[Sportsandrec] Horse Back Riding

[Erin K Work]

Thanks Peter!

> On Mar 4, 2019, at 4:56 PM, Peter Donahue via SportsandRec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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