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Politics
Former NY Rep Paralyzed After Horse Accident Receiving Treatment In NJ: Report Former NY Rep Paralyzed After Horse Accident Receiving Treatment In NJ: Report
Former NY Rep Paralyzed After Horse Accident Receiving Treatment In NJ: Report Former New York Congressman Michael Grimm has been left paralyzed from the chest down after a severe horse-riding accident during a polo tournament, and is being treated in New Jersey, CBS News reports citing a friend of Grimm's.  Grimm, age 54, was thrown from his horse in September and is now undergoing treatment at the renowned Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, which has locations in West Orange, Saddle Brook, Chester, and Marlton.  Headquartered in West Orange, Kessler is where actor Christopher Reeve was treated following a similar accident in 1995, and was…

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
Ask Elliman: Sally Slater On Equestrian Living Ask Elliman: Sally Slater On Equestrian Living
Ask Elliman: Sally Slater On Equestrian Living Between riding and selling horse properties, Sally Slater knows the ins and outs when it comes to everything from buying your first equestrian estate, to how taking care of horses teaches you how to relate to people. What is a lesson you’ve learned while riding that has helped you personally? Sally Slater: Riding and working with horses has taught me so much about life! It has taught me never to give up. Horses, like deals, take time and it can be frustrating. Some days are bad and some days are incredible. Lot of ups and downs. Attention to detail is so important in both. There are so…

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Lifestyle
Fairfield County Resident Hopes To Get Back On Her Horse Thanks To LYMBR Fairfield County Resident Hopes To Get Back On Her Horse Thanks To LYMBR
Fairfield County Resident Hopes To Get Back On Her Horse Thanks To Lymbr Lucia will never know for sure what caused her beloved palomino mare Butterscotch to be extra jumpy that day in February 2016. But the Fairfield County resident’s skill wasn’t enough when her horse bucked at the sound of a truck backfiring and Lucia landed on the frozen ground of a trail she rode regularly in Bedford, N.Y. A passerby found Lucia trying to crawl for help and she was taken to the hospital, where she learned that she had not only shattered her pelvis, but had three broken vertebrae and a torn hamstring as well. Seven months post-accident, with approximately the first 16 weeks …

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