GaitWay Therapeutic Horsemanship

We have been praying for God to provide us with a ministry opportunity using our horses, and he has abundantly answered our prayers.  We have enjoyed having many people over to our house to ride and relax, and it has been a blessing to watch how they interact with the horse.  God recently provided Annie and Buddy with a weekly riding student, a young girl named Autumn. 

All of that is exciting, but the most recent horse ministry is the most exciting one to me.  Momma and I have been volunteering at GaitWay, and we love it.  Working with the horses and riders is such a special job.  GaitWay has a need for more horses, so we brought Peg and Buddy up to try out for the job of therapy horse.  They were a big hit, and we will be bringing them every Wednesday. 

There was a Special Olympics event last Saturday, and Buddy was able to be one of the three horses brought by GaitWay.  A little boy named Tristan rode him, and they won two second place ribbons: one in Western Equitation, and one in Western Trail.  Our whole family enjoyed going and taking part in the Special Olympics.  The event started and ended with a prayer, which we appreciated.  It was a beautiful day, our riders had a blast, everyone remained safe, and we all had a lovely time.  Seeing the expressions on the riders' faces was priceless.  They were so happy just to be there and ride that they didn't really care what color their ribbon was. 

We feel so blessed that God has provided us these horses and the many ways we can use them for his glory.  I can't wait to see what other ministries God may give us.