Monday, March 25, 2013

Elderly do not have to be old acting

 There are a lot of people that work their horse while in a wheelchair and you would be amazed at what they can do.  They might not ride but the interaction between human and horse can still be very rewarding as this 88 year old shows as she works with her horse without even a halter in a large field. Don't give up on a dream just because you are elderly. If you love horses you can still do trail courses from the ground, teach them tricks etc.  Even hold horse shows for the special needs or elderly. It is all up to you and your dreams.
 This photo shows how large the pasture they are in actually is. There are other horses that the horse can go be with but you see she chooses to be with her person even though they have not seen each other during the snowy winter months at all. They still have a bond and a connection to each other. Horses have amazing memories.
A hug showing how much they both care. It is a hug by choice not by a halter and rope.

Went to the senior citizens the other day and fell in love with one of the ladies there that also refuses to get old. She is 89, she says her wrinkles are 105 though. She still has personality plus and lots of action as she says she refuses to get old and she proved she lives by those words.

Many things in life don't go the way we want and our bodies sure don't cooperate about staying young but you can continue to do things you just have to do them different.  Live by the words "where there is a will, there is a way".

It is like a pie, we can't eat the whole thing does not mean we can't enjoy a piece of it and slowly the whole pie disappears. As we age we slow down and enjoy things more instead of rushing through them.

Don't think about what you can't do, think about what you can do. Many people would love to do what you can. I have an aunt that has been bed ridden with MS for 20 years and she would love to be able to use a walker. It is all in the way you look at your blessings.  Many have more then we do but we have so much more then others do.

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