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![Roger at the 2016 Alabama Special Olympics being ridden by a student from Helen Keller School of Al]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749460019/aidborg/r2wrrov3tcnc8p91ackl/CopyofCopyofRogerOption.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749460019/aidborg/r2wrrov3tcnc8p91ackl/CopyofCopyofRogerOption.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749460019/aidborg/r2wrrov3tcnc8p91ackl/CopyofCopyofRogerOption.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749460019/aidborg/r2wrrov3tcnc8p91ackl/CopyofCopyofRogerOption.jpg","width":900}])
One special member of the MGH herd embodies all of the qualities that are necessary for the equine therapy — a 25-year-old Paint named Roger.
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about A Horse Named Roger
![Iris looks up to a boy on a horse and smiles.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749460018/aidborg/kkask1n5edbt89oukv74/CopyofIrisHamlinEdit.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749460018/aidborg/kkask1n5edbt89oukv74/CopyofIrisHamlinEdit.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749460018/aidborg/kkask1n5edbt89oukv74/CopyofIrisHamlinEdit.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749460018/aidborg/kkask1n5edbt89oukv74/CopyofIrisHamlinEdit.jpg","width":900}])
They say that once you experience the limitless spirit of AIDB, that AIDB finds a permanent home in your heart. That sentiment is true for Iris Hamlin, a dedicated volunteer for MGH.
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about A Special Equestrian Program
![Mr. Greene stands with Dr. Mascia and Allen Cope to accept a plaque for his service.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749460016/aidborg/scdcetbd1ryvftegn4ir/PlaquePresentationSm.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749460016/aidborg/scdcetbd1ryvftegn4ir/PlaquePresentationSm.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749460016/aidborg/scdcetbd1ryvftegn4ir/PlaquePresentationSm.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749460016/aidborg/scdcetbd1ryvftegn4ir/PlaquePresentationSm.jpg","width":900}])
For over 30 years, M. P. (Pat) Greene, founder of the Marianna Greene Henry Special Equestrian Program at Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB), has given his time and energy to AIDB.
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about M. P. Greene of Talladega Honored for His Service
![The 12 volunteers pose for a picture in the horse feeder they built.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749460014/aidborg/rxasa8extxesaxovbykr/IMG_6647.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749460014/aidborg/rxasa8extxesaxovbykr/IMG_6647.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749460014/aidborg/rxasa8extxesaxovbykr/IMG_6647.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749460014/aidborg/rxasa8extxesaxovbykr/IMG_6647.jpg","width":900}])
AIDB’s Marianna Greene Henry Special Equestrian Program hosted 12 students as part of Vanderbilt University’s Alternative Spring Break, a student-run service organization that is dedicated to motivating students to become active citizens through intentional community engagement.
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about Marianna Greene Henry Special Equestrian Program Hosts Alternative Spring Break
![A boy pets a horse as a physical therapists helps to guide him.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749460013/aidborg/vrf0ypz3jrodwz1v6fnw/WVUASpiritofAlabama.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749460013/aidborg/vrf0ypz3jrodwz1v6fnw/WVUASpiritofAlabama.jpg","width":500}])
This is the longest amount of time that has transpired between a story I did and a follow-up report. It was 32 years ago that I did a story with the Greene family of Talladega.
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about Spirit Of Alabama: Equestrian Program Serves Blind, Deaf Children by Mike Royer, WVUA