Natasha Baker

Ein life matter 
Dem born Baker for 30 December 1989 insyd Hammersmith, London, England."Natasha Baker". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024. For de age of 14 months she contract transverse myelitis, inflammation for ein spine wey na e affect ein nerve endings.Bhatia, Shekhar; Alexander, Harriet; Ensor, Josie; Malnick, Edward (1 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Dressage dream realised for Natasha Baker". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 3 September 2012. Na e lef am plus weakness den no feeling for ein legs insyd."Natasha Baker Para-Equestrian Dressage". Team GBR. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012."Natasha Baker: British paralympic gold medalist para dressage rider". Horse & Hound. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

 Equestrianism 
Natasha Baker begin riding horses as physiotherapists say e go help make e strengthen ein muscles. She start dey ride competitively for de age of nine for ein local Riding for the Disabled Association insyd Buckinghamshire."Natasha Baker". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012. Whilst she dey watch de 2000 Summer Paralympics, for de age of ten, she decide she want make she compete insyd de Paralympics. As she dey lack strength for ein legs insyd she dey train ein horses make dem respond to ein voice den to movements she fi make insyd de saddle."Great Britain's Natasha Baker makes all the right sounds as 'horse whisperer'". International Paralympic Committee. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024. She dey compete insyd de grade III Paralympic classification.

Insyd 2011, she make ein first appearance for senior championships, wey she compete for de European Championships dem hold insyd Moorsele, Belgium, wer na she win gold medals insyd both de individual den freestyle grade II events.

Na dem select am as part of de dressage squad give Great Britain for de 2012 Summer Paralympics dem hold insyd London, United Kingdom. Insyd de individual championship test grade II event Baker, riding Cabral, 11-year-old gelding, score 76.857% make she set fresh Paralympic record for de grade II classification wey she win de gold medal ahead of German defending champion Britta Napel wey win silver plus score of 76.000%.Topping, Alexandra (3 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Natasha Baker wins stunning second dressage gold". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 September 2012.Armytage, Marcus (1 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: GB's Natasha Baker fends off strong competition to narrowly win Grade II dressage gold". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 3 September 2012. She win ein second gold medal of de Games insyd de individual freestyle test grade II. She set fresh Paralympic record of 82.800% as she beat second placed Napel by over 5%.Armytage, Marcus (3 September 2012). "Natasha Baker wins second Paralympic dressage gold medal with record score on Cabral". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.Hudson, Elizabeth (3 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Natasha Baker wins second equestrian gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

Na dem appoint Baker Member of de Order of de British Empire (MBE) insyd de 2013 New Year Honours for services to equestrianism den Officer of de Order of de British Empire (OBE) insyd de 2022 New Years Honours, sanso for ein services to equestrianism."No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 24."2013 New Year's Honours" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2012."New Year Honours List for 2021" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2024. Na dem award am de Freedom of de Borough of Hillingdon insyd September 2012.Snowdon, Kathryn (13 September 2012). "Freedom of borough for Hillingdon Paralympian Natasha". The Hillingdon and Uxbridge Times. Retrieved 8 December 2023."Natasha Baker - Freedom of the Borough". London Remembers. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2023."10 Things You Didn't Know About Natasha Baker". Horse and Rider. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

 Television Commentating 
Baker commentate for Para Dressage top for de European Championships 2017 insyd Gothenburg alongsyd Rupert Bell.International Paralympic Committee. "Natasha Baker: From competitor to commentator" She then go on go commentate for Western European League World Cup Dressage top later dat year wey she continue dey do so either as colour commentator anaa solo.Federation Equestre Internationale. "Natasha's New Direction"

Na she sanso be part of de commentary team for de World Equestrian Games 2018 den de European Championships 2019 for Para Dressage den de World Cup Dressage Finals insyd 2018 & 2019.

 References 

 External links 

 Natasha Baker MBE at de British Paralympic Association
 Natasha Baker at de International Paralympic Committee

Category:Human
Category:1989 births
Category:English female equestrians
Category:British dressage riders
Category:Paralympic equestrians for Great Britain
Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain
Category:Equestrians at de 2012 Summer Paralympics
Category:Equestrians at de 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:Equestrians at de 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at de 2012 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at de 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at de 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:People wey komot Hammersmith
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Category:Officers of de Order of the British Empire
Category:Paralympic medalists insyd equestrian
Category:Television presenters plus disabilities
Category:21st-century British sportswomen