Despite her many disabilities and in addition to the classical therapies, throughout her life Liam was always very physically active: dance, biking, swimming, horseback riding (hipotherapy), baseball. Here a short collection from some of her riding lessons. Like so many other things in her short life, the riding period is also characterized by two periods: before the 2005/2006 orthopedic surgeries, and after them. The below selection is from before that period. After those surgeries her sitting was a bit more stable on the one hand, but on the other hand, she never enjoyed riding again like she did before. She was less comfortable - maybe even in pain.
As you can see, in this clip collection Liam looks very happy, cooperating, joyful. To be fair and honest and realistic, not all riding lessons were like this. Sometimes she would whine, even cry (although, more so after the surgeries then before). Despite it being difficult on her, Liam always asked about riding and was proud to talk about it. It should also be noted that she rode in all weather conditions: when it was freezing cold, and windy, as well as in the heat of the summer.
About this clip: It was cut-paste-made out of longer pieces. You can tell by the scenery. Well, I'm searching for words to describe what's in the clip, but you can see for yourself. The only things I think to add is that the screaming is all joy. It's especially true for the last clip. Liam LOVED speed & bump. It was too hard for the volunteers to keep up with her wish to trot, trot, trot.
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