happy experience

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Anne

what lovely news.

I can appreciate the benefits of horse riding.

Gaby participates in Riding for the disabled here in Australia.

(Her Occupational therapist is a qualified hippotherapist)Gaby can't walk,

but she gets so excited when she rides. Shje sings all the way.

It must feel wonderful for her, and it is so emotional for us to watch

ne, mum to Gaby PDH, aged almost 9 years

[Guest guest]

Wyatt has been doing hippotherapy for the past 3 years. It is

amazing to see him on a horse. Actually he rides a pony named Tony

but if Tony heard he was only a pony he would be upset. He thinks

he is a big man. : ) Anyways, Wyatt loves it. He needs quite a bit

of support when sitting on the floor, but when he is on his horse he

needs very little support. It has really helped his hips and has

made him stronger. He rides for 45 minutes with just a few minute

breaks. I'm so glad you have found hippotherapy. Enjoy your summer

of riding!

Geri-Anne and Wyatt, age 5, complex I-

-- In Mito , AReckling@a... wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I just wanted to share something that has touched my heart and

made my family

> so happy. We are in Colorado this summer and I was able to get

Asher into a

> hippotherapy (p.t. on horseback) course. I never realized what it

would do for

> ME to see Asher up on horseback! Both my husband and I were in

tears seeing

> him ride - after this past year in which we've had times where we

thought we

> might lose him (esp. before he got the g-tube), to see him on top

of a horse

> smiling. It does seem to help him strengthen his legs, his pelvic

area and his

> hands.

>

> Thanks for listening.

> Anne r