This week, local nonprofit group the Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center helped two kids receive a ride of a lifetime.

In a partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center hosted 6-year-old twins Adelaide and Gray Carter for three days of horseback riding. The twins are battling spinal muscular atrophy, a degenerative disorder that weakens muscles.

When Adelaide wished to ride a horse this year, workers at Make-A-Wish and the Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center were ready to fulfill that desire for her and her brother.

“One of the things that we pride ourselves on is that we are able to serve anyone,” said Michele Bruhn, executive director of CTRC. “We’re just humbled and honored to be able to do this.”

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