Is it the horse or the rider?

[emma.is]

So I've just been watching The Last Leg and somebody said 'In paralympic dressage, is it the horse or rider who is disabled?' which got me thinking...

Would it be possible for a disbaled horse to compete? Maybe one with one eye? Or one with a leg affected?

Any thoughts?

 

[evj]

There was a horse with one eye in this years olympics.

 

[abbijay]

It was a dressage horse, I think from Sweden. Lovely big, very dark horse.

 

[stimpy]

I've seen a one-eyed eventer competing at 3*. A mare I think, can't remember her name or her rider either I can remember her doing rather nice dressage at Barbury though!

 

[SusannaF]

Here's the one-eyed horse at the Olympics - in the dressage.

Santana, ridden by Minna Telde. Lost his eye in a stable accident (see link for details).

 

[Luci07]

Briarsland blackberry competed at 4* (badminton) with 1 eye...

 

[mle22]

I have a team of 'disabled' horses!

 

[ridewell]

Huszar competed at Badminton with one eye, with Cressy Reading having lost it due to an infection. I competed him at 1 star in his retirement. he was fine with one eye except when resented on blind side. one had to think through making sure he saw the fence coming.