Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse
As you might guess from the photo below, it takes a village for Stephanie to ride. She went off to a camp for disabled kids last week and got to ride, swim in the lake, participate in archery and do all the other traditional camp stuff. A therapeutic riding group trailered in two horses and a wheelchair ramp so the kids could ride. I can only imagine what kind of a horse it took to accomplish this. Good for Stephanie, and thank God for patient horses like those, and those who do beginner lessons. Did she enjoy it? Is her enthusiasm for horses tweaked? Karen Thomas, NC
Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse
--- On Sun, 7/20/08, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As you might guess from the photo below, it takes a village for Stephanie to ride. Something tells me that could have been accomplished with less than half the people! Have you seen the W/C bound people doing clicker training? I'll bet Stephanie would love to teach some circus pony tricks. Whisper can blow a bike horn! Susan in NV read my blog to see why I ride my horse in pink: http://desertduty.blogspot.com/
Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse
oh this is awesome, and the horse is not an old broke down deadhead either, it is heads up, alert, listening, paying attention to whats going on behind his head. Gosh i just wish all handicapped people could have an opportunity. I was at a bluegrass gathering recently and there is a man from tuscaloosa I have known for 30 years who is paralyzed from the waist down. He plays mandolin and sings, is a very gifted musician. Someone asked me about my horses and after I answered he said quietly I used to ride a lot before my accident (automobile at age 18, now he is about 60) and it is something I sorta wish I could do again. and I told him he could sure ride my jas someday, we could get him up there and he could hang on, and he smiled real big. Janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.
Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse
I'll bet Stephanie would love to teach some circus pony tricks. Yes. I have also seen a wheelchair user doing PNH - very impressive. We did put Stephanie in the round pen with Tosca once, but Tosca said Huh? I need to get her back home soon. The summer is waning and Tosca is now pretty well started, although I still don't think she is the therapy horse for Steph. That doesn't mean they couldn't hang out together. Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse
I used to ride a lot before my accident (automobile at age 18, now he is about 60) and it is something I sorta wish I could do again. The therapy program our kids rode in had several adults riding. I'm sure your friend could ride on a regulrar basis if you can hook him up with a therapeutic riding program. I could see that it might be difficult to get him up on Jas. Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse
As you might guess from the photo below, it takes a village for Stephanie to ride. Will you expose Tosca to a group of people converging on her, maybe carrying a substitute rider, before putting Stephanie on? Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse
Will you expose Tosca to a group of people converging on her, maybe carrying a substitute rider, before putting Stephanie on? So there's where you're more astute than I was Judy. Yes - that turns out to be a huge component that I missed for Tosca. Especially for Tosca who tends to be wary of people she hasn't met. The one time Stephanie was on her, briefly before Tosca bucked, the pony was very unhappy about the three strangers who surrounded her. After the fact, we did put two of our helpers up and repeated the exercise successfully with them sliding all over her back, especially sliding way back down her spine which she really hated. I felt quite guilty that with all the prep we'd done, I hadn't thought how different it would be for Tosca to have extra people around. nancy
Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse
Super photo! Great job Stephanie!! Raven Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze I ride an Ice Pony because heart is not measured in hands. http://www.myspace.com/iceponygoddess Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie writes
In part she wrote... benefits, such as having a strong horse-rider bond ... and .. the best thing, in my opinion, is having something to care about and that cares about you! Isn't that why we're all on this earth? I read once that we need three things to be happy. Someone to love, something to do, and something to look forward to. Stephanie sounds like a very wise young woman.. Wanda
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that made my heart constrict :) Janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.
Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie writes
.. the best thing, in my opinion, is having something to care about and that cares about you! wow...ain't that the truth! Raven Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze http://www.myspace.com/iceponygoddess Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
[IceHorses] Stephanie
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