81-year-old Waterloo, Ont. woman with paralysis, amputated leg lives out dream of riding horse again [Video]

An 81-year-old Waterloo, Ont. woman thought she’d never ride a horse again after a brain bleed led to severe physical complications.

Carole Coulson dedicated much of her younger years to therapy farms, providing children with disabilities the chance to ride a horse.

“I can’t actually remember my mom without thinking of her love for horses,” said Ronna Weatherly, Coulson’s daughter. “She always felt like she wanted to help change people’s lives with horses.”

Ronna Weatherly holds up an old picture of her mother, Carole Coulson, with a horse. (Spencer Turcotte/CTV News)

But nearly eight years ago, it was Coulson’s life that would change drastically.

“She suffered a massive stroke and it took her ability to speak and to use her right side properly and her body was broken,” said Weatherly, through tears.

Coulson ran into further complications, which led to the amputation of her right leg.

She never thought she …