![]() Her debut, Railway Jack: The True Story of An Amazing Baboon (Capstone. KT’s most recent book, Jubilee: The First Therapy Horse and an Olympic Dream (Capstone Editions), released in January 2022. Lis Hartel was the first woman with a disability ever to win an Olympic medal, and the first woman to stand equally beside men on the Olympic winners' podium in any sport.Ĭopyright: 2022 Book Details Book Quality: Publisher Quality Book Size: 32 Pages ISBN-13: 9781684464449 Publisher: Capstone Date of Addition: 02/15/22 Copyrighted By: KT Johnston. KT Johnston writes historical narrative nonfiction about ordinary animals from the past who had an extraordinary impact on a person’s life, and in the process, left a pawprint on humanity itself. After years of training together and creating a new way of communicating, Lis and Jubilee danced into the competition ring, and eventually all the way to the Olympics. ![]() How do you stay on a horse without using your legs? How do you give the subtle cues needed in dressage with limited mobility? With hard work-and an unlikely horse named Jubilee. After months in the hospital, doctors told her she’d never ride again. ![]() Her dreams of riding horses and competing in the sport of dressage were shattered. Lis Hartel became paralyzed after contracting polio in 1944. ![]()
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