Janelle Robinson, Director of Therapy Services at the J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center in San Juan Capistrano–which uses horses to help improve the condition of children and adults with a vast array of disabilities, functional limitations and impairments–discusses the Center’s year’s history (founded in 1978 as the Fran Joswick Therapeutic Riding Center) and stature (the only full-time such center in Southern California; one of only five–of nearly 700 in the U.S.–certified to train instructors), as well as how hippotherapy works for clients across a range of diagnoses. [www.SheaCenter.org]
COMEDY CORNER: Jonathan Winters’ “The Deer Hunter” [www.JonathanWinters.com]
MUSIC: Tom Waits’ “Pony,” The Cramps’ “Saddle Up A Buzz Buzz,” instrumentals
NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: Culture Club’s “Karma Chameleon”
