Posted by muffled on November 6, 2006, at 11:51:31
In reply to Horseback Riding as Therapy?, posted by madeline on November 5, 2006, at 11:10:50
I think it sounds wonderful Maddie!
Its put such a lovely image in my mind.
When I was a teen, we used to take the bus out to the country and shovel sh*t in trade for reduced rate horse rentals. I LOVED it! The horses were pretty crappy, they had every bad ahbit known to horsedom. But what a boon to my self esteem that I was able to get a handle on any of them! None could beat me out, or buck me off more than onece or mebbe twice ;-)
And there was this one quarter horse, the best of their horses, who LOVED to run. And we got to know each other reasonably well, and we'd go out together, and he'd be spinning wild, then we'd get to this spot, I'd loosen the reigns, and we'd FLY. On God it was SO exilarating.
Specially once my legs got strong and I could hold on well bareback. He loved the run and so did I!
Unfortunately, it was too expensive to continue, with the busses, and it took a long time to get out there.....
But I think it had huge theraputic value for me while it lasted.
Thanks for reminding me Maddie
Muffled
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