Show Jumping Cow
Regina Mayer, a then-15-year-old resident of Lauffen, Germany, could not have a horse. Her parents said no. This is a story all-too-familiar to many young aspiring equestrians, but Regina’s story takes a turn. Since she couldn’t have a horse, she trained one of her family’s cows, Luna, to become a show jumper. From the Associated Press:
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this is adorbs
I love Herefords!!
I think I saw this on the Today Show, too. This is one resourceful little girl. And Luna is amazing, too. ^_^
Now I wanna cow as well as a horse!
cool but weird
If a cow was all I had and I LOVED riding,That would be me, too! AMAZING girl and cow. :)
There's determination!
That is so cool. I rode a few of our cows too before I was allowed a horse. I even started training one under saddle too but then I got a horse!
Great story. I wonder and hope that she has a horse by now.
i read about this in a national geographic magizine.