CHAPS Tournament of Knights contracts with new troupe

Founded in 2003 and originally an Adaptive Riding Program to serve children and adults with special needs, CHAPS has grown in the services and special needs they treat. CHAPS now offers Adaptive Carriage Driving, Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy and Equine Assisted Learning. They also expanded to serve veterans from care facilities and at-risk youth from Sheridan School District #2. 

The primary fundraiser for CHAPS Equine Assisted Therapy is the annual Tournament of Knights. This event, held in July, offers a special sight for attendees as knights joust on horseback. Attendees can engage in medieval games, a costume contest, renaissance style vendors and wrap up the tournament with a new event developed just last year, the Queen’s Dinner. 

While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program, CHAPS Administrative Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator Teresa Garrett-Martin told listeners there is a new troupe of knights taking the field this coming year. 

The 2023 Tournament of Knights will be held on July 29. To learn more about CHAPS and the work they do, click here.