A young rider gives “Cinnamon” a hug of happiness. Horses at the Therapeutic Center seem to understand their roles, offering hope and a sense of well-being to those they come in contact with.
Justin Watt’s favorite day of the week is Saturday. That’s when the special-needs student at Gifford Middle School heads for the Special Equestrians Therapeutic Riding Center, where spending time on horseback is his happiness, his joy, and as his mother Susan says, makes all the difference in his world.
“Justin’s been riding since he was five,” she says. “He’s so much better after he’s ridden–he talks a lot and he’s so much more comfortable within himself. The confidence it gives him is amazing.”
Justin has what he calls “his” horse, but, says Susan, “he’s happy riding any one of them. Justin is like a mini ‘horse whisperer;’ he would jump on a horse and ride off into the sunset if he could.”
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