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Most hunters count strides between the jumps, but that’s not easy for blind rider Lissa Bachner. Imagine entering the show ring and only seeing the jump colors with one eye at close distance, or listening for a friend to tell you when to turn. “My friends discuss...

Lissa Bachner, a legally blind rider, has been ranked among the country’s leading amateur equestrians with one of the most incredible stories to date. When she was three, Lissa was diagnosed with Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and Uveitis. By the time she was thirty,...

Lissa Bachner, a legally blind rider, has been ranked among the country's leading amateur equestrians with one of the most incredible stories to date. When she was three, Lissa was diagnosed with Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and Uveitis. By the time she was thirty,...

Have you ever seen someone on the back of a 1,200-pound horse jump a fence? Well, Lissa Bachner is doing it blind. Bachner began losing her vision at a young age, but she didn't let that stop her passion for horseback riding. She and her horse Milo became one of the...

Have you ever seen someone on the back of a 1,200-pound horse jump a fence? Well, Lissa Bachner is doing it blind. Bachner began losing her vision at a young age, but she didn't let that stop her passion for horseback riding. She and her horse Milo became one of the...