Harley the Horse

17th December 07

Harley the horse and Jane the human

This is a small part of the email I recieved from Jane. Please do visit her web site as it makes a beautiful read.

I was delighted to read of the challenge you have set yourself - you may or may not know that I did just over 100 miles with my horse Harley earlier this year to raise funds for Arthritis Care. I managed to raise just over £2,000 and was stunned by the support and coverage I got from friends and strangers. I have OA in my spine and hands/feet which does make riding quite painful, but with the help of pain killers I glory on! I loved doing the trip, it was an extraordinary thing to do and at the end I said I would never do another.....but time passes, and now my feet are itchy again!!

If you go to http://www.dales-fans.org.uk/ there is a short piece about our trek - click on 'articles' and we are 'clever Dales'.

Me again, Mary
Can I just tell you Jane and others reading this blog, I control my RA pain by diet, I have no pain at all and I do not take pain killers.

Jane, the foods that hurt my feet are peas beans and and mushrooms and pain in my hands is caused mainly by wholemeal bread. Try taking these foods out of your diet and see how you feel. My book, which is now out of print, Diet for Life can be obtained from the internet.