Testimonials

My daughter, Ginny, has been with SPIRIT’s team nearly a year. She has Prader-Willi Syndrome, a genetic syndrome that affects appetite, growth, metabolism, cognitive functioning and behavior. In just a few short weeks of lessons I noticed significant improvement in her balance and trunk strength and although her speech is significantly delayed she is motivated to say many words to get Spirit, Colby and Infiniti to “go,” “trot” or “stop.” SPIRIT’s team, led by Davorka Suvak, Kate White, Whitney Fitzgerald and their dedicated volunteers are like “earth angels” to our family. They provide an environment where Ginny can do a physical activity in which she isn’t the slowest or most awkward. She loves to ride and even though she’s working on cognition, speech and physical feats while riding it doesn’t feel like the rest of our weekly therapies because it’s so much fun for her to do and for me to watch. Riding day is our favorite day of the week. The joy on Ginny’s face when she trots just melts my heart.