An eye opener........from the horses mouth you could say

GenuineRisk · #1 12-22-2006, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by paisjpq

if I could have a little room on your soapbox...MOVE OVER WOMAN!

the wounded warrior project is one that members of my family are involved in...in the adaptive sports programs
this group is dedicated to helping injured soldiers upon return to the US... it's another way to get involved and help
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org...adquarters.htm

Hee hee. Happy to share the soapbox; my throat was getting tired, anyway. Here's the megaphone; I'm going to make a Starbucks run. Want anything?

I read an article a few months ago about veterans with severe leg and hip injuries riding horses as part of their physical therapy because the horse's walking gait is quite similar to ours and it helps the veterans regain strength iin their walking muscles. And, of course, they were finding some mental benefits as well-- as those of us who love to ride could have told them.

I think someone here (probably you, Bethani!) already mentioned this, but I thought it was worth mentioning again 'cause it's neat.

Great site, by the way, I made a donation.

paisjpq · #2 12-22-2006, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Hee hee. Happy to share the soapbox; my throat was getting tired, anyway. Here's the megaphone; I'm going to make a Starbucks run. Want anything?

I read an article a few months ago about veterans with severe leg and hip injuries riding horses as part of their physical therapy because the horse's walking gait is quite similar to ours and it helps the veterans regain strength iin their walking muscles. And, of course, they were finding some mental benefits as well-- as those of us who love to ride could have told them.

I think someone here (probably you, Bethani!) already mentioned this, but I thought it was worth mentioning again 'cause it's neat.

Great site, by the way, I made a donation.

no thanks I'll wait for the freebie from GPK...

I wasn't the one who posted about the therapeutic riding...but I used to volunteer at a place that did therapuetic riding for disabled kids...it was amazing; words fall short when trying to describe how much the horses helped those kids...physically, emotionally...