HIPPOTHERAPY TO BARREL RACES
Shelby Winstead takes her horse close to the barrel in a recent barrel racing competition. Photo courtesy of the Winstead family
Te following article on Shelby Winstead, daughter of Bobby and Kim Winstead, talks about how Shelby's work with horses and barrel racing has been an effective therapy for Pervasive Developmental Delay. It is adapted from an article written by Leigh Ballard and is printed with permission of the Mid- South Horse Review. Tis article first appeared in the May/ June 2013 issue of Turf News on page 14. Bobby Winstead served as TPI president in 2012-2013.
Shelby Winstead started to show signs of developmental problems as a baby. At six months, her parents, Kim and Bobby Winstead, noticed abnormal things happening with her eyes and other signs of neurological problems. Shelby was eventually diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Delay. Tus began an arduous span of years of doctor's appointments, specialists and therapies. Te doctors said that Shelby's speech and physical development would be poor, and that she would probably never ride a bike.
But, at age five Shelby did ride a bike, and at age nine, Kim put her on a horse. Kim felt there was just too little progress with all the therapies at the time. “I wanted
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Shelby to be a part of something, to have something productive to do. I got her the most laid-back pleasure horse I could find He was a big black horse that did whatever she wanted to do.” Kim then began taking Shelby to saddle club shows, where she rode in walk/trot classes and then youth pleasure classes.
Kim had a background in showing hunter/ jumpers and had a couple of retired horses so she put Shelby's horse with them and taught Shelby everything she could about riding and horse care. Shelby did all the feeding, grooming and tacking. Kim gave her riding lessons, and then some patient and wonderful trainers began teaching Shelby.
At 11, Shelby was watching barrel racers at a show and said, "Tat's what I want to do!" Kim took her to a friend who let her ride a 20-year-old barrel horse. He was gentle, but still pretty fast. Kim was nervous, but the horse took Shelby around the barrels safely. And Bobby was a big encourager, "Let her do it, let her go for it!" he told Kim.
TPI Turf News November/December 2018
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