Horse Therapy

Today was the day that I've been waiting for all weekMy first session of horse therapyAs you know I am a huge animal lover Especially dogs and donkeys and horsesSo I was super excited to go horse riding todayMy appointment was at 1pmSo my sister and I left the house at about 11 30amAs we had to stop in town on the way We both did our bits and bobs Then went for a cuppa and a sausage rollI always thought that I didn't like sausage rollsBut dipped in tomato sauceIt was moorish and delicious We finished upAnd as I was heading out of the coffee shopI ran in to a guy from the meetings and his dogWe chatted for a couple of minutes Before making our way back to the car We gave ourselves an hour to get to the stables Just in case we got lostWhich was very possible given our basic instructions In the end It wasn't too hard to find In fact you couldn't miss itIt was a huge house With a stables beside itIt was a beautiful bright and clear daySo the whole set up looked amazingSo greenSo peaceful and tranquil We parked and I headed for the big barnA pretty dark haired lady greeted meAnd said she would be with me in a few minutes My sister and I took the opportunity to walk aroundGet our bearingsAnd pet some of the horsesThen another girl came over to talk to us She was really friendlyAnd we were made feel so welcomeAbout ten minutes later They were ready for me 
I changed in to my wellies And followed the lady to the stablesShe introduced me to Star the ponyWho would be my pony for the sessionHe was a handsome fellaWhite with brown patches Who apparently liked to bite people We brought Star in to the arenaMy sister stayed well back as she is afraid of horsesThe girls joked that they were going to put her up on the biggest, maddest horse they hadMy sister nearly lost her life!I was able to get on the horse straight away Which was awesomeI felt comfortable No fear at allThe girl led us around Giving me time to get used to the horse It felt amazing to be riding And soon We began to move quickerAnd we started to trotThere is a kind of rise and fall rhythm to trotting At first I couldn't get in to it But after a few minutes It began to feel naturalAnd I didn't have to think about it The girls were really encouraging And said I was a naturalWhich was lovely to hear We walked and trotted for the next half hour I felt so comfortableSo at home And was sad when our time was upIt flew byAnd I just wanted to do more and more The  two girls taking the session were lovely So welcoming and patient  I haven't felt such happiness for a long time 
After the session We had a little chatAnd I asked the girls how often I should come The said every week is idealIn order to continue to make progressThey also asked me if I would like to join a groupAs they could leave me on my own thenI said I'd love to do that So made an appointment for next Wednesday morning with the groupWho are MS sufferersAnd the best part was This only costs me €15 a sessionI mean that's for nothing!!
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