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Para Dressage Rider Julie DalyTRANSCRIPT
independence and confidence.
On a horse or in a pool nobody judges me as they can’t see my disability.
I would like to get every able bodied person to spend an hour in a wheelchair (they can borrow mine) and realise how difficult it is to just do basic simple tasks.‖
Julie is now at a very exciting point
in her journey as she prepares for
international competitions .
Training is in full swing and every
day Julie is getting stronger and
fitter to achieve her goal with the
clock counting down to 2012 and
the 2016 adventure as well.
Julie Daly represented the England
team at the Para Home
International as well as competing
in able bodied competitions where
she has started at the first level
and worked her way through to
advanced dressage and FEI Para
tests.
Julie won the CTR Magazine
Championship class with Mercy and
has started to her campaign with
the talented Angel.
― After I broke my back I was only able to look from my bed and see my horses.
I wanted to be out there with them
and I knew I had to learn to walk and ride again!
In February 2010 I learnt to walk again and got straight back on a horse.
I just wanted to walk, then I wanted to trot, canter and piaffe! I am an all or nothing kind of girl!
My positivity comes from having no other acceptable choice.
I was not prepared to spend the rest of my life in bed, daytime TV is just NOT that good!
To loose your ability to move is devastating, you lose your dignity,
J U L I E D A L Y
G R A D E I V P A R A R I D E R GOAL:
LONDON 2012
PARALYMPICS
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HISTORY:
2008 BROKE BACK
2010 LEARNT TO
WALK
2011 RODE FOR
ENGLAND
2012 AIMING FOR
LONDON
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RESULTS:
KINGS 65.00%
1st
KINGS 67.81%
1st
VALE VIEW
61.25% 1st
ValeView 60.42%
2nd
Addington 59%
1st
Oaklands 62.96
1st
Oaklands 62.08
1st
P R O U D T O B E P A R A
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Breed: Irish Sports Horse
Colour: Grey
Height: 16 hh
Career Highlights: Representing England at the Para
Home International & Winning the Chiltern & Thames
Dressage Championships 2011. Ridden at Wembley Arena
at the Spanish Riding School in the opening performance.
Breed: KWPN
Colour: Chestnut
Height: 17.2hh
Career Highlights: National and International
competition horse with an able bodied rider at both PSG &
Inter I levels.
Breed: Hanoverian
Colour: Chestnut
Height: 16.3hh
Career Highlights: Diva is the latest edition to the
stable yard, we have been training at home in preparation
for the Winter Championship in March. It will be our first Para competition, so really
pushing everything to the extreme! . Diva is a successful able bodied horse competing up at
Prix St. George.
Dirtlow Chance Encounter
Lavine
Divine
TRAINING FOR THE TOP
James de Mountfort @
Personally Trained, trains the
Red Bull F1 Team for success
from the head office in
Milton Keynes.
When they met Julie had
very weak core muscles,
always walked with a stick
and had trouble getting up a
flight of stairs. We are
working on strength and
dexterity as well as eye
coordination drills and
quicker reaction times.
We both
support
the charity
―Wings For
Life” which
is
developing
cutting
edge
research in
spinal cord
injuries.
Stefaan Vossen @ Core
Physiatry, specialises in
neuro-rehabilitation and
spinal manipulative
techniques and as a
chiropractor completed a
BSc and an MSc with the
University of Portsmouth.
Julie has twice weekly
treatments with Stefaan and
credit’s him with reducing
her general pain levels in a
handful of treatments and
keeping her body balanced
during the daily pressure of
riding three horses daily.
Mr. Vossen’s team operates
clinics in Warwick and
London.
Lee
Pearson
MBE has
won 9
gold
medals
at 3
Paralym-
pic
games as
is the most successful
Paralympian rider in the
world.
Lee started to train Julie and
her horses in August 2011
after seeing the fast pro-
gress she had made over a 6
month period.
―Julie is a bright, determined
individual and telling her she
can’t achieve something is
really not an option!
She has over come so much
and is a great inspiration to
others.‖
Whittlebury Hall
When you are strengthening
your body after a major
accident it is best to do your
rehabilitation exercises in a
swimming pool with
supervision.
Whittlebury Hall has very
kindly sponsored Julie and
allows her trainers to over
see her exercises while she
uses their swimming pool and
hydro spa to strengthen her
muscles in their Leisure Spa.
―I recently had a lesson with my trainer the Paralympian Lee Pearson
and he was trying to explain half pass to me, because of the
neurological damage there are areas of my body I can’t feel so my
brain does not action them with any coordination.
I just could not get my brain and my body to work it out. He eventually
gave up trying to explain in a correct technical way and told me to ride
―quarters in on a diagonal line‖ I did it perfectly it was a very funny
yet poignant moment– there is always a way!
I am blessed that I can walk, I am blessed that I have wonderful
horses which look after me and people who support me. I count those
blessings every single day.‖
T R A N S I T I O N S , T R A N S I T I O N S ,
T R A N S I T I O N S !
“PROUD TO BE PARA
Instead of watching her
dreams slip away she set her
sights on the impossible……..to
ride at the London Para
Olympics.
Julie is entirely self funding and
is looking for a corporate sponsor
which is socially responsible and
would be interested in supporting
a disabled rider who believes that
any physical weakness neither
stops you from achieving your
goals nor the
lifestyle you wish to
enjoy.
Julie has a strong
network and great
Julie herself faces a tough
daily training regime to help
her build the strength and
stamina needed to fulfill her
dream of performing on the
World Class Para stage.
Julie had always had the
ambition and drive to
succeed in business, now
Julie was challenged by the
need to push for a new and
different set of goals.
I AM PREPARING FOR THE
IMPOSSIBLE!
ParaMount Equestrian:
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media coverage in the general
equine press and on social media
networks. Julie would be able to
promote your products on the
International Para stage as well
as to the wider community.
Julie is passionate that a
disability should not impact on
lifestyle and she continues to
follow fashion both at home, out
and about and when competing at
shows.
Julie dresses with the same
flamboyant style as she did
before her accident.
Julie would be a good ambassador
for your company and would work
closely and conscientiously with
your PR & Marketing Team to
promote your products.
Julie is comfortable at photo
shoots and is photogenic as well
as glamorous, Julie's horses like
to be in on the action as well!