A three-year-old born with cerebral palsy was gifted a miniature pony from his grandfather. A form of equestrian therapy, Sam Spliteri's daily rides help him with simple tasks like feeding himself and improving his speech. Though he has ridden his pet that lives at his home since he was a baby, the town of Caledon recently received a complaint from a neighbor.

Since the property is not zoned for livestock, the family may be forced to give up the pony and the child would have to say good-bye to his best friend. Sam has seizures so it is almost impossible for him to commute to other horseback riding facilities.

Some kids won't get in the tub and my son won't get out. He loves bathing so much that he climbs in and slathers himself with soap so we have to turn the water on. Who knew my lil mess maker — the guy that dives into the dirt and changes his own diaper — would double as Mr. Clean? Since he runs nonstop, maybe he just likes to soak his small muscles? I'll never know, but I do expect the water bill will go up. The other day he took three baths. The first he finagled with the soap trick, the second was a result of his ingenious idea to rub apple sauce all over his body and hair, and the finale was after he skated around the kitchen on a cupcake. To see what happened, read more