With additional Baclofen in the morning to try and counter the post-horse leg jitters and spasms (they went nuts after last time for hours after), we braved the cold to go horse riding. Forgot the school shoes - it is really tricky having one wardrobe at hospital and another at home...now where did I leave it? Hospital, wash or home? The horse trainer, Julia fortunately had a stock pair to loan so all was not lost. Elise got on famously. She really worked on sitting upright for the whole 40 minutes which is exhausting, especially as she kept on slipping off the saddle. Julia worked out that a part of the problem was her smooth pants. Homework for the next week - to buy breeches with silicon grip on the thighs. Time to buy zip-up boots and helmet as well. Basics for the moment, Julia said later it will be $600 for the proper horse boots! I hope much later. Ouch!!
Elise worked on turning the horse, doing figure eights and trying to do small trots without sliding off.
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| Sitting much more upright this time - but it was exhausting |
The physio team have a bit of fun with Elise - exercises can be a bit boring. I wonder how much time they spend looking for just the right picture for Elise's timetable....
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| This week's horse pic |
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| Last fortnight's pic - note the typically busy day |
It is a 3 hour round trip for horse riding, fortunately the scenery is beautiful with all the tall trees.
The starlight people visited Elise and taught her to make balloon animals - well, started to. Lots of fun.
The three little bears... Elise was very proud of the brown one (starlight made the other two).
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