Wellness Network - Grantham

Spotlight Speaker - Find out about one of our regular members in a little more detail.

Inspirational Speaker - We are so lucky to have Emma Sheardown as our Guest Speaker for this month. Here is some of her story.

From the day that I was born, life threw a variety of challenges for both my parents and I. Complications at birth lead to me suffering from brain damage and at fourteen months old, I was diagnosed with Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy.

Cerebral Palsy affects my balance, speech and the co-ordination of all four limbs, I didn't walk unaided until I was six years old.

At the age of two, it was suggested by my Physiotherapist that riding would be a beneficial thing for me to do as an extension of my Physiotherapy program - this is because riding can help with core stability as well as the horse emulating movement…