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Salem Saddle Club brings horses to Clelian Heights School in Hempfield

4-H Visits Clelian Heights School

Members of the Salem Saddle 4-H brought their horses for a visit to Clelian Heights School, for a bout of equine therapy.


The Salem Saddle Club from Westmoreland County 4-H brought horses to the Clelian Heights School for Exceptional Children in Hempfield on Wednesday.

“This may be my last time ever on a horse, so lets make it count,” Sister Deborah Lopez, 70, said.

Clelian Heights provides spiritual, educational, vocational and residential programs for children and young adults with developmental disabilities, while increasing their quality of life and encouraging independent living. The school serves Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.


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Maddy Hilbert, 9, sits in the saddle during a morning of horse play hosted by the Salem Saddle Club 4-H at the Clelian Heights School for Exceptional Children in Hempfield on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.
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Abbey Kilkeary leads Talon Turnage-El, 9, around the play area, during a morning of horse play hosted by the Salem Saddle Club 4-H at the Clelian Heights School for Exceptional Children in Hempfield on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.
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Bryce Worthington, 13, feeds a horse a carrot during a morning of horse play hosted by the Salem Saddle Club 4-H at the Clelian Heights School for Exceptional Children in Hempfield on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.
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Sister Deborah Lopez, 70, smiles as she rides a horse during a morning of horse play hosted by the Salem Saddle Club 4-H at the Clelian Heights School for Exceptional Children in Hempfield on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. “This may be my last time ever on a horse, so lets make it count”, said Lopez.