The blind dressage rider

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated

so this morning I completely my challenge to walk the length of seven mile beach on Negril Jamaica

it was challenging but so worth every minute for Bradboure

thank you all so much for your support

love khianna

Hi everyone i will be walking the length of 7 mile beach in Negril Jamaica on the 19th of June 24 ,to raise money and awareness of Bradbourne Group Riding for the Disabled and every donation will help.

my name is khianna and I’m 15 .

In March 2016 I was diagnosed with leukaemia aged 7 , I began a long course of chemotherapy that ended in August 2018 , 3 weeks after I had rang the end of treatment bell I had relapsed which resulted in more chemotherapy and I had radiotherapy and on the 15th February 2019 I received my bone marrow transplant

Spending 5 months in hospital.

After my treatment life returned to a “sort of normal “ and I started year 7 , but on the 1st of March 2020 I woke up and wasn’t able to walk, my family took me to kings college hospital ( where I had been a patient when I had cancer) within days I was paralysed from the neck down and completely blind, I had a mri scan which diagnosed that I had neuromyelitis optical- inflammation of the spinal cord and optical nerve.

my Nan and I spent the whole Covid lockdown in hospital together 9 months in all , about 12 weeks into us being there, my Nan was taken to a room and told I would probably not walk again, my Nan didn’t tell me because she believed I would, and didn’t want me to stop believing I could,

i got home in the November 2020 , but on the 31st of December I got Covid and was intubated for 22 days .

I know what you must all be thinking, how many times can this child dodge death, well I did and it made me even stronger, that was my 3rd and last time dodging

im now walking and had never rode a horse before because of the cancer,

I joined Bradboure RDA in November 2021 and in May 2022 I entered my first regional dressage test coming first in my class

and went on to win at the national championship

Without Bradboure RDA I would not only live in a dark place physically but my mental health would be a dark place to ,

I love being with the horses and the people who help out.

Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Bradbourne Group Riding for the Disabled: Bradbourne RDA provides the opportunity for therapy, achievement and enjoyment to people with disabilities through riding & carriage driving. BRDA enables people to reach therapeutic goals, achieve personal ambitions, develop life skills, experience the outdoors and connect to animals. Based in Kent our team of unpaid volunteers run 30 riding & driving sessions per week in a professional, safe, friendly and fun environment. Your donations enable us to feed our ponies and continue our activities. Thank you .