Gianni’s Italian Bistro is a small quaint Italian restaurant located in San Ramon. But this little restaurant, with its fabulous food, is huge in the hearts of those at Xenophon. Restaurant owners, Gianni and Melanie Bartoletti, are impacting their community in a big way. Their restaurant is normally closed on Mondays, but several years ago,…
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Eagle Scout Increases Compost Capacity
When Eagle Scout candidate, Chris Anderson, came to Xenophon to see if we had a project he could do for his Eagle Scout badge, little did he know that he would be getting involved in manure manufacturing. With 6 horses on site, the input into Xenophon’s composting bins were outweighing capacity. Chris took on the…
Annual Horse Show – Saturday, September, 26 2015
Come and join us for our annual horse show on September, 26 from 9:00am – 1:30pm. Horse Show Invite
Skate Night at the Oakland Ice Rink
Xenophon participants were offered the opportunity to participate in a special skate night at the Oakland Ice Center on Friday, August 14, 2015. Six of Xenophon’s students and their families turned out for a fun-filled evening on the ice. All types of unique devices were on hand to help any level of skater. There were…
Instructor Heidi Koch Awarded PATH Region 11 Professional of the Year
We are very excited to announce that one of our instructors, Heidi Koch, was awarded the PATH International Region 11 Professional of the Year. Heidi is one of our therapeutic riding instructors and teaches on Wednesdays, as well as instructing Bridle Paths to Success, our young adult program on Thursday mornings. Heidi received her therapeutic…
Aloha From Camp Xenophon
This year, Xenophon offered a mounted summer camp during the week of August 3rd – August 6th. Campers arrived the first morning to a tropical paradise, with flamingos and palm trees decorating the center. The week was full of activities, with daily crafts, games, horse husbandry and riding. On Tuesday, gloves were donned and clothes…
Xenophon Collaborates With Giant Steps
The equine assisted therapy community is not a very big one. Centers are few and far between, scattered around the United States. Thus, we tend to be a very tight industry, helping each other where possible. Recently, Xenophon had the opportunity to collaborate with one of our neighboring centers, Giant Steps Therapeutic Riding Center, located…
What Do You Do When It’s
100 Degrees in Orinda?
So, what do you do when it is too hot for lessons? The recent heat wave found even Orinda facing 100+ degree temperatures, which made it impossible for man or beast to participate in lessons this past Tuesday and Wednesday. But our amazing and faithful volunteers came to the center anyway on Wednesday and helped prep…
Welcome Home Kiwi
After 15 months of rehabbing her injured leg (a torn suspensory ligament) at Summit Ranch, Kiwi is finally back home. Kiwi’s return put a big smile on students, volunteers and staff’s faces. She has settled back in at home reconnecting with her old pasture mates and meeting our new herd members. Kiwi started working in…
Xenophon Is Off to the A’s Game. Come Join Us!
Back by popular demand, Xenophon is off to the A’s game. For those of you who have joined us before, this is a fun evening of great company and great baseball. Mark your calendar for Friday, June 19, 2015 at 5:00pm. You don’t want to miss this game, as the A’s are playing the Angels. …