Credit: SWNS Joey, a former horse trainer, damaged her prefrontal cortex and suffered permanent nerve damage to the left side of her body after the polo accident. She also suffered 23 broken bones, including a fractured eye socket, cheekbone, two vertebrae, jaw, and collar bone. Joey now holds two BA degrees in neuroscience and is working towards her Ph.D. with Sampson's help around the lab. She told SWNS: "I couldn't possibly navigate academics or a neuroscience program without his assistance. There's more focus on the dog than the service they are providing, and they were barring an entire population of students from entering lab work and ultimately the STEM field."