“Tough times never last but tough people do,” Robert H. Schuller. Through this program, I first hand have seen that this is inevitably true. One person that sticks out is a young girl named Priscilla. She came to our program with the attitude that she was tough and nothing was going to change that. Priscilla thought this program was stupid but little did she know; this program was going to be a turning point in her life.
About the 2nd or 3rd program, she started really connecting with a horse named Pepper. Usually our kids in the program like to change horses but this was not the case for Priscilla. From the moment she started to work with Pepper, her life began to change.
Pepper would noticeably nibble at her and she would laugh and laugh. She absolutely loved it! Usually when a horse would do this, we would stop it to give the kids the space they needed. However, this was not the case for Priscilla. It was a different situation and we knew we needed to let it happen. From that moment on, they had a really strong connection.
At the end of the program, Pepper hugged her like no other. He wrapped her up, literally bear hugged her. It was something I had never seen before. I had to force back the tears because I knew it was her moment and I did not want to take anything away from that.
In all my years working, I have never seen another bear hug like I did that day. This program changed her forever. Even in her journal she had wrote “I don’t know how I am going to survive without Pepper.” To see the way we are helping people overcome obstacles and find themselves is so rewarding.
About the 2nd or 3rd program, she started really connecting with a horse named Pepper. Usually our kids in the program like to change horses but this was not the case for Priscilla. From the moment she started to work with Pepper, her life began to change.
Pepper would noticeably nibble at her and she would laugh and laugh. She absolutely loved it! Usually when a horse would do this, we would stop it to give the kids the space they needed. However, this was not the case for Priscilla. It was a different situation and we knew we needed to let it happen. From that moment on, they had a really strong connection.
At the end of the program, Pepper hugged her like no other. He wrapped her up, literally bear hugged her. It was something I had never seen before. I had to force back the tears because I knew it was her moment and I did not want to take anything away from that.
In all my years working, I have never seen another bear hug like I did that day. This program changed her forever. Even in her journal she had wrote “I don’t know how I am going to survive without Pepper.” To see the way we are helping people overcome obstacles and find themselves is so rewarding.
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