Katherine Reed is a thriving goat breeder, forging a new path in farming for people with disability

I am a born and bred Tasmanian. I'm raising two amazing boys, Will and Harry, with my husband Tim on our 93-hectare property just outside of Launceston.

I was riding horses before I could walk, but when I was 19, I was left a paraplegic.

I remember everything from when I had my accident.

I wanted to get this difficult horse out of the way and then enjoy my fun rides. Well, I ended up with no brakes on him. I got to the end of the track, went to pull him up from a fast gallop, and I couldn't stop. At the last second, he dodged the gate. I literally got left behind, hitting the ground at an almost flat-out gallop.

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Article written by: Katherine Reed