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Natasha Baker

British para-equestrian

Natasha Louise Baker OBE (born 30 December 1989) be British para-equestrian[1][2] wey win 2 gold medals for de 2012 Summer Paralympics, 3 for de 2016 Summer Paralympics, den 1 more insyd de 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Natasha Baker
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenUnited Kingdom Edit
Country for sportUnited Kingdom Edit
Name wey dem give amNatasha Edit
Family nameBaker Edit
Ein date of birth30 December 1989 Edit
Place dem born amHammersmith Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationdressage rider Edit
Educate forBishop Ramsey School Edit
Medical conditiontransverse myelitis Edit
Sportequestrian sport Edit
Participant insyd2012 Summer Paralympics, 2016 Summer Paralympics, 2020 Summer Paralympics, 2024 Summer Paralympics Edit
Award e receiveMember of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire Edit
Dema official websitehttps://natasha-baker.com Edit
MountCabral Edit

Ein life matter

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Dem born Baker for 30 December 1989 insyd Hammersmith, London, England.[3] For de age of 14 months she contract transverse myelitis, inflammation for ein spine wey na e affect ein nerve endings.[4] Na e lef am plus weakness den no feeling for ein legs insyd.[5][6]

Equestrianism

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Natasha Baker begin riding horses as physiotherapists say e go help make e strengthen ein muscles.[4] She start dey ride competitively for de age of nine for ein local Riding for the Disabled Association insyd Buckinghamshire.[7] Whilst she dey watch de 2000 Summer Paralympics, for de age of ten, she decide she want make she compete insyd de Paralympics.[3] 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.[4][8] 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.[3]

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%.[9][10] 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%.[11][12]

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.[13][14][15] Na dem award am de Freedom of de Borough of Hillingdon insyd September 2012.[16][17][18]

Television Commentating

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Baker commentate for Para Dressage top for de European Championships 2017 insyd Gothenburg alongsyd Rupert Bell.[19] 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.[20]

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.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "Natasha Baker (10026121)". FEI.org. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Natasha Baker OBE | Paralympic Equestrian Champ | Inspirational Speaker". Gordon Poole Agency. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Natasha Baker". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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.
  5. ↑ "Natasha Baker Para-Equestrian Dressage". Team GBR. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Natasha Baker: British paralympic gold medalist para dressage rider". Horse & Hound. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Natasha Baker". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Topping, Alexandra (3 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Natasha Baker wins stunning second dressage gold". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Hudson, Elizabeth (3 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Natasha Baker wins second equestrian gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 24.
  14. ↑ "2013 New Year's Honours" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  15. ↑ "New Year Honours List for 2021" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  16. ↑ Snowdon, Kathryn (13 September 2012). "Freedom of borough for Hillingdon Paralympian Natasha". The Hillingdon and Uxbridge Times. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Natasha Baker - Freedom of the Borough". London Remembers. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Natasha Baker". Horse and Rider. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  19. ↑ International Paralympic Committee. "Natasha Baker: From competitor to commentator"
  20. ↑ Federation Equestre Internationale. "Natasha's New Direction"
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