{"id":600,"date":"2012-08-11T20:25:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T20:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=600"},"modified":"2014-06-15T04:50:30","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:50:30","slug":"superpizzaboy-goes-on-a-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=600","title":{"rendered":"SuperPizzaBoy Goes on a Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SuperPizzaBoy has been participating in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Therapeutic_horseback_riding\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Therapeutic horseback riding\">Therapeutic Horseback Riding<\/a> for some time now. But it was time for a change.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7760685036\/\" title=\"IMG_2297 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_2297\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7760685036_f79b493f99-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His old therapy place had volunteers lead the horses while the clients rode. It works wonders but SPB was ready for a step up. Something the old place couldn&#8217;t do for various reasons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7760890656\/\" title=\"IMG_2299a by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_2299a\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7760890656_b476700fcd-179x300.jpg\" width=\"299\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So Sweetie went to work researching the issue, hard, as is her style. She was looking for a place that was safe and dedicated to the kids. After calling and checking and researching and then visiting she found All Star Therapy out of Ramona, a ways north of Tulsa on the way to Bartlesville.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7760719584\/\" title=\"IMG_2284 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_2284\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7760719584_1f271defe0-225x300.jpg\" width=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So Sweetie and SPB went up and checked it out and we got SPB all signed up. Today was his first ride.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iTF2R_r5EuY?rel=0\" width=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He has a little ways to go before he joins the pro rodeo circuit but guiding the horse is a whole new ballgame compared to sitting on the horse while somebody leads it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7760706566\/\" title=\"IMG_2289 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_2289\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7760706566_090562b279-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know a thing about horses and even less about riding horses but I think a horse is looking for a little leadership from the rider. So the rider just can&#8217;t check out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7760703658\/\" title=\"IMG_2290 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_2290\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7760703658_402a595d46-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They had son guide the horse around the arena for a while while doing various exercises and then he went out for a ride on a short trail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7760698030\/\" title=\"IMG_2292 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_2292\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7760698030_da45e0daf0-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was about ten minutes but SPB had to guide the horse along the trail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7760681438\/\" title=\"IMG_2298 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_2298\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7760681438_aec08f9197-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sweetie couldn&#8217;t be there. A family baby shower in western Oklahoma had to be attended. But hey I was there to document the affair. So I guess she did all the work and I get the glory, right? She&#8217;d say &#8220;So, sounds about normal to me.&#8221; And she&#8217;d be right.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7182268439\/\" title=\"IMG_1531 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1531\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/7182268439_0cc7e9f326-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Way to go my gentle giant of a son, take a bow Sweetie!! You both are wonderful.  <\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/zemified_e.png\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SuperPizzaBoy has been participating in Therapeutic Horseback Riding for some time now. But it was time for a change. His old therapy place had volunteers lead the horses while the clients rode. It works wonders but SPB was ready for a step up. Something the old place couldn&#8217;t do for various reasons. 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