We had a lovely time at hippotherapy in the 28 degree whether this past week. Siblings and all. Don't know if I mentioned that Lee Roy (the loving, old horse LJ used to ride) moved out of state with his owners so we've been riding a new horse named "Bo".
Bo is pretty quirky. Although perhaps the experience was due to the chilly temps and the fact we had LJ wear his ski hat underneath a larger size riding helmet which sort of came down over his eyes a few times. And maybe also because thirty minutes of freezing your bottom off in a horse barn riding horses probably doesn't loosen up the muscles so well, LJ kept asking to "be all done". That and his hands were so frozen he could barely hold on to the balance bar on Bo's saddle. His hands were like popsicles when we got back to the car. His face did brighten up at the end though, when we got to feed "Bo" a special "cookie" that Kristen boasted was supposed to taste just like an apple. Next time I will remedy the situation and have some mittens with extra grip on the palms for him to wear. And a real apple. But all in all, he did an awesome job this week!
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