Paralympic Dressage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWh-lM1opkE&feature=related

Ricky Balshaw at 1.30.

Ricky has cerebral palsy.......he's a lovely guy with a fantastic sense of humour.........he came and did the prize giving at a horse show I helped at last year.....he made the day extra special for everyone.........all the girls fell in love with him.

GB has some wonderful Paralympic competitors.........I can't wait for 2012

Solerina

It's hard for philistines like myself to appreciate the finer points of dressage. It would help if the commentators were a bit more informative.

Mind you, rugby refereeing is a mystery to me too... And I won't even get started on cricket!

Kennys_Heroes wrote:It's hard for philistines like myself to appreciate the finer points of dressage. It would help if the commentators were a bit more informative.

Mind you, rugby refereeing is a mystery to me too... And I won't even get started on cricket!

Lol Kenny.........I'm sure you're not a philistine.

You won't need to understand the finer points to enjoy this clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQgTiqhPbw&feature=related

Sadly Blue Hors Matine was put down last year, after breaking her leg in a paddock accident, she was only 13.

I'm not sure I should be putting Youtube clips on this forum..........haven't managed to find the forum rules yet.

I was really pleased to see a section for disability sports on the forum that's why I thought I'd post something on here.

Solerina

OK, yes, that's quite impressive. And I can see the particular attraction for disabled riders - they must feel like they're dancing themselves.
You kind of expect a horse like that to be performing on stage.

Glad you liked it Kenny

Solerina