Cathryn Asselin This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. News & Bits

   www.littlebits.ca/newsbits.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/8/2002   Last Visited: 1/8/2004

   Our long time webmaster John Fairweather is now supported by board member responsible for public relations, Petra Schulz, and Little Bits rider and volunteer Cathy Asselin.
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   Cathy is the writer of the team, she contributes original material and lends her skills as editor for submissions coming from others.
   
   Together John, Cathy and Petra are the www.littlebits.ca team and we want to hear from you.
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   If you have any comments or submissions for the site use the e-mail link, which will get you in touch with Petra, who in turn will forward all materials to Cathy to be edited and finally to John for posting.
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   · more rider testimonials, such as the one that Cathy wrote
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   Just get the information down on paper and Cathy works wonders with it.
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   Cathy works as a writer for the marketing department at Stantec Consulting Ltd. and Petra works as a human service consultant and part-time instructor for Grant MacEwan Community College.
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   My friend Cathryn and I, together with her two Icelandic horses Neisti and Birtinga traveled to Couts on the Montana boarder to participate in four days of the eight-day ride.
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   As riders, we had the flexibility to venture out and meet cow-people (Cathryn's and my new term for cowgirls and boys) from all walks of life. My sweet little Birtinga is the most reliable of horses. She dodged all gopher holes without my help, so I had time to visit and find out what brought other members of our company to the trail.
   
   One rider from Calgary in particular caught my interest. She was diagnosed with MS several years ago and found herself missing out on her favourite outdoor activities - hiking, mountain climbing and skiing. She fell into a deep depression over her debilitating illness and the loss in the quality of her life. This was until a friend told her about the positive affects horseback riding has for people with MS. Within months of this conversation, she took lessons and is now the proud owner of a handsome and gentle quarter horse gelding.