A Higher, Taller Viewpoint

Two related plaques on a wall of one of the farm buildings at St. James Farm indicate quite a different feeling than simply the steeplechase and dressage activities that filled weekends at the farm.

We learned that among the common events over the years was a series of opportunities offered to teach children with various handicaps how to ride horses. Looking at the graphic plaque and reading the poem nearby, one wonders how these children felt having this wonderful and enjoyable activity. To give a wheelchair to a child who cannot walk is a great thing, a chance to move about reasonably well in the walking world. But to put a child on a horse would be giving him legs that work, feet that glide across the ground, and a viewpoint higher, taller than others.

These plaques memorialize one of the best events at St. James Farm. When you visit there, be sure to read the plaque!