My name is Sonny, I am
13 years old. And have a clinical
diagnosis of Angelman Syndrome. Usually
we aren’t able to walk with out support or
talk at all. Amazingly I can almost run! I
have been riding horses for about 5 years
now. When I first started, I needed to be
supported in order not to fall off with each
step the horse took. Now I ride totally
independent and am learning lots of fun
things. I have been learning how to
communicate using sign language
I was lucky enough to have
my own horse to ride whenever I wanted but
all I did was sit on the horse while I was
being led around. This was very helpful for
my core/trunk muscles but sometimes I would
get bored. Now that I am riding at
Victory Reins, I am learning how to
steer and even stop my horse. I get to play
fun games on horseback and steer around
barrels and weave cones. They have even
taught me how to communicate ‘walk on” to my
horse by tapping in the saddle. I can even
trot now! I love to trot! A few weeks ago we
went to our first horse show and I won a
blue ribbon! I love the staff at Victory
Reins look forward to seeing them every
week!