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Curriculum Vitae
Windy Hollow Therapeutic Riding School
Helen Du Plessis
1 January 2009
Christian names:  Helen, Allanah.
Surname:  Du Plessis, previously - Schwarz. Born Nienaber.
ID Number:  660613 0053 083.
Marital status:  Divorced.
Date of Birth:  13 June 1966.
Number of Children:  Two.
Son: Charl Schwarz, born 10 November 1989
Daughter: Juanita Du Plessis, born 29 March 1996
Residential Address:  Plot 58
8 Road
Apple Orchards, Near Walkerville, 1876
Postal Address:  P O Box 237
Walkerville
1876
Cellular Number:  082 975 5369
Occupation:  Manage the �Windy Hollow Therapeutic Riding School" from the above address.
Main activity:  As a riding instructor giving lessons to all my pupils on riding and basic horse care.
This includes giving therapeutic instruction to the physically and mentally disabled.
Extra activities:  Lecturing and training grooms and candidate instructors to promote better horse care.
Courses Attended and Exams Passed:
- Instructor�s Horsemanship Course � Leigh Lippert SANEF Standard Instructor (January 1998).
- SATRA - Initial Membership 1999.
- SATRA - level one certificate. 03/11/2001.
- Medical Certificates - Emergency Planning and Training Institute (July 1995).
- Academy of Medical Practice Management (27 March 2000).
- Red Cross level one (2 July 2004).
- Bowen International Practitioner's Association - The Equine Touch (27 Oct 2000).
- International Paralympic Equestrian Sports Instructors Course (August 2001).
- Beaulieu College Equestrian Academy (March 2002).
- SANEF - level one certificate (January 2004).
- Reiki Masters (March 2004).
- Pony Club Efficiency Certificate : D-test, D-Advanced test & C-Test. (17 July 2005)
- Reiki Masters (March 2006).
References:
- Dr Lesley Lunn, SPCA Booysens, (1990).
- Vaal Show Grounds. (2007).
- Further reference to be found in the section on testimonials.

| Quote:
"I've spent most of my life riding horses. The rest I've just wasted." |