Before Brian Sawlsville served the nation in the military, he used to ride horses.
And after his service in the U.S. Army saw him paralyzed from the waist down from a roadside bomb during his third tour, he still is. But now it's part of his recuperation program with people holding physical therapy jobs, according to WTVO.
"Af first I thought it was a bad dream, like everyone else, but I guess reality kicked in and I just sucked it up and started doing what I can do to make life better," he told the news source. "Before the army I went riding almost everyday. After work or after school, just to go on a quick trail ride or a four or five day trail ride."
Wayne Copeland, the executive director of Pegasus Special Riders, said horseback riding causes soreness the next day due to the use of muscles that the rider might not even have been aware of.
Pegasus Special Riders aims to provide an outlet that makes horseback riding for people with special needs fun and therapeutic, according to the service's website.