A girl and five brave horses is a memoir by sonora webster carver published in 1961 at the age of 20 sonora webster carver joined william frank carver s wild west show which featured diving horses and performed at atlantic citys steel pier although carver was blinded in a diving accident seven years later she continued to dive afterward. Sonora was a sensation and soon became the lead diving girl for doc carvers act as they traveled the country in 1931 sonora was blinded a retinal detachment due to hitting the water off balance with her eyes openwhile diving her horse red lips on new jerseys steel pier the acts permanent home since 1929. A girl and five brave horses book read 128 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers this autobiography is the true story of sonora webste. Sonora was a sensation and soon became the lead diving girl for doc carvers act as they traveled the country in 1931 sonora was blinded a retinal detachment due to hitting the water off balance with her eyes openwhile diving her horse red lips on new jerseys steel pier the acts permanent home since 1929. A girl and five brave horses is the story of sonora carver and was the basis for the movie wild hearts cant be broken carver answered the following want ad wanted attractive young woman who can swim and dive likes horses desires to travel see dr w f carver savannah hotel