Actress Selma Blair’s battle with Multiple Sclerosis has been well-documented on her own social media platforms and more recently in the documentary Introducing Selma Blair. The film follows the star through her stem cell transplant surgery she undertook in 2019 to help heal her MS. The procedure put Blair into remission, but she is still battling pain on a daily basis.
Blair is also a seasoned amateur owner competitor in the hunter/jumper ring and she has frequently posted on social media about her love of the sport and her current horse, Mr. Nibbles, a striking grey gelding.
It took years for Blair to be diagnosed with MS and riding was one activity where the symptoms began to take a toll. “My riding instructor, she would say, ‘Okay, left leg, let’s get it!’ I have a history of knowing how to ride as a good amateur rider, but I was like, “God, is this aging? I don’t have a left side!” Blair told Variety . “I just figured this is age and nerve damage. I didn’t acknowledge that I was really in an MS flare for many years, and I was getting debilitatingly worse.”