This message is from: "Sofia Jagbrant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello, I have became more and more intrested of Therapeutic Riding, maybe becouse I think I have a horse who would be a superb Therapeutic Riding/driving pony, and even for I think everyone will have a possibly to feel the same wonderful feeling like I, when I am with the horses. Next year when I am finish with the school for a while and hopefully work outside Sweden, I hope my calm and really sweet 4-years old fjord, who loves children could be a nice and useful Therapeutic riding/driving pony.
Last week when I visited Gothenburg Horseshow, a disabled girl was riding a fjord when their club got a price for best "Ridingclub for disabled". I became very happy, becouse I thought I didn't see any fjord at all. Sunny Regards Sofia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betsy Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 4:47 AM Subject: Re: fjordhorse-digest V2004 #85 > This message is from: "Betsy Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Re: horses in therapeutic programs > > We, at Rafter M Therapeutic Riding Center (southern Illinois), are still > looking for a Fjord for our program. The horse should be between 8-12 yrs > old, and be able to walk, trot, & canter on both leads in an arena quietly > and nicely enough for a beginner. > > I have enjoyed the discussion about therapy horses. Many people think that > therapy horses don't do much besides plod around. Some people even think > that lame horses can be used in a therapeutic program. We currently have 5 > quarter horses in our program, and value and cherish each one of them. We > count ourselves lucky to have such wonderful animals. They are so tolerant > of all we ask of them from having people walking on both sides of them, > having a leader, having a rider giving cues, playing games with all kinds of > props including balls, rings, clip boards, stickers being put on them to > identify parts, etc. The list is as long as your imagination. Our horses > also work in an able bodied riding lesson program. It helps keep them fit, > and gives them something else to do and look at. They all live in a pasture > so they have plenty of down time. Good, suitable horses are so hard to find > that we protect and take very good care of the ones we have. > > Our horses are now all over 20 (20 is the youngest) so we are looking for a > younger horse that will carry us through the next years of our program. If > anyone knows of a Fjord that would be suitable, please let us know. > > Thanks! Betsy Moore
