Equestrian

**Atlanta 1996 - First competiton on borrowed horses.**

**The fist para- equestrian dressage competition at a Paralympic Games was held in *August 1996* at the Georgia international horse Park in the USA. There was G1 riders from *16* countries different. Individual medals were shared among *Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, the USA and Germany*. The winners of Rio are *Anne Dunham and Germany's* double *grade II* silver madallist *Ange lika Trabert*.**

**Sydney 2000 - Meet the Pearson.**

**Pearson is part of the British team's gold medal. At the Olympics attented *72* runners from *24* different countries. They producted two home victories for *the Australian Julie Higgins* in the *level III* contest.**

***Julie Higgins***

**Athènes 2004 - The stars of today.**

**The Athens Games saw the debut Paralympic performances of a number of riders who are still in contention for medals at Rio 2016. Pearson sweeps the boad in category *1* ( *from Britain took title of the team*.) Her compatriot *Sophie Christiansent* takes bronze in the individual test. There are *69* riders from *29* different countries the half of the countries participate in a Olympic Games competition. *Germany Hannelore Brenner*, *Swedish Philippa Johnson and Norwegion Ann' Cathrin Lubbe* also scored the sport in Athens, Winning gold or silver medals... *Sophie Christiansent***

**Physical Impairments.**

***Grade la*. Athlete have severe impairments affecting all libs and the trunk. The athlete ans must to have a wheelchair in everyday life.**

**Physical or visual Impairment.**

**Athletes in *grade III* or a difference of the *4* limbs or the sports size. Athletes in *grade III* are able to walk. *Grade* *III* visual impairment lack of perception of light.**

***Grade IV*: Athletes we do not have much strength or a weak ness of a light limb of two members.**

**Athletes with the following impairments are eligible to compete in Para - equestrian.**

***Impaired muscle powerd***

***Athetosis***

***Impaired passive range of movement***

***Hypertonia***

***Limb dificiency***

***Ataxia***

***Leg length difference***

**must *short stature***

***Visual Impairment***

**Accessories for riding.**

**You need: *a saddle, stirrups, a saddle pad, a bit and reins.***

**One is must to have: *a bomb, a whip, a spurs, a toque, of the boots, a vest of protection and gloves*.**

Here are the accessories.

**Source: l'image de Julie Higgins**

☀https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89quitation\_aux\_Jeux\_paralympiques#/media/File:261000\_-\_Equestrian\_Julie\_Higgins\_gold\_medal\_2\_-\_2000\_Sydney\_medal\_photo.jpg

**source: L' image de Sophie Christiansent** https://www.rio2016.com/fr/paralympiques/athlete/sophie-christiansen

**source:L'image des deux cavalière** http://images.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.over-blog.com%2F600x401%2F2%2F87%2F31%2F71%2FVRAC-BLOG%2FVERGEZE%2FVERGEZE-Rhony2011%2FVERGEZE-RHONY2011-Corrida-Yonnet-03042011%2F110403JS-VergezeCorridaYonnet\_043.JPG&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjies-arles.over-blog.com%2Ftag%2Fferias%2520%2526%2520corridas%2F59&h=401&w=599&tbnid=-hyfQZudYAefxM%3A&vet=1&docid=ybA9Gi0VHRTFqM&ei=0bE1WIGIJ4nXU9femsAN&tbm=isch&client=firefox-b&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=431&page=4&start=174&ndsp=42&ved=0ahUKEwjBtLSElb\_QAhWJ6xQKHVevBtg4ZBAzCFkoVzBX&bih=947&biw=1920