Karen Messmer, Isabella Parisi and Oliver King. Image: Special Olympics Australia.
Aussie riders shine at Special Olympics World Games
Following a week of competition at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany, the Australian equestrian team have finished with an impressive haul of medals.
Karen Messmer (16), from Rockhampton; Oliver King (15) from Brisbane; Jaye Barnesby-Buie (20) from Perth; and Isabella Parisi (23) from the Gold Coast were some of the youngest on the Aussie team and it was their first World Games appearance. In fact, Oliver King (QLD) was the youngest Australian competitor at the World Games, and it was hist first overseas trip.
All three riders competed on borrowed horses, with Isabella riding ‘Nike’, Karen and Oliver both riding ‘Fanny’, and Jaye riding Querida-Quamira.
Jaye Barnesby-Buie and Querida-Quamira. Image: Special Olympics Australia.
The Australian equestrian team finished with four gold, three silver, and three bronze medals.
The results from our Australian team at the Special Olympics World Games are:
Isabella Parisi, 23, Gold Coast
Horse: Nike
Level B (I) Dressage (D06): Gold, 74.118%
Level B (I) English Equitation (D07): Fifth, 62.5%
Level B (I) English Working Trail (D06): Gold (equal), 88%
Karen Messmer, 16, Rockhampton
Horse: Fanny
Level B (I) Dressage (D06): Silver, 72.647%
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, 73.236%
Level B (I) English Equitation (D06): Silver, 76.25%
Level B (I) English Working Trail (D06): Gold (equal), 88%
Jaye Barnesby-Buie, 20, Perth
Horse: Querida-Quamira
Level A Dressage (D04): Bronze, 70.6%
Level A English Equitation: fourth, 72.222%
Level A Equitation Jumping: silver, 72.5%
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