The Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding in Concord,
Tenn., has been helping handicapped and disabled children
since 1987 by exposing them to the world of horses. Some
students wear leg braces or need walkers or wheelchairs.
Some have Down's syndrome, attention deficit disorder or
cerebral palsy. Others suffer from mental retardation or
autism. But on their horses at STAR, they are all riders, and
in the special bond between human and animal, sometimes
small miracles can happen.
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