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Post by Tmasgio on Sept 1, 2008 9:09:41 GMT -6
This is my daughter Lauren and my horse Buddy. We were riding on Saturday. Buddy really loved it as he has not be ridden in months due to a bad foot. It was fun for all.  |
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Post by throeback on Sept 1, 2008 9:47:28 GMT -6
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Post by peilynne on Sept 1, 2008 12:43:40 GMT -6
Wow, that picture says it all. It is such an inspiration to me to see you and your daughter on horseback. I hope to recover well enough someday to be able to do things like that again. Your daughter is really cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Day on Sept 1, 2008 20:57:22 GMT -6
THANKS! Your daughter is beautiful and that's a nice looking Q-Horse. I sold my horse last year...thought I had MS like my sister (mis-diagnoised many times). Didn't think I would walk again. I was in a power chair before surgery. Surgery was June 10th, second one July 6th.....left rehab in a wheelchair, could only walk short distances with a walker...scary balance. Now a month and a half after leaving the hospital I can walk short distances with out my walker and I only use a power chair for shopping (fatique quickly, then muscel jerks, etc). I even walk in the yard short distances with my family and dogs! OH yeah and the best part....return of bladder and bowel function!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So after seeing your pic...makes me start thinking that maybe horses can still be a part of my life! However my tumor was C-6 - T2, and if I remember right that's exactly the location I landed on the last time I got thrown from a horse (long story happend about 10yr before surgery). So do you worry about injury? I don't think I could handle going thru all of this again...yet I so want my life back!
Just rambling....Thanks for the encouraging post!
Blessings - Day
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Post by qhcrazy on Sept 2, 2008 16:18:14 GMT -6
Great picture! Glad to see you riding. I believe that horses can offer therapeutic riding results that are comparable to rehab efforts. My sister runs a therapeutic riding school in NJ, and it helps those that are special needs people. It improves quality of lives for lots of different types of injuries and such. so....go ride...good for you!!!!!!!!  |
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Post by Tmasgio on Sept 2, 2008 20:21:36 GMT -6
I could not wait to ride again. I went for my first ride 6 months after surgery. I am not afraid of getting hurt. I think it is because I am 36 years old and I figure that I am going to live life like I never had a tumor. Even though the residual effects of the tumor removal are present I dont let them stop me.
However, I will say that riding does take a lot out of me. I pay for it for a couple of days at least. It is all worth it to ride through the brush or chase down some cows. Plus my daughter thinks it is the greatest thing in the world to be on a horse. She does not have any fear which is good and bad. I am still respectful and leary of the horses. At any given time they can react to the weather or to Nature itself so I am also cautious and on the look out when I ride. I try to make her the same but only time will teach her. Anyway thank you for the comments. I thought I would share a perfect Saturday.
Live..Laugh..Love...
Tony
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Post by cindylee on Sept 3, 2008 20:02:01 GMT -6
Tony..awesome picture!!! Thanks for sharing it with us! Cindy
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