Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE FULL BODY RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISE ON HORSEBACK CALLED EQUINE THERAPY AT NO COST, TO AS MANY CERTIFIED DISABLED CHILDREN AND ADULTS AS POSSIBLE.TO GENTLY EASE EACH RIDER INTO A PROGRAM OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE TAILORED TO HIS OR HER NEEDS.FOR THE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED, TO HELP THE DEVELOPMENT OF BENEFICIAL MUSCLES AND JOINTS.FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, TO PROVIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL BENEFITS DERIVED FROM RIDING A HORSE.FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY BONDING WITH OTHERS, TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP TRUST AND CONFIDENCE BY BONDING WITH A TRAINED HORSE.TO CONTINUE RESCUING AND ADOPTING HORSES IN NEED AND PROVIDE THEM WITH NURTURING CARE AND TRAINING.TO LOOK AT THE ABILITY OF A PERSON RATHER THAN THE DISABILITY.TO BELIEVE EVERYONE IS WORTHY.TO KNOW THAT MIRACLES DO HAPPEN.
TO PROVIDE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES VARIOUS THERAPIES AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EQUINE INTERACTION.
CHILDREN AND ADULTS RANGING FROM AGE 3 TO 82 WITH VARIED LEVELS AND TYPES OF DISABILITIES ARE REFERRED TO PEGASUS RIDING ACADEMY FOR EQUINE THERAPY FROM THE COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, PRIVATE PHYSICIANS, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, AND VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COACHELLA VALLEY. EACH RIDER IS EASED INTO A PROGRAM OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE GEARED TO THEIR NEEDS. FOR THE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED, RIDERS STRENGTHEN THEIR MUSCLES AND JOINTS. FOR THE MENTALLY CHALLENGED THE RIDERS RECEIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL BENEFITS, SUCH AS LEARNING TO CONCENTRATE AND A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT. DURING 2011 PEGASUS HAD 180 HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM A RIDER MUST BE DEEMED HANDICAPPED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OR BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. CLASSES ARE HELD OCTOBER TO MAY, WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, EVERY HALF HOUR FROM 8:30 A.M. UNTIL APPROXIMATELY NOON. THERE ARE UP TO 6 HORSES IN THE RING AT A TIME AND RIDERS ALWAYS HAVE ONE TRAINED VOLUNTEER ON EACH SIDE OF THEM AND A TRAINED VOLUNTEER LEADER WHO GUIDES THE HORSE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Buck Pruett | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Sullivan | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Heath Scarinci | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Enrique Solis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine Ecklund Mares | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Scarinci | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Timothy Vail Dvm | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dick Shaloub | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Penny Carpenter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Leanna Bonamici | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Carl K Osborne Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Curtiss Perry | TREASURER | 15 | $0 |
| Chase Berke | COO OF OPERATIONS | 11 | $0 |
| Peter Solomon | CHAIRMAN | 3 | $0 |
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