The Free Rein auction was last Friday night. What a fun time!! I had a table set up where I sold my books. I had a great time visiting with friends and trying to buy something in the silent auction. Alas, we came home with nothing.
Therapeutic Riding with Andrea Swenson
Experience the joy and freedom of riding horses
The Free Rein auction was last Friday night. What a fun time!! I had a table set up where I sold my books. I had a great time visiting with friends and trying to buy something in the silent auction. Alas, we came home with nothing.
Hi!
My name is Andrea Swenson and I live in Spokane, Washington. I am 27 years old and have a disability called cerebral palsy which affects my muscles.
Sitting up straight is hard for me. I use a wheelchair and a Vanguard which is a communication device.
It felt incredible when I started participating with Free Rein Therapeutic Riding in June of 2010. I am able to ride once a week which has helped my neck, back and abdominal muscles; and my back pain has not been as severe. Riding also has helped my flexibility, making a lot of other activities easier.
I can hardly wait each week for my next horse riding adventure. Riding is so different than using my wheelchair. It makes me feel in control and free.
This is where I ride in Spokane.
Right now there are four horses and my favorite is Chester. He is very gentle, so I don’t have to worry about being bounced around too much.
The staff are very helpful too. They have a lot of experience in Therapeutic Riding, so they know all the right things to do to keep me safe. I like them all and they make it so much fun to go there.
The “hippos” are such big animals. Sometimes they scare me. If they ever stepped on me it would definitely hurt. But I trust them and they know that they are helping me.
Maybe we could ride together some time.
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Nice picture Andrea! I loved the table and the way you had it set up! The pictures, big and small were perfect! As your dad said, this was a good practice run for Bozeman in May! I’m wondering if there would be a way to have a video of you riding Chester for the conference?! I have one of those photo slide show thingys (don’t you love my high tech!) and I would be happy to bring that so you can put your photos on it…I will show you when we see each other.
So sorry to hear you did not win the auction item(s) you were bidding on!!!
Jeanne