Up Coming Dates
CENTRAL IL RIDING THERAPY
2026 CALENDAR OF CLASSES & EVENTS
MAR 2, 3, 4 or 5 – NEW AND RETURN VOLUNTEER TRAINING, CIRT Barn 6-8 PM (Wed. only 10 AM-12 PM) (Inside office: rules, policies and procedures, fill out volunteer forms)
MAR 9, 10, 11 or 12 – HORSE HANDLER TRAINING WEEK #1, CIRT Barn 6-8 PM (Wed. only 10 AM-12 PM) (In Barn- please dress for the weather: Brushing, saddling, safety around horses)
(Must have taken Volunteer Training Class)
MAR 16, 17, 18 or 19 – HORSE HANDLER TRAINING WEEK #2, CIRT Barn 6-8 PM (Wed. only 10 AM-12 PM) (In Barn- please dress for the weather: review, how to work around horses and riders)(Must have taken Volunteer Training Class and Horse Handler Training Classes Week #1)
MAR 23, 24, 25 or 26 – LEADER - HORSE HANDLER TRAINING, (Sign up at Horse Handling Training) (Review of pervious classes and Learning how to lead horses) (Must have taken Volunteer Training Class and Horse Handler Training Classes Week #1 & #2)
EVERY SUNDAY – Bingo and Raffle, 10:30 AM – 3 PM, Tazewell Festival Center, Creve Coeur, IL
CIRT Classes will be held on Mon, Tues and Thurs from 4 PM to 8 PM, Wed from 10:00 AM to 5 PM
MARCH 30 – MAY 1 – 1ST SESSION (5 Weeks)
MAY 4 – MAY 29 – 2nd SESSION (4 Weeks)
***MAY 30, Saturday – CIRT HORSE SHOW and Tack Sale, ***4 Rocks Arena, Delavan, IL***
HOLIDAY-Memorial Day (Closed, No regular Classes – Monday, May 25)
JUNE 1 – JUNE 26 – 3RD SESSION (4 Weeks)
***JUNE 20, Saturday – Sporting Clay Shoot to Benefit CIRT, Oakridge Sportsman Club, Mackinaw ***
JUNE 29 – July 31 – 4TH SESSION (5 Weeks)
HOLIDAY- 4th of July (Closed – Friday, July 3)
***July 20 – 25 – IL STATE 4-H/FFA HORSE SHOW – IL State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL***
***JULY 27 - TAZEWELL CO 4-H HORSE SHOW, Livestock Review Bldg, Pekin, IL***
SHOW (No regular Classes due to Tazewell Co 4-H Horse Show – July 27)
JULY 27, 28, 29 - Tazewell County 4-H Fair
AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 28 – 5th SESSION (4 Weeks)
***Cancelled – Car Show Benefiting CIRT, *Neumann Park, East Peoria, IL***
AUGUST 31 – SEPTEMBER 25 - 6th SESSION (4 Weeks)
HOLIDAY-Labor Day (Closed, No regular Classes – Monday September 7)
***SEPTEMBER 18, Friday – CIRT Barn Dance to Benefit CIRT, CIRT, East Peoria, IL ***
SEPTEMBER 28 – OCTOBER 30 – 7th SESSION (5 Weeks)
***OCT 9, 10, 11 – Youth Charity Show, IL State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL (CIRT riders show, Sat, Oct. 10) ***
SHOW (No regular Classes due to YCHS – Thursday-October 8, Friday-October 10, and Monday-October 12)
HOLIDAY- Halloween (Saturday, October 31)
NOVEMBER 2 – NOVEMBER 20– 8th SESSION (3 Weeks)
HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving-Closed – Thursday-November 26, Friday-November 27)
***DEC 4, Friday – CIRT CHRISTMAS PARTY, CIRT, 5:30 PM
HOLIDAY-Christmas-Closed –Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25
HOLIDAY-New Years-Closed – Thursday, December 31 and Friday, January 1
*Denotes Volunteer/Parent Help Needed for Concessions, gate, entries, etc.
CLASSES CANCELED if WIND CHILL = 30 degrees or below and HEAT INDEX = 91 degrees or above.
DATES AND LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
CIRT 305 Neumann Drive, East Peoria, IL 61611 309.699.3710 cirt@cirt.info
