This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Betsy, I agree with you on standards for horses and riders in the therapeutic programs. We started up a program here with all volunteers and no experts to guide us. Lots of mistakes. One big one was not addressing the problem horses of volunteers. One lady brought her barrel racing horses in and they appeared quiet. However, one day a father insisted on riding behind the saddle where his very disabled son was sagging, so he could support him. The minute he clamped his legs around the horse, it took off like a shot toward a non existent barrel. Father and son landed in a heap. The son was alright but the father was bruised and shaken. Yet the leaders still did not think they could "upset" the owner of the donated horse.
Lots of pitfalls but a well meaning project. Jean G. Author "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 46-49 Send $20 to: PO Box 104 Montesano, WA 98563
