Yesterday we drove down to visit Kraig & Nancy on their ranch. They have 200+ acres with a big horse barn & riding arena. Last week, a foal was born, so we wanted to take a look. It can already outrun its mom in the arena, which is pretty wild to see.
All the kids got turns riding a mare named Tia. Connor really enjoyed the horsey ride as well as riding the tractor with Aunt Nancy to dump the manure :) Connor also kept busy practically force-feeding the mares in the Mare Motel (4 mares stay there, and the other 4 horses are in the pasture or barn). Nancy said they have 10 boarders in the barn, which is pretty nice. That barn & the arena were mostly built last summer, although the arena walls are being redone now.
Anyway - I was thrilled with Connor's acceptance of the horses, and how comfortable he was with them. Some people with autism will have like a light switch on in their brains when they are introduced to animals. I read of one girl who started talking when she got to see a cow up close, and she'd never spoken before that. I'm hoping we can spend some more time with the horses in the summer or something (although the pool is a pretty big distraction for Connor there, too - even yesterday he was dipping his feet into the 40 degree water *sigh*).
Still, with foals & horses to ride & feed, Grandma & Grandpa to visit and then a stop at Denny's on the way home for french fries, I'm guessing Connor had a pretty dang good day! Trevor & Diana both had a friend along, so they had fun too.
:)
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Well, Kaleigh is green with envy, she loves horses! I think this summer we will need to make a day trip to Irvine Reg. Park to ride horses.
Glad Connor had a superterrific b-day!
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