Fall 2019 / 67“We just love having fun on the back of a horse,” Bork says. “We
like to keep our horses entertained. If they look frustrated or dis-
tracted, we’ll take a walk around the neighborhood or do something
fun like kick a large, horse-friendly soccer ball around. We just
want everyone to have a good time.”
Now Bauwens has close to 100,000 followers on the platform—
many of those followers are young riders who admire what she
does with her horses.
“Alex is so genuine. She’s such an inspirational rider to many
of the young girls that are on social media,” explains Bork. “She’s
a friend to everyone and she’s willing to share whatever expertise
she has. It doesn’t matter what the topic is. But at the same time,
she’s also open to learning from everyone. She’s just a great person
to be around and a great role model for young riders.”
Social media has proved to be a challenge for many young girls,
who strive to be as perfect as the picture they scroll past on Insta-
gram. But Bauwens takes joy in knowing that she’s helping other
young riders in and out of the saddle by showing them it’s not about
being perfect, it’s about having fun and doing the things you love.It doesn’t matter if
she’s stopping, spin-
ning, or working on
her mounted archery,
Bauwens’ main goal
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