Autism Day- April 24th. Day of Tears of Joy and of Thankfulness at Double Six Ranch

I have been putting pictures together of the Autism Day held at the Double 6 Ranch in Apple Valley.  My last post had the fundraiser with pictures of the events that took place.

I didn't know what to expect, except for what we witnessed on the day of the ride, which was an incredible experience.

I was not able to get there as early as I wanted, I was thinking 8am, however, my body told me different.  We were able to get there around lunch time with camera in hand and anticipation.

The group took the kids out to the arena and let them play with the cows.  There was one boy I couldn't resist to take pictures of.  He was determined to get a hold of this cow and show it who's boss:

See how he is making his plan, go from behind......

Naw, let him see you come right up to him...

Grab him by the tail....let him know who is taking control......

Now you take him for a walk, or he takes you for a walk....

Hold on.....

Uh oh the cow is walking a little faster......

Awwe!  And the cow keeps walking!  But you know what makes this little guy a real cowboy?

He gets right back up and does it again!  Little man, you are why I LOVE Cowboys! 

After this, I walked over to the round pin to watch what was going over there.  There was this other young gentleman was had never seen a horse before.  For this special occasion they were going to bring in Goliath!  GOLIATH!!!!!! What in the world!  I am looking around and when I wasn't looking they brought the beast in!

I whip my head around to see this monster and this is what I saw:

Are you ready?

I laughed and laughed!!!

Many of the children that attend this day have never touched a horse before.  With the kindness of the Double 6 Ranch and working with these children they overcome so many obstacles.  

This young man arrived with his family and he was in the arena with a few cowboys.  Ty brought in the Goliath the mini, asked him if he would like to touch the horse, No. Asked if he would like to walk the horse, No.  Then Ty asked if he would like to walk with Ty and the horse.  The young man did walk beside him and around the arena he went.  Then the young man's hand stretched out and he petted the horse.  Everyone that was watching held their breath.  They walked a little further and the young man touch the mane. The walk continued and then the young man reached for the halter and pushed Ty's hand away, he wanted to walk the horse by himself!  I was in tears at this time, in fact, so was everyone else.  The gift that this little mini gave to this young man was something you can't buy!

Now, at the end of the walking, the young man looked at Ty and asked if he could bring it home!  He even asked his mom!

I could write story after story about the day and all the miracles that I witnessed, so instead of writing them all out, I would love for you to share it first hand on the last Saturday of the month.  Their barn doors open to all!

As I have said before, I am excited about being a part of this great program and can't wait until next time!


Make sure you put on your calendar to join us for the fundraiser on the 15th!