A stable environment: Horses offer Oklahomans therapy

 
BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL | Modified: December 31, 2008 at 9:18 am | Published: December 31, 2008   
photo - Jimmy, 4, of Shawnee rides Patch the horse at State Fair Park during a special exhibition at the Oklahoma Holiday Classic, a horse show organized by the Oklahoma Paint Horse Club. Jimmy and his two brothers were among nine riders who participated in horse therapy exhibition. Photo BY JIM BECKEL, THE OKLAHOMAN
Jimmy, 4, of Shawnee rides Patch the horse at State Fair Park during a special exhibition at the Oklahoma Holiday Classic, a horse show organized by the Oklahoma Paint Horse Club. Jimmy and his two brothers were among nine riders who participated in horse therapy exhibition. Photo BY JIM BECKEL, THE OKLAHOMAN

Doctors didn’t expect Courtney Johnson to live past age 2. The 13-year-old was not expected to ever walk or talk because of a brain injury she suffered as a toddler.

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But she does walk and talk, and a lot more. Tuesday afternoon, Courtney rode a horse during an exhibition at the fourth annual Oklahoma Holiday Classic, an Oklahoma Paint Horse Club show....
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