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The Race

The morning dew, clung to the grass, as the sun began to rise, a little girl stretched with a yawn, and rubbed her weary eyes. A day just like all others yet she managed still to smile. She peered out through her windo…
Riding a Little More

Papa Bear suggested that I put upa picture of the "kick-scooter" I was refering to in the previous post. This is what I'm talking about: And in other news...
Being Able to Expect Things

Kyle went back to horseback riding for the second time last night. The first time was not a fluke and he did equally as well, if not better, the second week. We got there early. (Yeah, us). He was so calm and quiet wh…
My Typical Days Are Anything But Typical

Endocrinology appointment, peeling the skin off toes, horseback riding, chicken pox, feeding a stray cat and catching fireflies...sounds like a typical day to me! We discussed how we are choosing not to do a $3000…
You can lead a horse to water....

I enjoy every second of my twelve-minute lie in and then dash downstairs at 6:12 a.m. – chaos. Start calculations – need to arrive at 11 and it’s a 38-minute drive – allow an hour in case of st…
Equine & Artistic Expression

In Middle Tennessee, we are very blessed to have a long-standing, highly successfully recreational and therapeutic horseback riding program for children and youth with disAbilities, called SaddleUP! Weeks ago, event r…
First Time Excitement!

On Sunday we took Daniel and Matthew out for the day as the weather was lovely and sunny. Daniel wanted to walk rather than go in his pushchair which was very positive. He was in a happy mood and he enjoyed striding out…
Letting fear rule you!

Since I like to keep it real , let me share a not so wonderful autism moment with all of you. The title is perfect for this post because indeed he let the fear of the slide rule him and ruin what could have been a f…
Should Children with Autism Ride Horses? Why Not?

This Business Week article and this story from Lake Tahoe caught my attention because we have talked about getting MJ on a horse a few times. Some parents of autistic children have reported that their kids are more…
Horsing Around

Yesterday we spent the afternoon at the Sonoma County Fair. We started off with our bag lunch at the picnic tables in the Kids' Area. We almost didn't leave. Big sister leaped into the sand box and prepared to burrow i…