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Reprint of the original 1961 edition. Carver was born and raised in Georgia. At 20, she answered a
want ad for a female rider to perform in Buffalo Bill's 'Wild West' show. Intrigued by the possibility
of fame and travel, Carver applied for the job. In 1924, she became the first woman to fall 40 feet
on horseback into a tank of water at Steel Pier in Atlantic City, and inspired the 1991 Disney
movie, 'Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken'. Seven years after her first jump, Carver and her horse, Red
Lips, had an accident that left her blinded. When they hit the water off-balance, Carver suffered
from detached retinas. Undaunted by her impaired vision, she continued to ride the high-diving
horses until World War II. Then she moved to New Orleans and became a transcriptionist. The
diving horses attraction was discontinued in 1978 after animal-rights activists complained. In her
autobiography, 'A Girl and Five Brave Horses,' Carver insisted the animals loved the dives and
were not forced to jump em em
Reprint of the original 1961 edition. Carver was born and raised in Georgia. At 20, she answered a
want ad for a female rider to perform in Buffalo Bill's 'Wild West' show. Intrigued by the possibility
of fame and travel, Carver applied for the job. In 1924, she became the first woman to fall 40 feet
on horseback into a tank of water at Steel Pier in Atlantic City, and inspired the 1991 Disney
movie, 'Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken'. Seven years after her first jump, Carver and her horse, Red
Lips, had an accident that left her blinded. When they hit the water off-balance, Carver suffered
from detached retinas. Undaunted by her impaired vision, she continued to ride the high-diving
horses until World War II. Then she moved to New Orleans and became a transcriptionist. The
diving horses attraction was discontinued in 1978 after animal-rights activists complained. In her
autobiography, 'A Girl and Five Brave Horses,' Carver insisted the animals loved the dives and
were not forced to jump em em