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Paralympic Hopeful Trains on West Nyack Horse
New Windsor native and MS sufferer rides local horse
Donna Ponessa—a top-ranked US Para-Dressage rider—has a 25-percent chance of riding at the Paralympics late this summer in London.
And West Nyack plays a role.
Ponessa, of New Windsor, NY, rides Otto, the horse of West Nyack mother and daughter Sue and Kristi Niblo. The Niblos are Ponessa's longtime friends and sponsors.
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Ponessa has been combating MS since the early 80s, breathes with the help of a ventilator and is paralyzed from the chest down.
Ponessa will submit her best score to the US Para-Dressage Team trials this summer.
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