Chief Executive Lois Appleby said the tickets would be in recognition for their hard work during the Games. It is a very simple fact that Sydney could not put on the Paralympic Games without volunteers. Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Michael Knight said the public, media, the IOC, and athletes were full of praise for the Olympic volunteers, adding they deserved it. The vast majority of Paralympians would not be able to compete successfully without it, especially those from Third World countries, who come to upgrade their prosthetics or wheelchairs. The centre, located in the Paralympic Village, also makes general repairs on cracked or broken prosthetics and wheelchairs.
Most owners stay with their horses during competition.
Athletes will have ridden them for only four to six days before the competition and will have trained with the horse for only one hour a day. Competitors in equestrian competition use whatever parts of the body they can to direct their horse.