THNM Skyline Therapy Services

Mailing Address: PO Box 2225, Edgewood, NM 87015
County of Location: Bernalillo
Phone: (505) 281-1811
NTEE Code: N- Recreation, Sports, Leisure, Athletics, D- Animal Related, E- Health Care, H- Medical Research
Mission Statement:

To provide outpatient therapy services to special needs individuals - specializing in the use of hippotherapy (equine movement) and related equine assisted activities as treatment strategies.

Primary Programs:

We provide physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language therapy to special needs children - specializing in the use of hippotherapy (equine movement) and equine assisted therapy activities - since 1982.

We provide American Hippotherapy Association approved educational courses in the use of hippotherapy as a treatemnt tool to professionals nation wide. We are involved in research of the effectiveness of hippotherapy through the Univeristy of New Mexico. We have helped to establish the national standards of practice and accreditation process for therapists using hippotherapy as part of their clinical practice.

We produce the PRCA Exceptional Rodeo program for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association which is a recreational event designed to pair prorodeo contestants with special needs children in amodifed rodeo event and have done so nationally since 1983.

Populations Served: Native American, African-American, Rural, Asian-American, Urban, Children and Youth, Latino/Hispanic, Disabled, Low Income, Women and Girls, Men and Boys, Families
Counties Served: Statewide
Year Founded:

1892

Annual Budget: $24,999 or less
Personnel: 10 to 29 FTE
Executive Director:

Ruth Dismuke-Blakely

Accepts inquiries: Does not accept volunteer or board inquires
Nonprofit Status: Has 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the IRS, Is registered as a Nonprofit Corporation with the State of New Mexico

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