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By Equestrian Life
GOLD MEDALS for AUSTRALIA
Congratulations to our team at the Special Olympics World Championships. Overnight our team took home three GOLD MEDALS!! A huge congratulations to Isabella Paris for coming equal first with Oliver King in their English Working Trial with a score of 88%. Karen Messmer came first also in her English Working Trial. Our final rider for Australia Jaye Barnesby-Buie, is yet to ride their final class.
The Special Olympics World Games is the world’s largest inclusive sporting event and involves over 7,000 athletes with intellectual disability from 190 delegations are competing across 26 sports over nine days.
Aussie equestrian team:
Isabella Parisi, 23, Gold Coast
Horse: Nike
Level B (I) Dressage (D06): Gold
Level B (I) English Equitation (D07): Fifth, 62.5%
Level B (I) English Working Trail (D06): GOLD 88%
Karen Messmer, 16, Rockhampton
Horse: Fanny
Level B (I) Dressage (D06): Silver
Level B (I) English Equitation (D07): Bronze, 67.5%
Level B (I) English Working Trail (D07): GOLD 88%
Oliver King, 15, Brisbane
Horse: Fanny
Level B (I) Dressage (D05): Bronze
Level B (I) English Equitation (D06): Silver, 76.25%
Level B (I) English Working Trail (D06): GOLD 88%
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