Willow Glen
Well-Known Member
I got rung up the other day and asked if I would come to a resthome where my friend works for a old mans birthday he used to be TB trainer and hadent seen a horse in a long time, so they thought it would be a great surprise for him,I had wanted to do this for a long time so jumped at the chance,
I decided to take 2 of my girls and they were sssssooooo perfect they didnt step a foot wrong and it was like they new to be extra carefull, I also took along my 3yr daughter with my mums dog rosie. My daughter walked around talking to everyone showing them rosie and had a wonderful time and me and my friend took the horses around.
Tyla and Rosie
My friend Joni and my horse Nerrisa saying hi
Birthday boy
And this women is 102yr and ya would'nt have thought she was at all. When I walked inside with the horse she was asleep in her chair and when she woke up I was behind her talking to another lady, but she saw my daughter with rosie and was so excited
Then one of the ladys called me over and said to her look what else is here. Her face says it all I think
Another lady
The last lady we met was the highlight for me, I wasent going to be aloud to see her due to her have gone a little crazy and had been yelling and abusing the staff all day she was having a really bad day and didnt want to be alive and hated lifethey had never heard her laugh or even seen her smile, but then one of the ladys told me about her and I said I could take it if she flipped out,
Well it ended up being the most special time I nearly cried, I went in and asked her if I could show her somthing I thought she may like and she was like nothing will make me happy, So I said thats fine, The staff all piled around her door to see her reaction and what they saw was what horse therapy was all about, I walked Hannah in first and she walked straight up to her put her head in the ladys lap, The lady started to smile and cry at the same time and said that she was the most beautiful animal she had ever seen, I could hear all the staff in the hall way who could'nt see saying what is she doing is the young lady alright and the ones that could see saying I cant believe it she is smiling and they took heaps of pics of her lol, I talked to her and told her about Hannah and the hole time Hannah just stood there sitting her head in this ladys lap, I then asked if I could swap horses and she was like oh yes please, so I brought Nerrisa in and she patted her and laughed and when I said I had to go she asked me to please come and visit her again as she hadnt been this happy in a long time and my girls made her feel well.
It was a very special time for me and was so wonderful to see my horses touch someones life so deeply. Sadly I didnt get pics taken of Nerrisa with her
I will be going back to visit as it was such a great feeling, I dont no who got the most out of it the people, horses or me. I hope you all enjoy.
and sorry its such a long post, but i just had to share.
I decided to take 2 of my girls and they were sssssooooo perfect they didnt step a foot wrong and it was like they new to be extra carefull, I also took along my 3yr daughter with my mums dog rosie. My daughter walked around talking to everyone showing them rosie and had a wonderful time and me and my friend took the horses around.
Tyla and Rosie
My friend Joni and my horse Nerrisa saying hi
Birthday boy
And this women is 102yr and ya would'nt have thought she was at all. When I walked inside with the horse she was asleep in her chair and when she woke up I was behind her talking to another lady, but she saw my daughter with rosie and was so excited
Then one of the ladys called me over and said to her look what else is here. Her face says it all I think
Another lady
The last lady we met was the highlight for me, I wasent going to be aloud to see her due to her have gone a little crazy and had been yelling and abusing the staff all day she was having a really bad day and didnt want to be alive and hated lifethey had never heard her laugh or even seen her smile, but then one of the ladys told me about her and I said I could take it if she flipped out,
Well it ended up being the most special time I nearly cried, I went in and asked her if I could show her somthing I thought she may like and she was like nothing will make me happy, So I said thats fine, The staff all piled around her door to see her reaction and what they saw was what horse therapy was all about, I walked Hannah in first and she walked straight up to her put her head in the ladys lap, The lady started to smile and cry at the same time and said that she was the most beautiful animal she had ever seen, I could hear all the staff in the hall way who could'nt see saying what is she doing is the young lady alright and the ones that could see saying I cant believe it she is smiling and they took heaps of pics of her lol, I talked to her and told her about Hannah and the hole time Hannah just stood there sitting her head in this ladys lap, I then asked if I could swap horses and she was like oh yes please, so I brought Nerrisa in and she patted her and laughed and when I said I had to go she asked me to please come and visit her again as she hadnt been this happy in a long time and my girls made her feel well.
It was a very special time for me and was so wonderful to see my horses touch someones life so deeply. Sadly I didnt get pics taken of Nerrisa with her
I will be going back to visit as it was such a great feeling, I dont no who got the most out of it the people, horses or me. I hope you all enjoy.
and sorry its such a long post, but i just had to share.
