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\"I will always have MS, I now see. Always,\" she explained, expressing her gratitude for having a wonderful trainer who has \"turned nibbles into a champion babysitter for me.\"

Blair has now set her sights on being able to show \"one day\" on her horse now that she is \"back in the saddle.\"

\"Keep finding ways to do things. I have hope,\" she concluded. \"Thank you all. Especially Celeris and Cellar Door Farm to keep encouraging me to try again, in style.\"

Blair was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease of the immune system that causes nerve damage, in August 2018.

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