Megan the first legally blind Australian barrel racer to compete at national titles | ABC Australia

It takes a lot of skill to ride a horse, especially one that turns around a barrel at speed, but imagine doing that with little or no eyesight.

That is the reality of South Australian barrel racer Megan McLoughlin, who has become the only legally blind person to ever qualify for the Australian barrel racing national finals.

She competes on her horse Biscuit.

"Once I get on him (Biscuit) the nerves settle and he does the normal "we've got this, you just sit and relax'," she said.

Ms McLoughlin has been legally blind the age of 26, when botched laser surgery left her with just seven per cent vision.

She had a number of national titles under her belt at that stage, and was determined to continue in the sport she has loved since she was a child.

📽 Video produced by Lara Webster and Peter Sanders, edited by Anthony Scully.

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