Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse

2008-07-21 Thread Karen Thomas
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

Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse

2008-07-20 Thread susan cooper
--- 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

Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse

2008-07-20 Thread Janice McDonald
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

Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse

2008-07-20 Thread Nancy Sturm
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

Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse

2008-07-20 Thread Nancy Sturm
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

Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse

2008-07-20 Thread Judy Ryder
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

2008-07-20 Thread Nancy Sturm
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

Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie rides a good horse

2008-07-20 Thread Raven
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

Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie writes

2008-02-25 Thread Wanda Lauscher
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

Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie writes

2008-02-25 Thread Janice McDonald
that made my heart constrict :) Janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

Re: [IceHorses] Stephanie writes

2008-02-25 Thread Raven
.. 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

[IceHorses] Stephanie

2007-12-01 Thread Virginia Tupper
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Stephanie Caldwell!!! -- Virginia Tupper NB, Canada