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Thursday, October, 17,1985/The Battalion/Page 7 Waldo HOTARD WALL by Kevin Thomas C /? A I CANT A GUY GET ANY studying done around HERE?/ c-cQ HOTARD hall ite *. — 'U'- Riding school provides fun for handicapped children By SYLVIA PENA Reporter Horseback riding can be hard work, but for handicapped children the work can be all fun. Tanya Walker, a handicapped student, says, “Riding the horse was fun, but I was too scared to let it run.” A riding school for handicapped students, sponsored by the Texas A&M Horseman’s Association, be gan Saturday at the Animal Science Pavilion. The clinic will continue for the next two Saturdays. Christine Corn, co-chairman of the clinic, says there are several horseback riding progams offered at every clinic. "We like .to show the students va rious activities that involve horses,” Corn says. Sherry McDonald, a volunteer in the event, says she has worked with the program for three years. “The program was started in 1977 at A&M because the association wanted to provide a public service activity for handicapped students,” McDonald says. McDonald says she has enjoyed working as a volunteer for the pro gram so much that she chose a ca reer path teaching handicapped stu dents. “My work with the program for three years influenced me to change my major from animal science to special education,” McDonald says. Corn says each child rides with several aides on both sides of the horse so the student is in no danger of falling off. “Each Saturday we will progress up to more difficult tasks,” Corn says. “On the last Saturday of the program we will have a horse show.” Corn explains that they want to make the participants feel impor tant. “The goal of the clinic is to make the kids feel like they can do some thing special,” Corn says. “Unfortu nately, there is not much physical benefit because the clinic lasts for only three Saturdays.” She says explained that the partic ipants’ parents see the clinic as some- tning special and different for their children. Nancy Walker, mother of one of the students, says that this was her daughter’s first time at the clinic. “Tanya puts on a big smile and is on top of the world when she is on the horse,” Walker says. Simple as it may be, the students just like to learn how to ride the horses. Tanya Walker says the part she liked most was getting up on the horse and riding. Terri Estes, co-chairman, says the students quickly learn that they are capable of riding and handling a horse. “When the children are on the horse, it gives them more confidence that they are able to move around without the help of a wheelchair,” Estes says. “Our main concern,” Corn says, “is not that they learn how to ride, but that they develop the courage to get on the horse. “We also show the students how to groom and saddle the horses.” The two co-chairmen have worked- with handicapped children before, and they says they look for ward to helping these children learn how to ride and enjoy themselves during the clinic, Corn says. Corn says most of the participants are regulars with the program, and the association looks forward to see ing them every year. The Horseman’s Association does not make a profit from the event. Corn says. Man hijacks bus; girl killed during chase Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — A man com mandeered a city bus Wednesday, then led Balcones Heights police on a chase that triggered four accidents and killed a child, authorities said. Shaunte Green,.3, of San Antonio was killed in the fourth crash that also left her aunt and uncle injured. Another man and a woman were treated and released for minor cuts and bruises after the third collision, a spokeswoman at Humana Metro politan Hospital said. VIA Metropolitan Transit spokes man Ray Dudley said the incident began about 9:40 a.m. when a VIA driver stopped his bus at Wonder- The driver, Richard Chadwell, 56, left the bus to call his dispatcher, Dudley said. The man got in the driver's seat after all the passengers had gotten off the bus, he said. Chadwell ran up to the bus, but the man inside slammed the doors in his face and tried to run over him, Dudley said. Rent a Face This Halloween, don’t be caught wearing your own face... rent one from Party Time. We have masks and costumes for rent to transform even the most sedate person into a party animal. If your planning a Halloween party, Party Time is the place to start. With your imagination and our decorations, your home can quickly become the kind of ghoulish place any self respecting ghost would love to haunt. From popcorn and Margarita machines, to bats and cobwebs, Party Time has everything you need to make your Halloween party a success. PATmi Ttne, “We Rent Fun” Park Place Plaza, College Station 696-5555 U RENT M Location 1904 Texas Ave., Bryan 779-0085 Thursday Night Yell Practice October 17 th 7:00 p.m At the Grove Everyone Come out and Support the Aggies on their way to Baylor Sponsored by Traditions Council ca TEX UDENT NMENT UNIVERSITY