Every Wednesday, Carina Richard-Wheat’s teenage son, Owen, gears up to ride a horse named Denver. He zips up his boots, grabs his sunglasses and barely looks back.
“There is nothing else more important in this world than being ready,” Richard-Wheat said. “He’s like, ‘Can we go sooner?’”
That kind of enthusiasm didn’t exist a year ago. Diagnosed with epilepsy, anxiety, ADHD and autism, Owen struggled for years to find a therapy or activity that stuck. Most days, transitions like leaving the house or going to the grocery store felt overwhelming…