NARHA is pleased to announce that Purina Mills, LLC, has signed a contract to be the title sponsor of the 2011 NARHA National Conference and Annual Meeting. Purina Mills will provide travel scholarships for the equestrian award winners, who will accept their awards at the 2011 NARHA Awards Banquet, Friday, November 10, 2011.
The national award winner for each equestrian category, Independent Adult Equestrian, Adult Equestrian, Youth Equestrian, Child Equestrian and the NARHA Horses for Heroes Equestrian, will receive travel scholarship reimbursement funds.
Brant Gilbert, Marketing Director of the Horse Business Group at Purina Mills, attended last year's awards banquet in Denver. He was so impressed by what he saw that he wanted to make a special contribution to help alleviate a hardship that travel to the banquet might cause.
The funds may be used to cover the price of round trip flights or car rental and mileage to and from Lexington, KY, and the winner's hometown, hotel, taxi, shuttle or meals for the winner and his/her family or friends for the purpose of attending the 2011 awards banquet.
The national conference is NARHA’s premier educational opportunity for member centers and instructors who attend from all across the USA and internationally, and who provide equine-assisted activities and therapies for people with physical, mental, emotional and learning challenges.