Jim Stecker: MTRA loses a true hero

On September 13, 2023, MTRA lost a vital and important member of our team. Jim Stecker was an amazing volunteer for MTRA before joining our Board of Directors in 2017, promptly taking on the serious job of Treasurer, a task he performed with incredible insight from...

MTRA helping at the Habitat Strawberry Festival in 2022!

We want to invite everyone out for the 2022 Habitat Ocala Strawberry Festival hosted by Habitat for Humanity of Marion County featuring live music, entertainment, vendors, car show, food, & STRAWBERRIES.  All proceeds go towards the building of a new, affordable...

Temple Shalom Pet Fair & Expo

We want to invite everyone out for the Temple Shalom Blessing of the Pets event on Sunday, January 9th! The Blessing and Pet Expo will take place at Temple Shalom (13563 County Road 101, Oxford, FL 34484) in The Villages! Bring your pets on a leash and check out the...

MTRA Volunteer Appreciation and Family Picnic

Join us at Greenway on Saturday, April 25th beginning at 4:00 pm (dinner served at 6:00 pm) for our annual MTRA Volunteer Appreciation and Family Picnic! There will be games, prizes and of course your hard earned rewards. Please come for fun and relaxation and the...

Congratulations to Bob Jacobs, MTRA’s March Volunteer of the Month!

Congratulations to our dedicated volunteer Bob Jacobs for being selected as the MTRA March Volunteer of the Month. Bob, a two and a half year resident of Ocala, shares his home with his native Floridian former feral cat, Gracie. Bob moved here from the Eastern shore...

MTRA’s Volunteer of the Month for February

Please join Marion Therapeutic Riding Association as we celebrate Angela Dimitt as the Volunteer of the Month for February 2015! Angela has always loved being around horses.   When she retired and moved to The Villages from Southern California, she was excited to see...