CHS students given free reign to ride, learn

Therapeutic horse riding allows Cheney High School students to overcome challenges and develop confidence

By BECKY THOMAS

Staff Reporter

It was a chilly, rainy morning Thursday, April 29, so three teenagers had to stay inside the horse arena, sitting tall on the backs of their horses, issuing commands to the animals.

“Back,” Lindsey Overlie said while leaning back and pulling on the reins. Her horse walked in reverse.

“Walk on,” she said, and the horse continued forward.

The scene could be any training session for the county fair, except for the volunteers walking alongside each rider and the...