Grace and Crunchie

Every Thursday Grace and I drive out to Wylie, Texas for hippotherapy. It's a 40 minute drive there and back so Grace and I get some alone time. We usually jam out to the Wiggles or Prince or Jack Johnson...depending on what mood we are in. I enjoy our mornings at Equest. Maybe it's the country girl in me, but I love the sounds and the smells in the stable. Grace loves it too. After the first two sessions she decided that Crunchie (her horse) was great and riding was pretty cool and there has been no more crying. The first 10 minutes of the sessions are spent attaching the electrical stimulation device and doing some stretching. This is not her favorite part of the morning and she just wants to see Crunchie as soon as possible. After the stretching she rolls into the stable and gets to ride. I love seeing the smile on her face! She and Crunchie are a wonderful team.

Getting ready to ride! The technical device on her back is attached to electrodes which are stuck on her adductor muscles.

Just a little trick riding. She rides in different positions during the session. This week was the first week she rode standing up. She loved it! My little dare devil. (The woman in aqua is Grace's physical therapist and the other ladies are volunteers who work under the PT's instruction. They are all so wonderful.)

Check out that sweet face. She is so proud!

Walking Crunchie in from the arena. Way to go Grace and Crunchie!

A carrot for a well deserving horse.