Stacey's Therapeutic Horseback Riding Journal

August 14, 2003

"If it looks like rain; we’re not going!” Declared Harold. Harold was thinking about last week’s experience. Last week it seemed as if it was going to rain and the horses started to act strange. Isaiah’s horse, Schnapps, rolled on his side while Isaiah was still on him. Today, it’s very humid, but the skies were fairly clear. When we arrived, Isaiah immediately signed “all done!” We laughed and reminded him that we just got there. Emily and a couple of other volunteer sidewalkers all greeted Isaiah. They debated who was going to sidewalk with Isaiah. Emily and another girl were assigned. Because it was so humid, Isaiah rode without saddle. They also shorted the session to only 20 minutes. Isaiah used several words during his riding session including “go” and “more.” He also constantly signed colors and pointed out different objects in the surroundings including airplanes that flew overhead, dragonflies and the stable cat.

Stacey 8/14/03
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