This is a story about a couple of very special clients. The first young lady was recently seen by Natalie, one of our top saddle ergonomists and fit technicians in Grande Prairie, Alberta.
Aly Keay is a very inspirational and wonderful young lady (perhaps around 20 years old) who has cerebral palsy. She rides a Canadian sport horse gelding named Molson (fitting of course for a Canadian!) who is 15 hh and pretty wide.
Natalie reports that Aly got on her horse with the help of a team of coaches (and her mom).
The team wrapped her entire right arm/hand tightly to her body with a bandage. She rode with no stirrups, and reins in her left hand.
Natalie was absolutely amazed and impressed with how this girl could ride, and couldn’t help but get emotional. What an inspiration to all able-bodied riders! Natalie and her colleague Mary did a few tweaks to a donated older Schleese semi-custom saddle and Aly was completely thrilled. The smile on her face and her happiness being on that horse was indescribable. You could tell that Molson made it his personal mission to take care of this girl and absolutely loved his job. Read the full article here
~ Jochen Schleese CMS, CSFT, CSE, courtesy of Saddlefit 4 Life
