ing brain and body health and include some hands-on cognitive activities and exercises. Alyssa Weber, registered dietitian with the ADRC, will discuss the importance of good nutrition and how it affects memory. Breakfast snacks that include “super foods” for your brain will be served and recipes for them will be available. A $5 donation is requested to offset the cost of the food. Please call the ADRC at 1-877-416-7083 to register for this program.
Older Americans Month May is Older Americans Month. The theme this year is “Safe Today, Healthy Tomorrow.” Older Americans are at higher risk of injury and deaths as a result of an accident. Please mark your calendar for the third annual Senior Fair that will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on May 22 at the Manitowoc Ice Center. Last year the fair had more than 40 vendors, all community pro-
viders who can assist in helping you stay safe in the community for as long as possible. Attorneys Michelle Birschbach and Alison Petri will be doing a presentation on the changes that have been made to the Estate Recovery Program that were passed as part of the 2013-15 State Budget (Wis. Act 20). There will also be a presentation by the Long Term Care Coalition regarding the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) new policy on how hospitals must code billings, which is resulting in some patients being admitted under “observation” status, which is also considered out-patient services and is not covered by Medicare Part A. More information about the fair will be available in the next issue of 50 Plus. Judy Rank is executive director of the Aging and Disability Resource Center of the Lakeshore.
Exploring the horsehuman bond By Joni Shavlik | 50 Plus correspondent Alice MacGillivray, 61, knew the benefits of horseback riding from her youth. She only had the good fortune to ride a few times and take a few lessons, but the passion was kindled. In her mid-50s she knew that if she was ever to own a horse and ride again, she really couldn’t wait any longer. MacGillivray did a lot of research, so much so that she wrote a book about it! She found Patty Jo Walter in an online community. She found that the Norwegian Fjord is a great beginner horse, and that it is rare to find a well-trained horse.
“This is a way bigger learning curve than I thought it would be,” MacGillivray said, “but I always want to learn new things and I set myself up for success with all of my research.” MacGillivray covers a deep understanding of how horses view us as humans; we are a predator type of species that makes horses uneasy. They are also very intuitive and know Exploring the horse-human bond continued on page 11
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