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Due to the forecasted weather, we will be pushing back the start time one hour from 9:00 to 10:00.  We will plan to have the annual meeting at the end of the schedule.  Please plan accordingly and we hope to see everyone there!

Annual Meeting Notice

Therapeutic Riding Association of Virginia (TRAV)
Annual Meeting and Education Workshops
Saturday, February 17, 2024
9:15 am – 2:00pm ET – Registration is at 9:00 am
Blue Ridge Community College – 1 College Ln, Weyer Cave, VA 24486

Cost is $10 to help cover lunch and you need to be a current TRAV member. Please bring exact $10 cash or a check on the day of the meeting if you wish to purchase a box lunch. You must make a choice on the registration form below in order to have a box lunch provided.

You can pay online for your annual membership if you do not currently have one or renew your current membership at the meeting. 

2024 marks the 38th year of service for TRAV. Our dedicated Board members, member centers, and individual members have done an incredible job of expanding the reach of the equine-assisted services world, while strengthening our programs and services. Our program highlights are numerous this year, and we look forward to sharing them at this year’s Annual Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the TRAV ANNUAL MEEETING will be held in conjunction with an educational workshop on Saturday, February 17, 2024. The meeting will be held at the Blue Ridge Community College – 1 College Ln, Weyer Cave, VA 24486

The purpose of this annual meeting is to:

● Act on any business which may properly come before this meeting
● Share the annual report with our constituents
● Elect new board members to open seats
● Elect Board officers

SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY

9:00 – 9:15am ET Registration
9:15-10:00 am ET Welcome & Opening Remarks and TRAV Annual Meeting
Welcome & Call to Order – Shannon Lawson, Board President
Board Business
10:00-11:00 ET. Positioning Your Center for Success: A discussion on TRAV, PATH and the
CTRI process and how it affects your center – Jenny Spain and Lissa Ramsepaul – CE
11:00- 11:45 pm ET LUNCH
12:00-1:00 pm ET Strategies for Success, – Kaiti Otte, OTR. “De-escalation Strategies. – DE
1:00-2:00 pm ET Therapeutic Riding Assessment for Adults and Children– Dr. Cheryl Coughlin, OTD,OTR/L – DE

TRAV MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
TRAV 2024 annual individual and center membership renewals are due by March 31, 2024.
Both the individual and center membership forms are available on the TRAV website by clicking on the links below:
● Individual membership renewal form
● Center membership renewal form

Membership dues are as follows:
Individual (annual) . . . . . . . $25
Individual (lifetime) . . . . . . $250
Center (annual) . . . . . . . . . $35
Center (lifetime) . . . . . . . . $350

Please note: Per the TRAV bylaws, Article Three, all new and renewing Member Centers must be
current members of PATH, Intl.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Online registration is open and will remain so until Thursday, February 15, 2024.
PLEASE FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM BELOW

Registration for both the TRAV Annual Meeting and the informational session is FREE OF CHARGE to all registrants.
To become a member of TRAV (available to both centers as well as individuals), please visit our website at www.travinc.org.

Continuing Education Units
This conference satisfies up to 3 hours of annual continuing education requirements.

TRAV Statement on Inclusion and Diversity
The Therapeutic Riding Association of Virginia (TRAV) states its mission as a “… non-profit formed to
foster equine-assisted activities by offering education and networking opportunities to operating
centers and to raise public awareness of the benefits of these activities to individuals with disabilities.”
To further clarify, TRAV endorses fairness, justice, and equality for all regardless of race, ethnicity,
culture, religious/spiritual belief, gender, socio-economic status, or age. TRAV holds this belief integral
in providing services to the population identified in the mission statement and is committed to uphold
this standard as a valued tenet.