We have started a new therapy for Jaden, "Hippo Therapy" ...he started 3 Fridays ago...we plan to go weekly for 30 minutes each session over the next 5 months...the goals we are praying for with Horse Riding are more upper trunk strength, balance, and to help with hip and leg tone...today was Jaden's 3rd Session and we can already see huge improvements with trunk and head control while riding...the 1st session was horrible...he hated the helmet on his head and he was so slumped over, but during his 2nd Session his therapists made some adjustments with his little saddle and special weight that fits over his legs and switched him to a smaller horse, and now after today his 3rd Session, he rode Izzy like a pro...he is trying so hard...we praise the Lord for opening up this door for us, and that it's so close to home...we don't have to drive hours away, but just only 20 minutes down the road...cannot wait to see how much he improves over the next several months of riding...
Izzy is a white horse with a yellow maine...she loves cookies "garlic bread cookies" so Jaden calls them, at the end of riding...Jaden likes to watch his therapist feed her the cookies for doing a great job riding...
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