Ride Above It

Balance, stamina and leotards: BBC 100 Women enters the show-stopping world of disabled equestrian vaulting. A small-town troupe of disabled children and women in Italy train hard all year and compete to find glory in the ring, doing gymnastics and coordinated dances on a horseback. But the rewards of the sport go well beyond the medals as they work to deal with stigma and overcome their own fears, one pirouette at a time.