‘Exciting time’ for para reining as Brits bag silver
Team member Lee Pearson said it is a “very exciting time for another equestrian discipline”
Ricky Balshaw
Ricky Balshaw won silver at Hong Kong in 2008 and was second to Lee Pearson three times at Hartpury this year (2014). He was part of the gold medal-winning para dressage team at the World Equestrian Games (WEG) 2014.
Ricky Balshaw’s WEG horse
Name: LJT Enggaards Solitaire
Age: Nine
Owners: The Lady Joseph Trust
Breeding: Blue Hors Soprano/unlisted
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It’s reining men: World Championship aim as star Brits take on new discipline
World, Paralympic and European medallist Ricky Balshaw (pictured) is coming out of retirement to take on the new discipline along with a fellow GBR star
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Para dressage star retires from riding to become car salesman
The former paralympic silver medallist is turning his attention to a different type of horse power
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WEG para dressage: Team GBR off to strong start in Normandy
Madeleine Hill reports from the first day of the para dressage competition in Normandy
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Britain wins gold and silver para dressage medals at Europeans
Team GBR collected 2 individual medals today at the para-dressage European championships
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British para dressage team for European Championships revealed
The British paradressage team has arrived at the European Championships in Denmark
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British paradressage team selected for European Championships
Three Paralympic gold medal winners will be in the strong British team lining up at this summer's para-equestrian dressage European championships
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Ricky Balshaw, British paradressage rider
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Para rider Ricky Balshaw fractures back in fall from horse
The 24-year-old dressage rider Ricky Balshaw is recovering in hospital after a fall from his new ride left him with compression fractures on two separate vertebrae
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Para riders trot up ahead of today's start of the competition
But Ricky Balshaw’s ride, Academy Award, has been held for re-inspection this morning
