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April 25, 2014
Heart of a champion
>> Disabled rider finds therapy in a horse named Wanda KALISHA NAICKER
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HEN Maudelene Frenzel gavebirthto the youngest of three sons 25 years ago, she knew something was “terribly wrong” as his head was “the size of a tennis ball and he weighed just over a kilogram”. Doctors predicted that Mark Frenzel might never walk, talk or pass the mental level of a three-month-old and chances of him surviving were slim to none.
However, Mark’s miracle and journey to stardom had justbegun. Bornwithcerebral palsy (permanent, non-progressive movement disorders that cause physical disability, mainly in the areas of body movement), Mark has defied all odds and has grown into one of the Upper Highway’s most successful disabled horse riders. Speaking to the Fever, Mark said his first memory of riding a horse was when he was three years old. “When I was around hors-
es I never felt afraid. I wanted to touch them, be with them and even roll around them.” Rolling around was his means of mobility as he did not have upper body strength. Mark soon began riding for therapeutic reasons and with the assistance of helpers on all sides he would be led around the arena. Turn to page 4 Mark Frenzel with his beloved horses. “When I was around horses I never felt afraid.” PHOTO: KALISHA NAICKER
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