Personal

Parents are Sue Dobson and Terry Hart...Has one sister, Katie, and one brother, Jordan...Got involved with the Paralympic movement in 1998 at a regional competition in Atlanta, Georgia where she decided to aim for international competition...Purchased her first horse and began to train for national and international competition...Born with a rare genetic disease called hereditary spastic paraplegia, a progressive impairment that causes muscle wasting and paralysis from the middle of the back down...Enjoys kayaking, sailing, camping and rock climbing...Works with the Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Foundation to work toward bringing awareness about HSP and works with children dealing with HSP.

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2018 – silver (grade III freestyle), bronze (grade III individual championship)

Years of Participation: 2010, 2014, 2018

Medals: 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Paralympic Experience

5-time Paralympian; 3-time Paralympic medalist (3 gold)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, gold (Individual Championship Test - Grade III - Open, Team - Open, Individual Freestyle Test - Grade III)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 11th (Individual Championship Test - Grade III - Open)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 7th (Individual Freestyle - Grade II (<2017) - Open), 9th (Individual Championship Test - Grade II (<2017) - ), 12th (Team - Open)
- Paralympic Games London 2012, 5th (Individual Freestyle - Grade II (<2017) - Open), 7th (Team - Open), 11th (Individual Championship Test - Grade II (<2017) - )
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, 4th (Individual Freestyle - Grade II (<2017) - Open), 10th (Team - Open), 12th (Individual Championship Test - Grade II (<2017) - )

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