Summary: When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor's horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a crazy idea: why not take Rowan to Mongolia, the one place in the world where horses and shamanic healing intersected?
The Horse Boy is the dramatic and heartwarming story of that impossible adventure. In Mongolia, the family found undreamed of landscapes and people, unbearable setbacks, and advances beyond their wildest dreams. This is a deeply moving, truly one of a kind story of a family willing to go to the ends of the earth to help their son, and of a boy learning to connect with the world for the first time.
What I thought: I started reading this and thought it was going to be all about hippies but I LOVED it. I really got into the story and thought it was fabulous. I'm not sure I'd be so willing to undertake such a big adventure with my autistic child but who knows, maybe I could find the inner strength. I borrowed the documentary from the library so am hoping to watch it later this week.
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