Abby update - February 16
Abby felt good today and had a good Friday. Most of her therapists today did a reassessment of some basic skills, since it has been four weeks since we started at St. David's. She's shown a lot of improvement in the last month in her walking, balance, fine motor skills, and cognitive abilities, such as working puzzles.
However, I'd say that Abby's favorite therapy today was riding therapy. She was happy to get the chance to help groom and saddle Merlin (in fact, one of her favorite activities to recall is brushing Cheyenne, her horse), and then she looked really good riding him. Besides riding at a walk, trot, and over trail obstacles on her own, they also have her do exercises on top of the horse while he is being led (today she was throwing a ball back and forth with a volunteer while riding). She's also getting the chance to work on showmanship skills on the ground. We've been really happy with the program there--it's been good for Abby in a lot of ways...
And tonight she's happy, because her friend Hannah is over to visit--that's good therapy too!
Thanks for reading--
Abby & family
posted by Linam updates @ 10:12 PM
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Sounds great! I think Abby could probably teach a lot of people a thing or two about horses. When this is all said and done Abby might find great meaning in my favorite horsemanship lesson which emphasizes the order of importance in so many things (not just horses) Feel, Timing, Balance! I'm so proud of Abby and can't wait to once again watch her ride. Cheyenne probably misses Abby being around to brush her. I did brush her the other day but I don't do it near enough. It sounds like Abby might be ready for a visit from her friend, Cheyenne.
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