Subaru of Kennesaw presents 2016 Share the Love Hometown Charity check to Beyond Limits Therapeutic Riding

On Thursday, April 6th, Subaru of Kennesaw General Manager, Louis Kaissieh, presented Kimberly and Howard Oviedo of Beyond Limits Therapeutic Riding with a check for $8,000, made possible through the Subaru Share the Love Event. This is the first year that Subaru of Kennesaw was able to name two Hometown Charities and the management team unanimously agreed in selecting organizations that provide unique therapeutic services for children with special needs.

Through the 2016 Share the Love Event, Subaru has donated more than $23.4 million to national and local charities. At the heart of the event is Subaru’s $250 donation per car sold to a charity selected by the customer. Since Subaru launched the inaugural event nine years ago, a total of $94 million has been donated to over 660 causes.

Beyond Limits is the first Therapeutic Horseback program to be Special Needs Certified and services include Therapeutic Horseback Riding provided by a PATH Certified Instructor, Special Olympics, Horse Show Competitions, Special Needs Summer Camps and Sibling Summer Camps.

Founded in November 2013 by Kimberly and Howard Oviedo, along with Kimberly’s brother Robert Black, Beyond Limits started with one riding instructor, one horse and two riders. They have grown to three instructors, seven horses, and 39 riders. There is a wide range of diagnoses that therapeutic riding has shown to provide significant benefit, from cognitive and behavioral conditions, to physical disorders and impairments. A few of the more common diagnoses treated through the program include autism, Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, ADHD, learning disabilities, muscular dystrophy, paralysis, anxiety, and depression.

For more information on how you can support or seek services from Beyond Limits Therapeutic Riding, please visit www.beyondlimitsriding.org.