The Next Generation........

Meet Cain. He is my 5 year old son. From an early age, Cain had difficulties with some of the everyday things other children take for granted. Earlier this year, he was diagnosed with Dyspraxia, a condition caused by an immaturity of neurone development in the brain, causing an impairment or immaturity of the organisation of movement, problems of language, perception and thought. Cain spends much of his time frustrated by situations, whether they be at home, or school, and as a family, we are trying to learn about how this condition will affect Cain as he gets older, and how we can adapt to make his life easier. It is early days yet, and we are slowly finding our way. At this point, I would like to thank two very very dear friends of ours, Brian and Cerys Tyson, who without their support and encouragement, we would have perhaps given up before now, instead with their knowledge and constant guiding hand, we have had great successes, and they have given us the strength to push for the right help and right equipment for Cain. Thank you Brian and Cerys :-) Cain loves Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, from the first day he was home from hospital, he was surrounded by them. Cain's special friend is Hazine a.k.a Jazzy, she is never far from his side. Another beautiful friendship is in the making - Cain has started riding a lovely little pony called Jade I had read somewhere, and seen on the TV how children with all kinds of physical and neurological disabilities benefited greatly from interaction with animals, and in particular, ponies, so I thought I'd give it a try! Cain seems to be a natural horseman - very relaxed and completely at ease and calm with Jade. I am hoping to make their little get together a regular thing, and hopefully in time, we will see Cain benefiting from their little outings. You can find out more about Dyspraxia at http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/index.php also, check out the site for Wheal Buller Riding Stables at http://www.cornish-riding-holidays.co.uk - treat yourself to some wonderful views in Cornwall by horseback.