Jess, Imogen and myself went to the movies Conquest-stylie on Saturday night. Avon RDA Centre were screening the Horse Boy film, and as I have recently completed the Horse Boy Method training we decided to go along and watch.
We set out in plenty of time. We’ve been there loads of times before but we took the Sat Nav just in case. Just as well – we got lost! We spent a good 10 minutes driving past it. All I can say is that it looks different in the dark!
Once there, we snuck in just after the film had started. The film documents the incredible journey of Rupert Isaacson and his family across Mongolia with autistic son Rowan. The viewer sees a family pushed to their limits during an incredibly challeging journey. The profound effect of the horses and of the shamanic healing is obvious.
If you are a parent of an autistic child you need to see this film. If you are a special needs teacher you need to see this film. If you like horses you need to see this film. Basically, you need to see this film. If you don’t want to see this film, then you should read the book.
We were lucky enough to meet Gillian (who organises the Horse Boy camps in UK), Dawn (who delivers the training) and Rupert (Rowan’s father and author of Horse Boy) afterwards for a question and answer session, and gained some valuable advice. We are hoping to hold a Horse Boy demo at Conquest Centre in future – keep checking our website for updates. In the mean time, if you see me riding holding a giant teddy bear in a pink dress I haven’t taken leave of my senses, I’m just practicing back-riding!
Chantal x
