Horse Back Riding
We initially looked into horse back riding as therapy
for a curvature of the spine that Melissa suffered from. This helped her dramatically with
her posture to the point of being almost undetectable.
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From early on Melissa had always had an interest in horses. She began riding at the age of 5 and has been riding since. Her love for horses has grown, even after being thrown during training one day at the age of 12, breaking her shoulder. Her doctor wasn’t too happy. It happened about a week before she was to go into the hospital for heart surgery. Melissa's gone ahead to win the blue ribbon for first place in a local riding school.
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Anything that looks fun... |
Karate
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Melissa became involved in Karate. We think
her Karate classes gave her some of the self confidence and motivation that she shown
throughout her growing up. Melissa practiced a karate style called Kyokushin and has
earned the rank of yellow belt.
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School Clubs
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| When Melissa started high school she became involved in the High School Drama Club. She usually has some of the smaller part but she enjoys it very much. One of the better aspects of joining the club is the group effort. She enjoys the involvement with the other students. | Melissa loves to draw. She takes art classes in school as well as now being involved in the art club in school. We don’t have any of her art works to show here yet, but I’m sure well get some soon. |
