riding center seeks volunteers

Horses & Horizons Therapeutic Learning Center is looking for volunteers to help with its special program of therapeutic horseback riding for children and adults with special needs. The center, which offers special riding lessons on Monday and Wednesday evenings from May through October, is located 10 miles south of Tamaqua, near Route 309.

There is a required volunteer training session from 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 19 at the center. Anyone who wishes to volunteer to help with the riding lessons must attend this hands-on training.

To become a volunteer or to request more information, contact Jane Ostroski at 610-298-2546 (jeohhtlc15@gmail.com) or Elaine Smith at 570-386-5679 (elshhtlc1@gmail.com).

For more information on the riding center, visit www.horsesandhorizons.org.