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Horse riding improves life for disabled Haiti boy

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In this Jan. 11, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel, who walks on a prosthetic right leg, feeds a horse at the Chateaublond Equestrian Center in Petion-Ville, Haiti. When Judeley's was 2 ½ years old, his body was pinned under earthquake rubble at his home and he was scarred by burning oil from the crushed stove. His mother spent hours frantically digging him out and then rushed him to a hospital where doctors amputated his right leg. Judeley is one of a few dozen disabled people receiving therapeutic riding lessons at the center, according to his riding instructor, Louis Guerdes. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 11, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel helps his friend Fabienne Charles with her helmet at the Chateaublond Equestrian Center in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Both are receiving free, therapeutic horse riding lessons at the center, which advocates say provides muscle and nerve stimulation to disabled youngsters. When Judeley's was 2 ½ years old, his body was pinned under earthquake rubble at his home and he was scarred by burning oil from the crushed stove. His mother spent hours frantically digging him out and then rushed him to a hospital where doctors amputated his right leg. ( Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

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In this Jan. 7, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel squats down to remove a boot from Tic Tac, holding out his prosthetic leg after his therapeutic riding lesson at the Chateaublond Equestrian Center in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Anne-Rose Schoen, who founded the equestrian center, said perhaps the most important thing about therapeutic riding is it makes youngsters happy in a country where disabled people face enormous challenges. When Judeley's was 2 ½ years old, his body was pinned under earthquake rubble at his home and he was scarred by burning oil from the crushed stove. His mother spent hours frantically digging him out and then rushed him to a hospital where doctors amputated his right leg. ( Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 11, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel, whose right leg is a prosthesis, caresses Tic Tac after riding her at the Chateaublond Equestrian Center in Petion-Ville, Haiti. "You're the best horse, you're the best horse," the 9-year-old said soothingly to the tan polo pony when he arrived at her stable. When Judeley's was 2 ½ years old, his body was pinned under earthquake rubble at his home and he was scarred by burning oil from the crushed stove. His mother spent hours frantically digging him out and then rushed him to a hospital where doctors amputated his right leg. ( Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 7, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel dismounts Tic Tac with some help from his teacher at the Chateaublond Equestrian Center in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Advocates of therapeutic riding say it improves balance, coordination and confidence with the movements of the horse mimicking pelvic motions involved in human walking. When Judeley's was 2 ½ years old, his body was pinned under earthquake rubble at his home and he was scarred by burning oil from the crushed stove. His mother spent hours frantically digging him out and then rushed him to a hospital where doctors amputated his right leg. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 11, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel, left, who's right leg is a prosthesis, rides Tic Tac at the Chateaublond Equestrian Center in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Judeley plays soccer and other games with schoolmates and hopes to study medicine when he's older, but his favorite activity is unquestionably riding Tic Tac, a roughly 32-year-old mare with a sweet disposition. His rapport with the animal was nearly immediate. ( Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 7, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel, who uses a prosthetic right leg, bathes Tic Tac after riding her at the Chateaublond Equestrian Center in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Judeley runs as fast as his prosthetic leg can take him when he arrives, where a riding session with his favorite horse is the highlight of his week. When Judeley's was 2 ½ years old, his body was pinned under earthquake rubble at his home and he was scarred by burning oil from the crushed stove. His mother spent hours frantically digging him out and then rushed him to a hospital where doctors amputated his right leg. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 11, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel, whose right leg is a prosthesis, is helped by his mother, Nerlande Jean Philippe, after riding the horse Tic-Tac, in Chateaublond horse school in Petion-Ville, Haiti. When Judeley's was 2 ½ years old, his body was pinned under earthquake rubble at his home and he was scarred by burning oil from the crushed stove. His mother spent hours frantically digging him out and then rushed him to a hospital where doctors amputated his right leg. ( Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

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In this Jan. 10, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel takes a bucket bath, balancing himself on his left leg, before school in Petion-Ville, Haiti. When Judeley's was 2 ½ years old, his body was pinned under earthquake rubble at his home and he was scarred by burning oil from the crushed stove. His mother spent hours frantically digging him out and then rushed him to a hospital where doctors amputated his right leg. ( Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 10, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel chats after school with his mother, Nerlande Jean Philippe, who holds his prosthetic leg, at their home in Petion-Ville, Haiti. The single, unemployed mother struggles to support him and has to do her best to maintain his battered prosthetic leg as he grows because she can't afford a new one. When Judeley's was 2 ½ years old, his body was pinned under earthquake rubble at his home and he was scarred by burning oil from the crushed stove. His mother spent hours frantically digging him out and then rushed him to a hospital where doctors amputated his right leg. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 10, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel, who uses a prosthetic right leg, sits on the bed while readying to go to school at his home in Petion-Ville, Haiti. When Judeley's was 2 ½ years old, his body was pinned under earthquake rubble at his home and he was scarred by burning oil from the crushed stove. His mother spent hours frantically digging him out and then rushed him to a hospital where doctors amputated his right leg. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 10, 2017 photo, Ne...u Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 10, 2017 photo, Nerlande Jean Philippe escorts her son Judeley Hans Debel, who walks on a prosthetic right leg, to his transportation to school in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Judeley's unemployed mother says free weekly sessions of therapeutic horse riding offer her son a welcome respite from a life of urban poverty. When Judeley's was 2 ½ years old, his body was pinned under earthquake rubble at his home and he was scarred by burning oil from the crushed stove. His mother spent hours frantically digging him out and then rushed him to a hospital where doctors amputated his right leg. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

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In this Jan. 8, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel, right, who's right leg is a prosthesis, plays bottle cap soccer with a neighbor at his home in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Just 2 ½ years old at the time, Judeley's tiny body was pinned under earthquake rubble at his shattered concrete home in 2010. His mother dug him out and rushed him to a hospital where his leg was amputated. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 8, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel, whose right leg is a prosthesis, plays an electric piano at his home in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Judeley was one of an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 people to undergo amputations after the powerful earthquake that devastated Haiti's capital seven years ago. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

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