2023-24 Grant Distribution Announcement

The BC Therapeutic Riding Association (BCTRA) has awarded $50,000 in funding to 17 Equine Assisted Service (EAS) Providers in BC. These organizations across BC include programs in therapeutic riding, equine-assisted learning and therapies, and para-equestrian sports. 

The successful recipients are:

Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley
Empowered by Horses
Pony Pals Therapeutic Riding Association
Richmond Therapeutic Riding Association
Southlands Therapeutic Riding Association
Urban Horse Project Society
Valley Therapeutic Riding Association
Westcoast Nature Therapies and Learning Society

Vancouver Islands and Sunshine Coast
Comox Therapeutic Riding Association
Powell River Therapeutic Riding Association
Salt Spring Therapeutic Riding Association
TROTSC – Therapeutic Riding on the Sunshine Coast
Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association

BC Interior
Creston Valley Society for Therapeutic Horsemanship
Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association
Little Oasis Equine Matters
EQuisdom Therapeutic Horsemanship Association

Funds were made available to BCTRA Group Members in good standing through three grants: Growth, Operational and Developing Equine Assisted Service Professionals.

BCTRA has awarded over $285,000 to our members since 2017 through the BCTRA Maggie Carpenter Trust. Our next granting cycle will be announced in September 2024.