As Wren Blae Zimmerman turns towards the first fence in her jumper classic at World Equestrian Center, she isn’t looking for a distance. She’s just counting. Because while Zimmerman might appear like her fellow adult amateurs, there’s a big difference between her and the others in the class.
Zimmerman has Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy. In other words, she’s blind.
And if jumping around the 1-meter tracks at big shows isn’t impressive enough, consider this: Zimmerman only learned to ride after she lost her vision.
by Rennie Dyball, theplaidhorse.com