[Source: Miami Herald] - Leslie Torbert, 12, couldn't walk until she was 2 ½ because her muscles were too weak. Today, she rides a horse independently and competes in local equestrian shows.

``I love to ride; I love to jump, and I love to help groom the horses,'' Leslie said.

She suffers from Prader-Willi syndrome, a developmental disability known to cause life-threatening obesity. It also can affect learning, growth and stature, as well as social relationships.

When Leslie first came to Good Hope Equestrian Riding Center, a nonprofit therapeutic facility in Redland, Miami-Dade, she needed an instructor and two people walking on each side of the horse to help her because of her weak trunk.

Riding has helped her gain strength in her hips and better back posture. After two years, she was able to ride without assistance.

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