[Sportsandrec] Horse Back Riding

[Peter Donahue]

Hello Aaron and everyone,

	She was originally from Nebraska but may now live in California. The national office could probably give you her contact information. She gave several presentations concerning her horsemenship experiences as a blind rider and instructor at past national conventions that we attended. Thus we know for fact that she's the real deal.

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From: SportsandRec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Erin K Work via SportsandRec
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2019 3:08 PM
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Cc: Erin K Work
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Horse Back Riding

Anyone have contact information for Dianne Staren? 
I’m thinking of organizing a horseback riding activity for my students and I’m interested in the ‘alternative techniques’ mentioned.
Thank you,
Erin

> On Mar 4, 2019, at 3:50 PM, Peter Donahue via SportsandRec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello again everyone,
> 
>    There are a number of totally blind individuals involved in horse
> back riding. Dianne Staren once taught at a thereputic riding school. She
> developed alternative techniques to enable her to ride independently as a
> blind person and to teach others how to do the same. If we're the
> federationists we say we are we can't allow fear to rule our lives. Now get
> upon your high horse and learn to ride! This is exactly why this division
> needs to create opportunities to allow blind persons to experience sporting
> and recreational opportunities such as horse back riding so they can know
> that horsing around is very doable independently by the blind. Organizing a
> horse gback riding camp or a golf outing would provide blind persons with
> such opportunities.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> 
> 
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