A Girl and Five Brave Horses by Sonora Carver

February 2, 2012 · 29 comments

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Sonora Carver at New Jersey's Steel Pier

Forget the Hollywood version, get the real story from the original diving horse rider herself. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the tourism board has just voted to bring back the legendary horse diving acts to the Steel Pier as part of a $20M Tourism District Master Plan.  A Girl and Five Brave Horses is the autobiography of Sonora Carver, the daring young equestrian and “diving horse girl” of the Steel Pier, about whom the popular film “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken” was based.

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Moira

Great post. The movie is "Wild Hearts Can't be Broken" though :)

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Molly

Oh my you are correct - that's what happens when the blogger fingers start flying in the heat of passion! Corrected :)

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Heather

I think this would be great to see. I love adveture and thrills. Takes a brave team. The movie is great. It's ashame she went blind. But she had great courage to keep moving on.

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Molly

Hi Corinna - Thanks for your comment and the link in the your post. Very disturbing, I agree!

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Corinna

my goodness, I get nervous just looking at the photo, I don't think I would be able to watch a live show! The welfare debate is already swirling like crazy- I linked back here and discussed it a little in my most recent post. Thanks for sharing!

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Lisa Smiley
Lisa Smiley

Regardless of what one's feelings are about PETA, they really work to protect our animal friends from stupid entertainment concepts like this. They already have their "Animals in Entertainment" investigative department on top of this. I'm sure other groups will be fighting this also.

Laurie Lopez
Laurie Lopez

What!!! Terrible idea, poor horses!!

Dappled Grey
Dappled Grey

We'll keep our eyes peeled for more info about this. My suspicion is it won't ever make it to fruition. Won't be the first time a government body made a decision without thinking...

Portia Winters
Portia Winters

Good movie but I do not think it is a good idea to bring this back it is very dangerous for both rider and horse and yea I know racing and other events are dangerous but they still involve behavior that horses do naturally jumping from a high level into a small swimming pool is not something horses do unless maybe being chased by a predator

Jennifer Boyce
Jennifer Boyce

This is horrifying! I had a hard time with the movie and I knew it wasn't real!

Rosanne Krager
Rosanne Krager

Very troubling...let's hope the animal cruelty teams intervene!

Sherry Piper- Vosburg
Sherry Piper- Vosburg

Are you kidding me! I thought we had evolved!

Allison Mazurkiewicz
Allison Mazurkiewicz

Why? I thought we had progressed as far as animal rights and humane treatment.

Emma Benson
Emma Benson

who would do that? how awful, thats just pure abuse. the thought of a horse losing its life for entertainment is disgusting

Barbara DaSilva
Barbara DaSilva

I remember hating this as a child. Not good.

Beth Herman
Beth Herman

Terrible and abusive pursuit. Aren't our equine partners generous enough?

Delphine Kiely McCracken
Delphine Kiely McCracken

I would visit because of Boardwalk Empire but not for that!! Who thought it was a good idea to bring this back? Yikes!!

Jamie Kaineg
Jamie Kaineg

Awful idea. Poor horses...

Lisa Smiley
Lisa Smiley

Hope they are ready for the animal rights groups to be all over them...

Carolina Balza-park
Carolina Balza-park

Love it!!!!!

Dappled Grey
Dappled Grey

I agree - just can't imagine that in this day in age it will be allowed to happen. I hope not.

Wiola Grabowska
Wiola Grabowska

I've recently read the book and watched the film and I must say I am somewhat mesmerised by this but bringing it back...not so sure

Laura Mcfarland-Taylor
Laura Mcfarland-Taylor

Agreed - bad idea...

Annabel Tink Martin
Annabel Tink Martin

I live the Disney film about diving horses

Joyce McCullough Sutton
Joyce McCullough Sutton

Me either Lisa. Horses just don't do this

Lisa Smiley
Lisa Smiley

sorry, not into this at all...not cool or humane :(

Cindy Bean
Cindy Bean

really? REALLY ?

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