By Christine Briel / Skaneateles Design

There are people out there in the world doing good things every single day that we never hear about. At Claire Affleck Training (right here in Skaneateles, NY) there is a group of people doing some great things and I wanted to share it with all of you.

Freedom Riders is a horseback riding program hosted by Claire Affleck Training that is therapeutic as well as recreational. The program teaches horsemanship in a controlled and safe environment for youths with disabilities (from ages 5 – 21). These kids are challenged physically and mentally and walk away from the Freedom Riders Recreational Program with a GREAT sense of accomplishment.

This year’s first of 4 Spring sessions began on May 31st with a great turnout, both in riders and volunteers. In Claire’s blog article about the event she invites volunteers to join in this amazing experience and thanks all past volunteers. She also sent out a BIG THANK-YOU to the 3 owner’s of the horses that were used for this riding event: Daryll Wolford (Rannita’s owner), Traci Uyehara (Thunder’s owner), and Dr. Robert Kiltz (Geronimo’s owner).

Keep up the good work at Claire Affleck Training – Freedom Recreation sounds very inspiring!