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upcoming Round Table:
Supporting Positive Identity Development with EAS
~ Betsy Kahl ~
Monday, April 28, 2025 @ 7:30pm PST
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This presentation will look at the trauma individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities may experience and how it may impact their sense of self and challenge their ability to connect, communicate and engage in cooperative relationships. We will use Dr. Karyn Harvey’s concept of positive identity development as a framework for creating safe, inclusive and empowering experiences for EAS participants.
Learning objectives:
- explain what identity is and how it develops,
- understand how identity impacts behavior,
- understand how identity can change through supportive interactions,
- identify why positive identity development is relevant to EAS,
- and identify ways to support positive identity development through EAS.
Meet Betsy Kahl | Betsy has been teaching riding and adaptive riding since 2007, delivering programs in New Hampshire, Ohio, Texas, and Oregon.A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Betsy values harmonious relationships for horses and humans based on trust, relaxation, joy, and choice. She studies and teaches classical dressage and believes work in hand is the key for developing a positive working relationship with your horse while unlocking their joy of movement.Betsy combines work in hand with her knowledge as a Train Your Seat Rider Biomechanics 4* Trainer and Franklin Method® Equestrian Trainer, and can help riders develop a uniquely balanced, adaptive, and responsive riding position that both they and their horse can enjoy.
- PATH Intl Advanced Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor
- Train Your Seat Rider Biomechanics 4* Trainer
- Franklin Method® Equestrian Trainer
- Franklin Method® Equestrian Ball and Band Certified
- ATHENA/Horse Boy Method Trainer
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June Round Table also Announced!
Saebra Pipoly from Hoof Falls & Footfalls will be presenting on June 16th at 7:30pm PST.
Topic: Student Progress Tracking & Reporting – tracking student progress efficiently is essential, but traditional methods can be time-consuming and prone to errors. In this session, we’ll explore how technology and AI can streamline tracking and reporting, saving time while enhancing accuracy. Learn how digital tools and automation can transform the way educators monitor progress, ensuring real-time insights and better outcomes for students.
About Saebra: Owner/Founder of Hoof Falls & Footfalls. After almost a decade of working in various capacities at a large PATH intl. Premier Accredited Center she made the incredibly hard decision to step down from her position to stay at home with her (then) young children. She wanted a way to stay involved in the EAS industry and continue to grow as an instructor…so Hoof Falls & Footfalls was created! Hoof Falls & Footfalls provides high quality, thought-provoking, and professional content related to adaptive/therapeutic riding and other Equine Assisted Services (EAS). She was raised in a world surrounded by equines and inherited the “horse bug” from her grandfather and parents. Saebra is a CHA-IRD Instructor, CHA- Instructor of Riders with Disabilities: Master Instructor, PATH Intl. CTRI Process Associate Faculty/Evaluator, PATH Intl. Instructor Mentor, PATH Intl. Equine Specialist, and PATH Intl. Advanced Instructor. She is based out of Phoenix, Arizona.