Horses & Horizons Therapeutic Learning Center Inc. is looking for volunteers to help with its special program of therapeutic horseback riding for children and adults with special needs.

HHTLC, a registered nonprofit organization, is located 10 miles south of Tamaqua, near Route 309. It offers therapeutic riding lessons on Monday and Wednesday evenings from May through October.Lesson volunteers must be at least 14 years old, in good health, and able to walk for an hour at a time. They must successfully complete a volunteer training session, provided by HHTLC. While experience with horses and/or people with disabilities is helpful, it is not necessary. HHTLC also welcomes the volunteer assistance of allied health fields professionals and people with horse experience.HHTLC serves riders with a wide variety of disabilities. Therapeutic horseback riding has been shown to improve balance, posture, strength, and coordination. It also helps to increase self-awareness, self-confidence, attention span and independence. Often, riders also gain improved social skills.HHTLC will hold a required volunteer training session for lesson volunteers from 1 to 5 p.m. June 13 at the center. Anyone who wishes to volunteer to help with riding lessons must attend this hands-on training.In addition to lesson volunteers, HHTLC also needs volunteers to assist with other duties. If you would like to become a volunteer, contact Peggy Cicchinelli at 570-325-3566 or

peggyhhtlc@juno.com; or Elaine Smith at 570-386-5679 or

elshhtlc1@gmail.com.For additional information visit

www.horsesandhorizons.org.