Akyra Kikumoto

Akyra Kikumoto is daughter #2, and the first to have Apraxia of Speech. When her therapist mentioned including hippotherapy, and ​because her​ mom was raised on a horse ranch, it was a perfect match! Akyra rode therapy horse Whinny, and miniature horse Toby is referenced in the stall next to Crackerjack in the barn scene. Akyra never crawled, even with mom trying daily to teach her. She is now a successful pr​e-t​een planning her ​design​ future on HGTV. &...See more

Akyra Kikumoto is daughter #2, and the first to have Apraxia of Speech. When her therapist mentioned including hippotherapy, and ​because her​ mom was raised on a horse ranch, it was a perfect match! Akyra rode therapy horse Whinny, and miniature horse Toby is referenced in the stall next to Crackerjack in the barn scene. Akyra never crawled, even with mom trying daily to teach her. She is now a successful pr​e-t​een planning her ​design​ future on HGTV. ​She​ enjoys connecting with friends and playing golf with her dad. See less