T is one of our most difficult students in the Monday night therapeutic riding groups at Pegasus Farms. I talked about working with her a while ago in the Therapeutic Riding Chronicles.
T is an adult student who has been riding at Pegasus for years. Randy, the Monday night instructor, told me that ages ago T [...]

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Not only are horses friends, companions, and partners, they are also miracle workers. Just ask Abigail Hucker, a young dean’s list college student who wasn’t expected to live past the age of seven. Thank you to Roger and Vickie Hucker and Freedom Hills Therapeutic Riding Program for allowing me to share her story of [...]

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I love my Google Alerts. Most of the time there’s nothing terribly interesting, but from time to time I find some real gold nuggets. Today I discovered Woodend Farms, a non-profit organization in Barrington, IL that focuses on caring and training retired thoroughbred racehorses.
My horse, Penny, was a racehorse we bought off the track 14 [...]

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Have you ever seen those lush, rolling Kentucky pastures that go on for miles? Gorgeous, large, well-kept, well-equipped barns? Large stalls bedded knee deep in straw with nutritious alfalfa hay and sparkling water? Sunny hillsides, clean ponds, and shelter from the elements? Oh, and a prominent horse council that is looking out for your well-being [...]

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If you missed ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition episode featuring the Luther family and their Freedom Hills therapeutic riding facility that aired last night, you can watch it online for free at ABC’s website.
I had a last minute night out with some friends, so the episode is waiting for me on the DVR. Hopefully I’ll [...]

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I discovered a new, and very cool horse blog today called the Transylvanian Horseman. The writer is from Britain, but moved to Romanian and started a riding centre and holiday riding/tourist business there.
He recently posted about major issues arising for a large majority of Romanian’s population due to a government ban on animal-drawn transportation on [...]

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*Click for a link to the episode online (free) and for more information and resources regarding therapeutic riding benefits, organizations, instructors and facilities.*
On January 20, 2008, ABC will air a two-hour special of Extreme Makeover Home Edition in which a home and a therapeutic riding facility is rebuilt for the Luther family in Port Deposit, [...]

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