Pinuki Ranch: Riding Therapy for 'Lotem' students- School for Autistic youth

Pinuki Farm commemorates the memory of the late Orna Han Moschlin, founder of Lotem School - a regional high school for low-functioning autistic teenagers, by providing individual therapy riding therapy to all students at the school without any payment from the parents or the school. Up until recently, this project had been funded by welfare governmental budget and donations, with no charge to the parents or the school. Unfortunately, since the recent war in Israel, governmental support has completely ceased and donations have all but halted. Yet, Tammy and Kobi continue the riding sessions for 16 ‘Lotem’ students at the expense of their ranch. There are about 100 students at ‘Lotem’ who are highly distressed from the security situation in the region. The riding sessions at our ranch allow them a small island of sanity. The cost of each therapy session is 180 ILS per individual. We aspire to return and provide sessions to all ‘Lotem’ students as once before. This is a total cost of 720,000 ILS (approximately USD 200,000) per year.