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Stella Barton
Stella Barton (born 30 May 1999) is an Australian para-equestrian. She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1] PersonalBarton was born on 30 May 1999.[2] She was born with cerebral palsy that affets her four limbs.[3] When out in the community she uses a wheelchair. She attended Shelford Girls' Grammar and has completed an arts degree at Swinburne University of Technology.[4] Barton's great, great, great uncle was Edmund Barton, Australia's first prime minister.[5] Barton is a member of the Australian Greens.[6] EquestrianShe started riding at the age of seven at the police stables in South Melbourne, where a Riding for the Disabled Association Centre is based. She competes as an Australian Grade 1 Para Dressage rider.[7] In 2023, three-time Paralympian Sharon Jarvis offered her own horse, Lord Larmarque, aka ‘Bug’, for training and competitions.[8] Her sporting highlight was competing at 2023 Hartpury Festival of Dressage in England. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she finished seventh in the Dressage individual team test grade I and eight in Individual championship test grade I. She was a member of the Australian team that finished 12th in the Team event. In 2024, she is a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[2] References
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