After almost 10 years of riding, Monica Barber easily manages low jumps – Carola Vyhnak / Toronto Star
by Carola Vyhnak
Special to the Star
With a leg up from an old wooden chair, Monica Barber swings into the saddle and off to the races, or at least the paces, as she and black mare Nicki move through the walk, trot, canter and low jumps at the Clarington facility where she takes weekly lessons.
Barber is 59. She’s battled through hip replacement surgery, breast cance and arthritis – all since taking up riding 10 years ago.
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contre la maltraitances des cheveaux
Did you see this?!
Pathetic…
These may be some of the very people that could help stop horses being sent to slaughter if enough of them knew about it. I don’t live in Canada but it would be worth a shot to inform them about what could be in the future for the horses they are riding now.