The 10-year-old boy with autism bounced high in the saddle as a pair of volunteers led the gentle Tennessee Walker horse slowly around the Southern Starrs arena, a facility that specializes in equine therapy for specialneeds students in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Watching from the bleachers was the boyâs mom and little brother, who uttered sadly, âI wish I could ride too.â
The stableâs founder, Saranne Winfield, happened to overhear him. She knew it was hard for siblings to watch their brothers and sisters riding a horse. But this was a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and there were limited activities for kids to enjoy.
It isnât fair to make them sit and watch, Saranne thought. And she wondered, Is there some way we could change our focus?
And an idea struck. Halloween was approaching and, like in 2020, the city was going to cancel festivities for 2021.
âLetâs have Halloween here,â Saranne told her volunteers. âNot just for our students, but for any child.â
Four-legged therapy
Saranne is a lifelong horsewoman. Back in the 1990s, she and her husband, Terry,owned 5 acres and two horses. Saranne also had a psychology degree and dreamed of doing something for special-needs kids.
Then one night, she and Terry caught a TV program about equine-assisted therapy. âMaybe this is exactly what youâve been looking for,â Terry said.
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