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This is a very short post but kind of a neat one. This past week, Ronnie’s brother, Ken Henry, his wife, Paulette and their daughter, Susan Nichole, came up from Charlotte, North Carolian to spend the week with us. It was a great week and one where they got to see a lot of Tom. They got to see how much further he has come in his recovery. They got to see more of Tom’s humor which was always with him before his accident. He had all of us laughing at one time or another. He even managed to surprise Lynda who knows him better than anyone.

Towards the end of the week, we all went with Tom to Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center for his Thursday night horseback riding session. Ken, Paulette and Susan had never seen Tom horseback riding so it was a real treat for them.

Tom was going to ride a new horse today. The horse is named “Snowy.” We would find out later that Snowy is a special horse. After grooming, Tom boarded Snowy and went for a ride on a trail through the woods. It was a beautiful evening with low humidity and comfortable temperatures.

You can see a mask over Snowy’s face. It is made of mesh and Snowy can see through it. I believe that it is there to keep the flies off of the horse. Whatever the reason, it didn’t seem to bother Snowy one way or the other.

Okay, so I told you that there was something special about Snowy. Here it is. Snowy was previously owned by Bruce Springsteen’s wife, Patti Scialfa. I am not positive about the particulars of how Snowy got to Special Strides but I believe that Patti Scialfa donated the horse. Personally, I am grateful to anyone that donates to Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center as they are an incredibly wonderful organization. You only have to see the smiles on the faces of their clients to know how much horseback riding means to them. Our family is blessed to watch Tom as he continues on his journey to recovery. It is extremely slow but as long as he continues to move forward, we are grateful.

Have a great week, everyone!!!!