TULLY — The Hoehl Family Foundation recently donated $50,000 to From The Ground Up Therapeutic Horsemanship, Inc. (FTGU) to help the organization to buy a new, larger facility and expand its programs, according to a news release from FTGU. FTGU says it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, started in 2002, that provides equine-assisted activities and […]
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TULLY — The Hoehl Family Foundation recently donated $50,000 to From The Ground Up Therapeutic Horsemanship, Inc. (FTGU) to help the organization to buy a new, larger facility and expand its programs, according to a news release from FTGU.
FTGU says it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, started in 2002, that provides equine-assisted activities and therapies to persons of all abilities, life challenges, and stages.
The nonprofit, which had outgrown its prior facility, has been able to buy a new facility in Tully with the grant from the Hoehl Foundation along with donations from “many other generous donors and supporters.” With this new facility, FTGU says it can expand programs, number of participants, and service to many more communities year-round in Central New York. FTGU is now located at Gentle Farm at 1238 North Road in Tully. It was scheduled to host an open house there on Oct. 1.
“The new facility is perfect for us, with an indoor arena so that we can operate year round, a classroom for camps, workshops and classes and more space for horses that we could have dreamed,” Andrea Colella, executive director of From The Ground Up Therapeutic Horsemanship, said in the release. “We would like to express our greatest gratitude to the Hoehl Family and also to their representative, Laura Latka who helped us every step of the way.”
FTGU notes that the “intuitive and accepting nature” horses as well as their movement, motivates participants to achieve physical, emotional, social, and educational goals. “The horses’ size develops confidence, mutual respect, and trust in all who partner with them on the ground or in the saddle,” the release stated.