Helmet Exchange

Bucks Country Saddlery is hosting a helmet exchange. When you trade in your old or worn helmet you get 20% off the purchase of a new one! This offer is from September 22-24 and is a great opportunity for an upgrade!

Bucks Country Saddlery

4765 York Rd/PO Box 917 Buckingham, Pennsylvania 18912 215-794-5411

USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage Team

Amazing article about the recent para-equestrian competition!

North Penn School District

Parents in the North Penn School District are advocating for more services for their kids, and a more concrete plan from the school district.

Article

Upcoming Events Hosted by the BCASC

BCASC Parent Forum Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Where: Doylestown Health & Wellness Center, 847 Easton Road, Warrington PA 18976 (in the Doylestown Room on the lower level of the building.) The group is open to all, including parents, grandparents and guardians or children and teens and adults on the autism spectrum in Bucks County and surrounding areas. Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders often feel socially isolated and have difficulty finding information and support. The group will be an open forum, with no pre-planned agenda. Discussion will revolve around areas of concern or interest to the parents in attendance. Contact MIgnasiak@bcasc.org for more details

BCASC Education Committee Meeting Date: Monday, September 19, 2011 Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm Where: The Center for Neuropsychology and Counseling, PC, 1243 Easton Road, Suite 203, Warrington, PA 18976 Contact education@bcasc.org for more details *****************

BCASC Speaker Series Meeting:

What is Evidence-Based Practice, and why it is important? Date: Monday October 3, 2011 Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Where: Bucks County Intermediate Unit, 705 North Shady Retreat Road, Doylestown, PA 18901 Please join us for this FREE presention by: Dr. Peter Doehring, Director of Autism Services, Foundations Behavioral Health With the tremendous increase in scientific research on Autism Spectrum Disorder (or ASD) over the past 15 years, we are able to identify specific, evidence-based practices (or EBPs) based on the consistency and quality of research supporting them. We define EBP, and discuss the advantages of relying on EBP whenever possible. We also describe some of the limits to EBP, because of the limited range of research currently available, and the challenge of knowing whether research findings apply to all children with ASD. We conclude by offering some practical advice to parents and professionals seeking to evaluate whether a given approach is likely to work with their child. Contact speakerseries@bcasc.org for more details.

Hurricane Update

No lessons after 1pm on Saturday the 27th and no lessons prior to 11am on Sunday. Hope the barn is all in one piece after all this! Please check FB/email for updates on lessons as the Hurricane progresses! Be safe and make sure everything is tied down on porches and decks

Thank You

Ivy Hill has been honored to have two community day work groups in the past month. During the month of May Ivy Hill did a lot of spring-cleaning with the help of our friends fro Reed Technologies and Calvary Church.

On Tuesday May 24, 2011 a beautiful sunny day after a week of rain. Calvary Church of Souderton came out with 20+ volunteers to help with some fixing, building, and maintenance jobs around the barn. They worked through out the afternoon and evening moving the wood pile, tearing down the old picnic table, made wooden jump standards, fixed paddock fences, built dice, re-leveled stall floor mats, mow, weed whack, clean up the manure pile, wipe off toys and stain and waterproof the new picnic tables. They also brought a special treat from Rita’s for families, staff, and volunteers who helped out on that day.

Ivy Hill appreciates all the help from the group to keep the barn looking open, warm and welcoming to parents, friends, and family. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to help those in your community.

Ivy Hill Home Show Spring 2011

Ivy Hill Therapeutic Equestrian Center had great weather on April 30, 2011 and May 1, 2011 for their Annual Spring Horse Show and Open House. Riders participated in trail and equitation classes on Saturday with dressage and jumping classes on Sunday. 68 riders participated in the horse show ranging in ages from 3 to 65.

Families, riders, and guests enjoyed watching the different classes as well as a cook-out. Families were overjoyed with the look on the riders faces as they rode there best, won ribbons, and showed off what they have learned all winter.