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Congressman Mike Levin Visits Shea Center

by Capo Dispatch
May 6, 2022 2:30PM
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Congressman Mike Levin Visits Shea Center
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By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux

For the first time ever, a sitting member of Congress toured the grounds of the J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center in San Juan Capistrano.

Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano)—who represents the 49th District, which includes San Juan—heard from Shea Center staff members about their equestrian therapeutic programs, checked out the horses on site, and gave a proclamation of recognition to Shea Center veterinarian volunteer Richard Markell for his 20 years of service on Wednesday, May 4.

Shea Center staff emphasized the need for more funding and equestrian resources during Levin’s visit. The Shea Center helps clients increase core strength, hand-eye coordination, anxiety, and with other issues through horse riding lessons.

Levin was accompanied by staff members from his office.

“At the end of the day, what’s in the building is typical occupational speech therapy rooms. There’s a family waiting area,” Shea Center Executive Director Dana Butler-Moburg said to Levin while explaining the Shea Center’s features during the visit. “There’s Wi-Fi on the whole property.”

Butler-Moburg explained that they use swings in the indoor therapy room for clients on the autism spectrum, and how most of their funding is supported through philanthropy.

“What’s your rough annual budget?” Levin asked.

“$5.2 million a year,” Butler-Moburg responded.

“How many people do you have on the team?” Levin said.

“50. I have 200 volunteers a week,” Butler-Moburg said. “Think of it as 50 paid people, 200 unpaid people, working with 300 people a week.”

Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) checks out a therapy horse during a visit to The Shea Center on Wednesday, May 4. Photo: Collin Breaux

Levin also met with a military veteran who has benefitted from Shea Center’s veteran therapy program. Veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and other issues are increasingly turning to horse riding and care to help manage their conditions.

“I think we can continue to expand eligibility for different forms of therapy for veterans,” Levin said. “I’d love to follow up and see what I can do to help.”

Levin also talked about current work being done in Congress to help fund helping veterans. Shea Center Communications Director Sarah Booth invited Levin and his team to tour the facility after she met them at an equestrian community meeting in San Juan Capistrano.

Levin is currently running in the 49th Congressional District race against Orange County Fifth District Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, former San Juan Councilmember Brian Maryott, Josiah O’Neil, Christopher Rodriguez, Renee Taylor, and Nadia Bahia Smalley.

The Primary Election for the Congressional race will be held on June 7.

Collin Breaux

Collin Breaux covers San Juan Capistrano and other South Orange County news as the City Editor for The Capistrano Dispatch. Before moving to California, he covered Hurricane Michael, politics and education in Panama City, Florida. He can be reached by email at cbreaux@picketfencemedia.com.

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