Many of you here at LifeStriders work with children and adults who are on the autism spectrum.  Autism does not appear to be going away and currently is detected in between 1:100 and 1:60 American births.  LifeStriders is having incredible successes with its Autistic clients, as many of them establish their first communications with family and caregivers here. More than ever we are all very interested in continuing to improve our role and ability to serve this clientele with effective equine therapy, and for this reason we brought in someone who is having some great successes in working with this special need.

Those of you that were here yesterday, and for those that were not, we were very lucky to be introduced to The Horse Boy Method's thoughtful champions - Rupert Isaacson and Iliane Lorenz.  A big thank you goes to the Abair family for making their visit possible.

The two of them put on a very thoughtful and polished four and a half hour demo, and took questions during two movie screenings of "A View From the Inside - An Interview with Temple Grandin" and "The Hose Boy", for instuctors and parents in WI and 4 surrounding states, who work with, or are interested in working with, children and adults on the autism spectrum.  The Horse Boy Method is based on Rupert's experiences in working with horses and his own son, who lives with autism, and is the main focus of the Book, and Movie, The Horse Boy.  Rupert, Iliane and Kristen (Rupert's Wife) have been busy sharing their knowledge and experiences in various medias and demonstrations and we were lucky to have Rupert and Iliane here to discuss their successes, to answer your questions about their methods and experiences as we all work to understand, appreciate, and help those with Autism.  Their efforts here, and everywhere, are helping this generation, and many to come, grapple with this pandamic and we all should be very thankful for their work.

The staff and volunteers at LifeStriders are all looking forward to developing their new skills with "Freddy", and in the Horse Boy Methodology, and we are all looking forward to working with The Horse Boy Method Staff again in the near future.  It was an excellent learning experience for everyone who attended and we have had nothing but positive feedback since.

To the staff at the Horse Boy Method:  Thank you for enabling our organization with exciting new insights into people with autism, horses, and ourselves.  You all have inspired us to do more for our community on the autism spectrum.

Here is a Video from the Day: