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 <3
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.
hey amy! i just watched the show jumping cow video, its funny!!!! and also pretty cool!!!!! hey everybody who posted comments! i know who amy is!! she is my very best friend! arent you amy?
cool cow huh amy!!
too funny shows her determination
so cool amy howd you get a cow to do that!?!?!?!?!?
I have seen men ride cows, but never thought I’d see a girl jumping on a cow! Amazing.
Holy Cow is all I can say. But seriously, that is really neet! They do love each other!
What a special bond between these two!
What a special cow and relationship between that girl and her beloved bovine friend!
Anything is possible with the right partner and training. Good for her and her beloved cow!
WOW that is just awesome! Where there’s a will, there’s a way!