A phenomenal ride

I just had to share this. 

This young woman is deaf and mute.  According to the person who passed it on to me, she doesn't own the horse; she's been training it for a client, and has only had twenty days with it at the time of the ride.  The ride itself is a tribute to her deceased father.  Make sure your sound is on when you watch.

 

Note that she rides without a saddle or halter and bit and (obviously) without voice commands. She is using the method used by American Indians. Even non-riders will recognize the difficulty level and the magnitude of her accomplishment.  She truly is an inspiration.

September's Silly Disaster

Okay, I'll soon be into the home stretch.  After this month, I have only the last quarter to deal with--three more silly disasters to round out 2012's collection.

Am I running out of ideas, getting desperate, piggybacking off earlier stuff?  Oh, yeah.  That's old news--it happened months ago.  Here, I'm using something similar to July's idea, with a slightly different twist.

Here's my inspiration:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2095571/Natural-tilts-earths-axis-alter-temperature-cause-ice-ages-says-Harvard-scientist.html

And here's the prompt:

The earth's tilt is changing .  Not only is it causing deglaciation, but a lot of other problems.  This is a true disaster, with no hope of saving the majority.  Your hero has to make a decision over who can be saved, and where that can best be accomplished.

Unlike a certain disaster movie, our hero realizes that, if his goal is to preserve humanity, concentrating his efforts on saving a bunch of old men is probably not his best option.  And in practice, that means he can't count on the support of the politicians.