Tag: Overcoming Adversity

By Jane Fucinaro. A trainer in Region 4 shares about taking the chance on an Andalusian stallion, who came with a lot of past trauma & behavioral issues, & the incredible bond they have built since.

A few months after I finished radiation, I cantered down centerline for my first Prix St. Georges test. Thanks to modern medicine and horses, I was cancer-free.

By Heidi Terezakis: I lost around 100lbs on my own, & then a little more, but I was never able to get down past 190lbs or a size 12, no matter how hard I tried.

Three horses were braided and waiting for us in the crossties.  All three were white.  Goodness gracious!  I specifically didn’t want a white horse!

I come from a place where we show our love through food, our passion through dance, and our connections to others through loud laughter and death defying hugs.

“Do not let your skin color, size, or level of experience hold you back. There is a barn, trainer, and lesson program out there for you.” 

Region 7 rider, Shannon L., shares about suffering a TBI and how her love of horses helped her overcome the physical and mental impacts of it.

By Natasha Rombeck: In January 2007, I became paralyzed on the right side of my body from the neck down. The cause, we found out later, was Multiple Sclerosis.

By Barbi Breen-Gurley: Through all these years, I have experienced other riding disciplines, eventing, competitive trail, & driving, to name a few, but dressage has always been my number one passion.

This article won the 2022 GMO Newsletter Award for a general-interest article for GMOs with 75-174 members. It originally appeared in the Southern Eventing...