Our Centre

Our therapeutic riding centre is situated in the countryside of Porcia, a small town in the north east of Italy. Colourful and symbolic works of art and a lovely big garden make the centre particularly attractive and welcoming to all clients and visitors.

The facilities include a 30×15 m riding hall (with heating for cold winters…), stables and paddocks so that our horses can be outdoors and socialize with each other.

A newly built spacious room hosts various other activities and social events, and completes the reception area with the office, meeting room and small apartment for permanent volunteers.

Some history

1987
Foundation of Anche noi a cavallo

1988
Agrippina, our first hippotherapy horse first therapeutic riding sessions moving to Porcia

1988
Building the barn

1989
• Building the reception facility
• the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region finances part of the riding hall

1989 – 1995
Giacomo Brusadin becomes President

1989 - 2008
“Ortogiardino”, the local greenery fair, is our first official fundraising experience. We will partecipate for more than 20 years!

1990
Creation of the beautiful murales on the entrance wall, done by the artists Alimede and Casolo

1990
Building of the riding hall and official opening with the participation of Ms. Setti Carraro

1991 - 2001
Agreement with the Ministry of Defense for one conscientious objector per year to work at Anche noi a cavallo.

1992
Establishment of the first interregional scientific committee

1992
Beginning of the partnership with the Mental Health Department

1992
Exhibition at the Pordenone Fair

1992
Bastar-Dok: beauty competition for stray dogs!

1993
Italian Championship: Gianluca Vivan wins the 1st place!

1993
Gigetta, our tireless Haflinger from Sud Tyrol, arrives

1993
Thanks to Franco Flora from Buia'a Riding Club, we start the first vaulting team

1993
Tramonti: the first summer camp with 12 clients and 4 horses

1993
Incontriamoci a Pordenone, an important local event

1994
Newspaper article about our work

1994
Beginning of several training courses for volunteers

1994
Special Olympics in Milan

1994
Agreement with the Daily Care centre of the Healthcare ?

1994
First of four summer camps in Piani di Luzza

1994
Anche noi... in Festa with equine fashion show!

1995
Test project with a group of MS patients

1995
First vaulting social competition

1995
Small guests from Chernobyl

1995
Francesco Longo becomes President of Anche noi a cavallo

1995
First project with the children with special needs from the USA Air Base

1996
National FISD Competition

1996
Beginning of the long lasting tradition of children summer camps

1997
The sheep! A six years lasting agreement with the Hospital of Pordenone to keep their flock of 12 sheep...

1997
Primo e Cayenne, the two Freiberger donated the Associazione, arrive!

1997
Tenth anniversary of Anche noi a cavallo with a show of I Papu

1998
A change of location for our summer camp: lagoon instead of mountains!

1998
Ability Trail, first edition held in Vivaro with the special participation of “Cavallo & Company”

1999
A tornado hits Porcia causing a lot of damage...

1999
Agreemeny with the Porcia Commune for dogs' microchip service. It also created the new job of the DogSitter!

2000
Art workshop with Marta Polli creating “Martacavallo”

2001
Liese e Sarah, the first german volunteers

2001
Vaulting stage in Hohenhameln (Germany) with 6 young vaulters

2001
Activities with some local schools

2001 - 2014
Matilde starts working with us!

2002
University thesis by Federico Zardo about Hippotherapy

2002
Davide, the last conscientious objector...

2003
Visit of the Residential Centre of Stancic – Zagreb and lecture on how to set up a therapeutic riding centre

2005
Accreditation as a hosting organisation for EVS volunteers and arrival of Ida from Sweden

2006 - Anche noi a cavallo annual party with art exhibition and charity fundraising!

2006
The carriage arrives

2007
Twentieth anniversary with a conference, an open day and a big party! Publication of “A cavallo si può... twenty years later”

2009
After 22 years on the front line, Marianne Muntendam leaves the role of Coordinator of the Centre to Vallì Bomben

2010
Ciao Beatrice Zanchet... Thanks to her idea Associazione anche noi a cavallo was born

2010
Planting a Libanese Cedar Tree to always remember one of the founders of Anche noi a cavallo...

2011
Premio Purlilium

2011
“B come Bimbo”, a three days children's event at the Pordenone Fair

2011
Fundraising: a vintage wedding dresses fashion show

2012
Ciao Sara Moranduzzo and thank you for having made our wonderful logo and for directing our magazine for so many years!

2012
Andrea Crozzoli becomes the new director of Anche noi a cavallo - Magazine

2012
25th anniversary celebrated in Villa Dolfin

2012
Beginning of the Grundvig Project “Taught me how to walk”

2013
We need more space... the beginning of a long and tough road to build an extra large room for more activities

2013
A regional grant to buy a patient hoist, a big improvement for riders and therapists!

2013
New animal assisted interventions with dogs

2014
Master in Pet Therapy of the University of Trieste, the practical part on Equine assisted therapy held in Porcia

2015
The three years programme in collaboration with the Province of Pordenone continues and every Tuesday there is a group of 6 workers!

2016
New European project “Horses teach me how to find my way”, partnership with Greece, Ireland, Turkey, Croatia and Spain

2017
The new room is ready!

2017
30th Anniversary of Anche noi a cavallo and official opening of the new construction by Jan Muntendam, the main sponsor of Anche noi a cavallo

2017
First experience of psychomotor activities

2018
Time for a new website... Thanks to a special funding from Jeroen van Setten and the hard work of BrodoStudio and Cristian Cainero

31

Years of activity

7

Horses in stable

108

Weekly sessions

258

Registered Members

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