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Our association "a big yes for Louis" is now 4 years old. We created this association for the moral and financial support of Louis, a 15 years old boy with multiple disabilities. Louis always liked movement and watched with envy when his dad got ready to go running. We first accompanied him with a small cart. When this became too small, we bought an Hippocampe wheelchair. With the enthusiasm born around Louis, bursting with energy, family and friends got into the running and ran 10 km, half marathon Marathon. Well settled in his new Marathon Hippocampe wheelchair, which is much better adapted to running, Louis is at the head of a team of runners who are overmotivated and carried by his communicative joy. For all of us, running, and sport in general, is a synonym of integration and contributes to our well-being and family balance. Louis loves the atmosphere of running, the encouragement, the applause... Thanks to the Hippocampe wheelchair he can enjoy it to the fullest. To discover them

We are parents of a "different" child, 8 years old. Me, the father, I'm passionate about running, we practiced this discipline as a duo for several years with the everyday wheelchair which is quickly proved to be unsuitable with the morphological evolution of our daughter and the increase in distances. After research and testing (offered by Vipamat), we choose the Hippocampe Marathon. We use it for a year now. A wheelchair very cool that we use in trail (with trail wheels) and on track and road most of the time. After more than a thousand km not a single problem to report. Also, I would like to underline the quality of the after-sales service for their exceptional reactivity; indeed, we had recourse to it at the reception of the product for a small problem which was extremely quickly solved (less than a week between the removing of the product and the return to our home). In conclusion, it is a great product and a developer of sensations, happiness and smiles. Thank you Vipamat.

Delivered on 16 March, just before the confinement, we took our wheelchair through the roads around our home in Montbert (44) under the incredulous, amazed and admiring gaze of neighbours, passers-by and farmers. Since then, we have walked on other paths, the edges of the loire, the edges of the Sèvre, the forest of Touffou, the park of La Filée, the neighbouring commune of Le Bignon with the running club. Next stop : the Vendée at Jard sur mer, Saint-Vincent sur Jard and in the forest of Longeville. Maxence gets into the chair by himself, knows that the wearing of a helmet is mandatory, even if he hates having something on his head. Glasses are also compulsory, but he can't stand them otherwise. Shoes must also be kept on, otherwise the wheelchair won't move... (He spends his time taking them off...) And when it moves forward, the vestibular stimulation is there!! Well ... I do not run fast but sometimes we have other runners with us, faster, or we take more moving paths than the road ... We are accompanied by Kenote, our dog, who stands next to the wheelchair, trotting while having his ear groped by Max. Our longest distance: 25 km, 2h50. Objective : The Nantes marathon in October, then others ... to end up in New York. in 2028 (well yes, Max must be over 18...). Thank you Vipamat for making all this possible... Thanks to the Hippocampe Marathon wheelchair, I can train more and do another activity with Maxence 10 years old, typical autistic with motor delay, non-verbal but no need of words to see that he likes his wheelchair..."". To discover them