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

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 a

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 o

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 Janice McDonald
Wanda is writing me step by step instructions to teach a horse to back by pointing at a foot. I think that would be an all time great FCPA trick! Maybe she will share it onlist. That is something Stephanie could do with tosca... Janice-- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

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 therapeuti

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 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 tusc

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?