Mongolia
The Horseboy
Rowan never spoke, he only screamed. The boy from Texas is locked by autism. When Rowan’s parents discovered that their five-year-old son bonds with horses, even speaking in their presence, they brought him on an epic horseback journey across Mongolia, hoping for a miracle cure.
Justin rode across the Mongolian steppe with them photographing the family’s desperate attempts to heal their pained child. Rowan’s initial regression left his parents fearing the plan had been a mistake. After painful tantrums and shocking instances of violence, we witness a breakthrough. Rowan has made his first human friend.