Happy International Women’s Day to all of you kick-butt equestrian ladies out there! We tip our helmet to you for going out there and pursuing your dreams in one of few sports where men and women compete side-by-side as equals.
All day here at EN, we’ve been bringing you stories of the lady riders who inspire us, and we have one more extra amazing one to share. Meet Beatrice de Lavalette, who lost both legs in the March 2016 terrorist attack at the Zaventem Airport in Brussels and went on to make her first Paralympic debut in Tokyo last year in the sport of Para Dressage.
Also in 2021, Beatrice was honored with the FEI Against All Odds Award. “The Against All Odds Award means everything,” Beatrice said. “It shows me that everything I have done these five or six years has been seen and people have realized how big it really is.”
Go Beatrice. Go women!
