A day at the DISHA hippotherapy program: www.dishafoundation.org
The group at DISHA are so enthusiastic and inspiring. They had rounded up helmets for the children, proper shoes for the side-walkers, and a plan. We worked with some children that were more disabled with little or no control of their trunks, so we created a couple of adjustments in the plan. Unbelievable how smoothly everything went. The guys from the military were compassionate and thoughtful towards the children. The horses were once again quiet and dependable. Everyone from the school was professional and positive in their approaches. A few of the children were coming for a second time and we could already see a big change in their posture and confidence. We were able to give some of the children a second ride. One of the new girls who had no control of her lower body was the one who wanted to go twice. The young man from last week who was afraid to ride was asking to ride with someone this week. He started out trembling, but was relaxed by the end. Another child who was more chaotic became very quiet from the ride. Magical to watch how the horses helped to invigorate and create calmness at the same time. The big smiles on the children's faces were priceless. I felt like I was in the enchanted garden with beauty all around. Thank you DISHA for letting me take part in this remarkable experience.
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| Part of the line-up |
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| Getting Ready for the second ride |
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| Great team effort and helmet in place |
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| Assisted riding for the one's with no lower limb/trunk control |
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| Learning to check alignment of rider from behind |
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| Learning to observe safe side-walking practices |
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| Learning to observe safe mounting and dismounting practices |
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| Kindness and thoughtfulness from the riders. |
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