We Did It! PATH Premier Certification

I am not sure where to begin as I sit at the Region 8 PATH Intl conference with two of our instructors, Libby and Cameron, our mental health counselor, Hadley, and our instructor-in-training, Lauren. This comes literally three days after our site visit from PATH Intl., as we strive to become a premier PATH center. I am not sure that I am at liberty to share, but I am sharing anyway. Two PATH representatives came to determine if Healing with Horses Ranch and our satellite center at SAGE have policies and procedures that fulfill the 115 standards that PATH centers follow.

​I am pleased to say that because of the dedication of our staff and volunteers, we scored a 98 at SAGE and a 99 at the ranch. I think that we passed! This is a huge accomplishment. In 2016, there were 882 member centers, of which only 272 were premier centers. This new premier status shows a level of dedication to the safety and effectiveness of our center, gives us access to grants that were not available to us without this accreditation, and allows us to host PATH Intl. workshops and certifications here at the ranch.