NV: PARALYZED BARREL RACER COMPETES IN RODEO
<p><pi><b>This package/segment contains third party material. Unless otherwise noted, this material may only be used within this package/segment.</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS--</b></p>\n<p>:00-:05</p>\n<p>Saturday</p>\n<p>Reno, NV</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>:06 - :11</p>\n<p>Amberley Snyder </p>\n<p>Barrel Racer</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p>THERE'S A UNIQUE CONTENDER IN THIS YEAR'S "RENO RODEO" IN NEVADA.</p>\n<p>AMBERLEY SNYDER...WHO WAS PARTIALLY PARALYZED IN AN ACCIDENT MORE THAN A DECADE AGO...IS AMONG THOSE GETTING ON TOP OF A HORSE AND WOWING CROWDS.</p>\n<p>KURT SCHROEDER REPORTS.</p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p>nats-"This beautiful lady is amazing."</p>\n<p>Amberley Snyder/Barrel Racer</p>\n<p>"When I go out and make a run that keeps up with the girls I can remind myself 'no, you got it. You're ok.' And geez, it carries you through the bad ones.</p>\n<p>WATCHING AMBERLEY SNYDER AT THE RENO RODEO YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT SHE'S BEEN THROUGH.</p>\n<p>Amberley Snyder/Barrel Racer</p>\n<p>"I'm the only professional barrel racer paralyzed in the United States."</p>\n<p>IN 2010 A ROLLOVER TRUCK ACCIDENT INJURED HER SPINAL CORD, ELIMINATING ALL CONTROL OF HER LOWER HALF.</p>\n<p>Amberley Snyder/Barrel Racer</p>\n<p>"You don't know how to handle life when all of a sudden everything you wanted to be and everything you thought you would do you don't get to do anymore. That really wasn't the answer I was looking for, nor was it the answer I was going to take."</p>\n<p>HER MOM LOVED HORSES, SO RIDING THEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF AMBERLEY. </p>\n<p>FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS RIDING HAS JUST BEEN DIFFERENT.</p>\n<p>Amberley Snyder/Barrel Racer</p>\n<p>"I felt that getting back on that horse gave me that peace back that has been in my hearth and my blood for my whole life."</p>\n<p>SHE GETS ON HER HORSE DIFFERENTLY, AND USES A SPECIAL SEATBELT ON HER SADDLE AND STRAPS AROUND HER LEGS TO STAY UPRIGHT. </p>\n<p>IN A TIMED EVENT LIKE BARREL RACING SHE DOESN'T GET A HEAD START.</p>\n<p>Amberley Snyder/Barrel Racer</p>\n<p>"Everybody else gets to communicate through all of their body. They get to use their legs which is a big part of riding a horse so I had to try and make up the difference."</p>\n<p>AMBERLEY MADE UP THE DIFFERENCE IN 2021 AND 2022 MAKING TWO WILDERNESS CIRCUIT FINALS - MARKING TOP-12 FINISHES AT THE END OF THE YEAR WITHIN THE PROFESSIONAL RODEO COWBOYS ASSOCIATION. </p>\n<p>SHE'S 5TH IN THE AVERAGE AT THIS YEAR'S RENO RODEO. </p>\n<p><b>--TAG--</b></p>\n<p>IF AMBERLEY LOOKS FAMILIAR THAT MAY BE BECAUSE SHE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A 20-19 NETFLIX MOVIE CALLED "WALK, RIDE, RODEO."</p>\n<p>SHE ALSO MADE AN APPEARANCE IN THE THIRD SEASON OF THE HIT SERIES "YELLOWSTONE" WHERE SHE PLAYED HERSELF.</p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p>NEVADA SPORTS ATHLETE DISABILITY ACCIDENT FINALS HORSES ANIMALS</p>\n<p></p>