"There's no dis in this, just real ability" | ABC Australia

"There's no dis in this, just real ability." Not being able to see the arena, her horse, Biscuit, or the course makes barrel racing interesting for Megan McLoughlin, but not impossible.

The South Australian rider carefully steps out the arena before every ride and follows the sound of whistles to figure out where she and her horse need to go.

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Video by Simon Malcolm. #barrelracing #rural #disability #blind

ALT TEXT: A woman rides a dark brown horse between barrels in an arena surrounded by tall fences. She races, at speed, towards a barrel and circles around it on horseback. The rider prepares herself and her horse for a barrel race at a large country event by pacing around an arena filled with dirt and checking the saddle on her horse. After the race she caresses her horse's face and kisses it on the cheek.

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