children have a new form of therapy in Garland County.

Making their way to the arena, Patrick Hallahan and his pediatric therapist Annemie Crews get ready to start the day’s session. Crews work with Hallahan on his speech and movement.

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With the fall semester now in full swing, Sunshine Therapeutic Riding Center is gearing up to host its first official fundraiser with a Southern Soirée at the Reserve on Oct. 23.

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A new therapeutic riding center designed to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities has recently made its home in Hot Springs. A love for horses and their son’s Down syndrome diagnosis prompted Zach and Katja Summerlin to found Sunshine Therapeutic Riding Center (STRC) after realizing the need for this type of service in Garland County. Their vision is to make hippotherapy and therapeutic riding services accessible to all individuals with disabilities in the area for little to no cost.

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Hot Springs is home to a new nonprofit organization that utilizes horses to deliver essential, previously unavailable services to adults and children with disabilities (cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism, wheelchair users, intellectual and developmental disabilities). The organization brings therapeutic riding and access to the only hippotherapy program in the county.

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