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Para-Equestrian Dressage Ricky was talent-spotted at a very early stage and joined the British Paralympic squad at the age of only 14, two years before he was eligible to compete internationally. A grade Ib rider, he has cerebral palsy, and took up riding on the advice of a physiotherapist. His first international competition was in Finland in 2002, where he finished 3rd in all three tests. He was a member of the 2003 team for the World Championships for Disabled Riders and came 5th in the grade ll freestyle. Riding as an individual, he won individual grade Ib bronze at the World Para Dressage Championships. He also competes at novice level in able-bodied dressage. Ricky is currently studying hospitality business management at Birmingham College of Food and hopes for a managerial job in a hotel, but riding is his priority. Having been reserve for Athens, Ricky will make his Paralympic debut. Age: 21 Lives: Telford, Shropshire Coaches: Ferdi Eilberg, Michel Assouline, Joss Edwards Ricky Balshaw DEACON’S GIORGI Owners: Julia Lazzari & rider Breeding: by Giorgione x Amber Express Bay gelding, 16.2hh, 12yrs Sophie Christiansen LAMBRUSCO lll Owner: Para Dressage Training Trust Breeding: Dutch warmblood by Uniform Grey gelding, 16.2hh, 15yrs This is a second Paralympics for Sophie, a Grade Ia rider who made her debut in Athens in 2004, winning a grade l bronze medal on Hotstuff. As a result, she was voted BBC London Disabled Athlete of the Year. In 2005 she won treble gold as a member of the victorious British team at the 2005 European Para-Dressage Championships and headed the individual and freestyle grade l tests with Martini Maybe. Last year, she won la freestyle gold and individual bronze at the World Para Dressage Championships. Sophie, who started riding aged six, used to compete in half-marathons, and won the Windsor one in a self-propelled wheelchair race in 2002, the same year she was chosen to carry the torch for the Commonwealth Games. Sophie has cerebral palsy but is not, however, wheelchair bound; she uses an electric scooter to cover long distances. She is studying maths at Royal Holloway University of London. Age: 20 Lives: Sunningdale, Berkshire Coaches: Clive Millikins, Michel Assouline 28 29 Para-Equestrian Dressage
Para-Equestrian Dressage Felicity, a Grade ll rider, is making her Paralympic debut. She has cerebral palsy and first sat on a pony at the age of four while on a school trip. She began competing in 1998 through the Pendle RDA branch and the North West Dressage Group, with the help of her then trainer, Kate Bailey. She manages to ride two or three times a week. Felicity was selected to join the World Class Development programme in 2005. Last year she competed as an individual at the World Para Dressage Championships, winning a bronze medal in the Grade ll freestyle. Age: 23 Lives: Darwen, Lancashire Coach: Adam Murdin Felicity Coulthard ROFFELAAR Owner: rider Breeding: by Majesteit Bay gelding, 16.1hh, 10yrs Deborah Criddle PAVAROTI Owner: Bruce Criddle & rider Breeding: German bred by Quavaroti x Leona Bay gelding, 17.1hh, 10yrs This will be Debbie’s third Games, having won triple gold – individual, freestyle and team – at Athens in 2004. She achieved the same trebles consecutively at the 2002 European Championships and the 2003 Worlds (all riding Figaro lX), which is a record. They won individual bronze and freestyle silver medals at the 2007 World Para Dressage Championships. Debbie also competes in able-bodied dressage up to medium level. Debbie is a grade lll rider; she suffered a motorcycle accident in 1985, after which she lost the use of her right arm, which was amputated in 2003. She only has ‘half power’ in her right leg, and her injuries have resulted in a twisted spine and continual pain. Debbie is married to Bruce. Age: 42 Lives: Taunton, Somerset Coach: Nina Venables 30 31 Para-Equestrian Dressage
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