Published: 4/17/2021 2:00:41 PM
Blindfolded with a pink bandana, Briella Houghton shuffled through a maze of horizonatal logs and plastic objects, one hand clutching the lead of a miniature horse and another waving frantically in front of her.
The class’ assignment was to navigate through an obstacle course with their eyes covered based on their sighted partner’s instructions, all while dragging a small horse along with them.
Whatever Houghton’s partner was instructing her to do didn’t matter— Vader, a brown, three-foot tall horse, had his own plans. He stomped through the cones placed neatly in a line and pulled forward to nudge a plastic rock, nearly pulling down Houghton in the process.