Build in 1976, Marvin Picollo is a public school in Washoe County which provides specialized educational opportunities for students age 3 to 22 who are mentally retarded and severally handicapped.  The school has provided a NARHA-certified therapeutic horseback riding program since the early 1990's.  On October 23, 2001, the Washoe County School District approved a partnership with the Reno Rodeo Foundation to construct an enclosed arena, complete with special hoists and ramps, making is possible for every student at Picollo school to easily access the equine therapy program year round. Thanks in large part to Perry Di Loreto and the Reno Rodeo Invitational Team Roping, construction on this facility was completed in June 2003.  Equine therapy programs make a tremendous difference to young people with limited mobility. 

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