On a crisp morning at Shamrock Training Centre in Cambridge, Ontario, 19-year-old Paula McGuire’s smile cuts through the early-morning chill as her breath, visible in short bursts, hangs in the air while she brushes the dirt off of four-year-old pacer Hollywood Ham.
Paula was diagnosed at an early age with a global developmental delay – a term used to describe a condition occurring during the developmental period of a child’s life often compromising intellectual functioning and often accompanied by significant limitations in communication, vocational and academic skills, as well as health.
To read the feature from the December issue of Trot on how Paula's life was changed by Hands On Horses and her exposure to horses and harness racing, click the following link: Sense Of Purpose.