One of the counselors I work with owns about a half dozen horses and invited us to come over so the kids can ride them. She enjoys having people come over and play with them and the kids had a blast riding them. Kalea was a little intimidated, but soon warmed up to them. She said it was the first time she had ever ridden one. However I reminded her of a time we went riding up at Payson Lakes several years ago and even had the pictures to prove it. Keanu didn't seem to be scared but the poor kid had horrible allergies while riding. Both eyes were red and puffy when he finally got off.
At work we had actually done a therapy group out there a couple of months ago with some of our younger aged kids and were surprised at how the kids responded. I had co facilitated a couple of equine therapy groups during an internship and saw it as a valuable tool to use, provided someone had access to them.
