Miss Freger and her students from McCullough Elementary School enjoyed a recent field trip to visit the Making Strides Foundation in Penn Township. Founder Jill Masciantonio, from Penn-Trafford, is a trained occupational therapist and equestrian. She combined those passions to offer occupational and speech therapies at the horse stables at her family’s barn.
Miss Freger’s students had a great time meeting the horses, learning how to brush them, going for a ride, making and feeding them treats, and playing a variety of sensory-stimulating games.
Jill Masciantonio stands to the right of her horse, Lady, and is surrounded by the Penn-Trafford visitors
2nd-grader Jackson Styslinger enjoys a horseback ride
Gianna Acker, grade 5, shows great balance
5th-grader Caad Costelnock feeds some treats to his new friend