How A Girl With Autism And A Misunderstood Horse Saved Each Other Fun Love
“You don’t own the horse, you own her heart.”
It was the beginning of February in chilly Menomonee Falls, Wisc., when Lindsay Thompson prepared for her first riding lesson with horse trainer Rachel Devita-Anderson.
"She wouldn't even look at you," Rachel said, recalling Lindsay's first lesson, "she refused to talk and she would hide behind her mom."
Having grown up with Asperger's syndrome, Lindsay struggles physically, emotionally, and socially. Though, around horses, things come naturally to her.
Lindsay's social issues are her greatest challenge. Eye contact, communication, affection, and trust are extremely difficult for her.
There were even times when Lindsay felt that she couldn't trust her own parents. Through her relationship with horses, Lindsay has been able to start overcoming these struggles.
Throughout grade school Lindsay was bullied by her classmates for being "quirky."
Lindsay told her mother that "she's known for a long time that she's very different from other kids and that's why she gets strange looks, but she's OK with that."
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