Lucy is Ella’s instructor at her horseback riding class at the wonderful ‘Friends For Tomorrow’:
Ella is doing really well with her riding. Her balance and posture are great and she seems to use her weaker hand a little more these days. The biggest change is her language- she talks and sings most of the lesson. She loves to be silly and gets laughing really hard. She enjoys asking Dayton to “walk on” in a loud sing-songy voice that cracks us all up :-). Lately she is also grabbing the reins and saying whoa to Dayton and then patting him for his compliance.
She is a joy to work with- she is also happy to help brush Dayton and also pick the dirt out of his feet. She has made a strong bond with a volunteer too- Carol has been with FFT for a very long time (look for the article about her in our upcoming newsletter). Ella really respond to her upbeat energy and sense of fun. So we are really pleased with her progression.