Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach

The first TRC newsletter, an annual publication called TRC Tails, rolled off the presses in the early '90s. With stories of students and volunteers, and news of special events, it contributed to the growth of the young organization. In 2003 the newsletter, TRC moved to a quarterly newsletter in order to meet the demands of our growing organization. The newsletter is distributed in March, July and November for our supporters, students, volunteers and is distributed throughout Huntington Beach.

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Vivienne has been volunteering with TRC for over 10 years. She has loved animals as far back as she can remember, and it was at summer camp where she rode her first “big” horse that she became drawn to horses.

Vivienne was born in Encino and grew up in an unincorporated section of L.A. County that was then considered part of San Pedro. As a teenager, she went on trail rides at Palos Verdes Stables, but it wasn't until about 20 years later that she began to take serious lessons. Shortly after she began taking lessons at TRCHB in 1999 Vivienne discovered TRC. She had been volunteering at another NARHA center and wanted to learn as much

about horses as she could, so she began volunteering at both programs. Over time she became more and more involved in TRC. In 2003 when the newsletter went quarterly, she and another volunteer began working on it together.

Vivienne has written freelance for three different community newspapers and has been Development Writer for Chapman University. But she continues to work on the newsletter for the same reason she is drawn to TRC. She knows first-hand the incredible elation and sense of accomplishment that comes from attaining a goal in spite of a physical challenge. Vivienne has ataxic cerebral palsy, which results in poor balance, coordination and depth perception. In addition, she has a mild spinal curvature that further throws her off balance. In spite of the obstacles, with patient and encouraging instructors she has learned how to lope on a horse, something that had seemed to be completely out of reach. Because of that she feels a sense of connection to the students. With the newsletter she can write about horses, therapeutic riding and what the students can accomplish with the help of these wonderful, kind and sensitive animals. People have hidden strengths. Just because someone has what is technically and legally called a disability doesn't mean that they're “disabled”. Sometimes they just have to be a little more patient, or creative, or both, to find a way around that obstacle.

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