This morning we went with DS to a special needs daycamp. The kids get to ride horses, fish, and do a seasonal craft. There were about 9 kids there today. Quinn was one of several who had ASD.
He fished, caught fish (which they threw back) and TOUCHED a fish! And most importantly he RODE a horse! It was amazing to see. He rode the horse for at least 15 minutes and was calm and smiling the entire time. This is a child who doesn't ever sit still for longer than a minute or two and is rarely calm. He also let strangers help him ride the horse. DH laughed at me because I teared up while he was on the horse.
That's my baby! They offer therapeutic private riding lessons which I am going to look into for him as well
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Simply awesome! I totally get tearing up at this sight - heck this picture makes ME tear up.
I'm looking into some social skills groups / camps for this summer and I would love to find one that has horses.
That is awesome! Our therapy center had a Western Days event last weekend & DS also rode a horse. We had the same experience, he was so calm & sat so still, it was incredible!
I agree with Auntie, horses + kids can be a great combination. Hippo can be used to treat so many different things & we are going to look into it again for DS.
Congrats!!!
He looks so happy up there! I've heard that getting our kids on horses can be a great thing and now seeing this picture, I'm definitely going to look into that some more. My DS also won't stay still for more than 10 seconds at a time.
And yes, for the record, I got teary looking at this pic. So cute!