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The Diary of a Horse               not behave as well as the horses.    seem to be drawn to this unlikely  experience.  I
                                                 They tell us it is leadership with the  was drawn to it out of curiosity to see if it could
                       Skeptic                   horses.  The horse has to know who   actually help Veterans and  then  I could
                                                 is the leader.  However I think the   recommended the therapy.  I was drawn to it
         Dear Diary,                             horse may also have to know we are   because three special people in my life have been
                This is old but I have to ask this       equal.  Not sure about this but it is   effervescent in their praise for the experience.
         question why is called horse back riding?  What   how I feel.         (Diary remind me to Thank Megan, Pete and
         other part of the horse would you sit on to ride?    Ok OK I know the chili.  They loved   John. )  Now I am drawn to it because of the
         Again Dairy we do not ride the horses in the      it!!!   The crock was almost empty.    comradeship that has rapidly developed between
         therapy but it was a question that had to be   Several people even took some home.    all of the Veterans involved.  Even though some
         asked.                                                                of us knew each other the comrade bond seems
                                                 Look at the picture of the hot sauce   different (Stronger?)  I am further drawn
         It is Tuesday but I felt that I had to write   I found to compliment the chili.   because of the facilitators.  It is unfair to call
         something.  So that lame joke was all I could think                   them that because they are fast becoming in a
         of.  I am eagerly looking forward to  Thursday.    The opening session where we try to   sense comrades and because we are also teaching
         Offered to make chili for lunch and will be picking   loosen up physically and emotionally   them.   Teaching them in a deeper sense what it
         up the ingredients soon.  To be honest I do not   still confuses me.  We, with our eyes   really means to be a Veteran. None are Veterans.
         know if I am looking forward to the horse therapy   closed, imagine in our minds different
         or the chili.  I make  a mean chili!    parts of our body from the top of our   Dear Diary as I close I felt I should mention
                                                 head, to neck bones, to internal      one experience.  I would not mention it if I did
         Dear Diary,                             organs the bottom of our feet and   not have witnesses.  I trotted with Vinny
                                                 everything else between.  My only   around the indoor arena.   Yes a life long
         I did not have the opportunity to write yesterday   thought when I got to the bottom   saunterer trotted with a horse.
         after I completed  my 2nd day  with the horses   of my feet was that I had bought   Yes indeed I trotted.
         at Equus Effect horse therapy.  I am not 100%   memory foam inserts for my foot
         sure of this yet but I am very impressed.  I am   ware and that my memory had not                                                            Karl
         very impressed with the way the horses interact   improved.  I know Ugh!!!!!
         with me and my fellow Veterans.  I could walk my
         grandchildren's dog  (Who knows me Diary) and
         that dog would not obey me as well as the horses.    Strangely and strongly I
         In fact my grandchildren probably would





     Vinny moving forward as I
     (with great dexterity) avoid
     some magic soil!

                                    To date this has been
                                    my choice of steed!
                                déjà vu
                               All over
                               again
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