A sweet letter from one of our riders.....
dear gentle reader, busy as you are , many busy people with jobs and families give an hour once a week, thirty six weeks a year so that I can live the dream of learning good equitation, though paralyzed by stroke, I am thrilled to be a rider at wings of eagles ranch , like horses?, intrigued by conspiracy theories? come on lets go take a look at both. we find our way to Miami church road there! just past thunderbolt road turn left on faith trails here we are eighty five acres about twenty horses and probably two hundred riders mostly children, many adult like myself, all with varying special needs and or disabilities more than much uplifting joy, the physical and cognitive benefit have given me to progress to a much higher level of recovery than seemed possible after traumatic brain injury what a conspiracy of miracles and blessings to transform the impossible into the seemingly impossible now some horses. my first experience here, winter and spring session 02 my mount was Cajun a dark brown quarter horse he also taught me not to let the horse to take advantage of me. if I stood too close to him he would give a push with his nose , when riding in the arena he would try to go out the open gate if i was not focused, he moved me up the learning curve until he was retired due to age, then I began riding allie's show horse skip wich brings us to the core of this conspiracy of miracles and blessings the Cronin family, who is allie? when I started riding here Alexandra was a young teen who dispelled any notions that girls who ride show horses are snooty and self centered I saw first hand that she worked hard and cheerfully along with her family to make therapeutic horse back riding possible for me and so many others, I am so thankful for the many volunteers who came together with the Cronin family to make this happen this is a letter of support for wings of eagles ranch by a rider of fifteen years jim thomas
dear gentle reader, busy as you are , many busy people with jobs and families give an hour once a week, thirty six weeks a year so that I can live the dream of learning good equitation, though paralyzed by stroke, I am thrilled to be a rider at wings of eagles ranch , like horses?, intrigued by conspiracy theories? come on lets go take a look at both. we find our way to Miami church road there! just past thunderbolt road turn left on faith trails here we are eighty five acres about twenty horses and probably two hundred riders mostly children, many adult like myself, all with varying special needs and or disabilities more than much uplifting joy, the physical and cognitive benefit have given me to progress to a much higher level of recovery than seemed possible after traumatic brain injury what a conspiracy of miracles and blessings to transform the impossible into the seemingly impossible now some horses. my first experience here, winter and spring session 02 my mount was Cajun a dark brown quarter horse he also taught me not to let the horse to take advantage of me. if I stood too close to him he would give a push with his nose , when riding in the arena he would try to go out the open gate if i was not focused, he moved me up the learning curve until he was retired due to age, then I began riding allie's show horse skip wich brings us to the core of this conspiracy of miracles and blessings the Cronin family, who is allie? when I started riding here Alexandra was a young teen who dispelled any notions that girls who ride show horses are snooty and self centered I saw first hand that she worked hard and cheerfully along with her family to make therapeutic horse back riding possible for me and so many others, I am so thankful for the many volunteers who came together with the Cronin family to make this happen this is a letter of support for wings of eagles ranch by a rider of fifteen years jim thomas
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