By DAISY MOON, DAILY SUN
Saturday, February 20, 2010 12:16 AM EST
OCALA — To hear their stories, one might initially assume Cindy Berkovitz and Judy Heath wouldn’t be physically able to ride a horse. Both women from The Villages have multiple sclerosis and both require the use of an aid — Berkovitz a scooter and Heath a leg brace — to get around.
But these women can mount a horse and ride with confidence.
Through their grit and determination and with a little help from their friends — in this case the horses of the Marion Therapeutic Riding Association, Berkovitz and Heath, along with other area MS patients, are proof that multiple sclerosis doesn’t control an individual’s ability to do what they want.
Nestled in a picturesque setting just off an Ocala country road is MTRA’s newest facility, where Berkovitz and Heath come every Friday morning for a special class designed to strengthen what MS has
weakened.
“It’s really great,” Berkovitz of the Village of Chatham said. “It’s a good thing mentally and physically.”
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