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Dodd was born on 27 April 1992,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.equestrian.org.au/?ID=29398 |title=Hannah Dodd |publisher=Equestrian Australia |accessdate=20 July 2014 }}</ref> and is from [[Arcadia, New South Wales]].<ref name=apc/> She has [[sacral agenesis]] and [[spina bifida]] with upper limb [[dystonia]],<ref name=apc/><ref name=needmorehorses/><ref name=needshorse/><ref name=stuffpain>{{cite web|author=by Lawrence Machado |url=http://rouse-hill-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/hannahs-bravery-shines-through-the-pain-for-australia/ |title=Hannah's bravery shines through the pain for Australia |publisher=Rouse Hill Times |date= |accessdate=25 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=sourcenewsbank/> and is missing four vertebrae in her back.<ref name=stuffpain/> When she was about a year old, her kidneys started failing.<ref name=stuffpain/> She has two older brothers who ride horses.<ref name=apc/><ref name=sourcenewsbank/> She can walk with the aide of a [[Caliper (disambiguation)|caliper]], and also uses a wheelchair.{{As of|2012}}, she is a horse riding teacher and student at the [[University of Western Sydney]] where she is majoring in sports and exercise science.<ref name=apc/><ref name=sourcenewsbank/> |
Dodd was born on 27 April 1992,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.equestrian.org.au/?ID=29398 |title=Hannah Dodd |publisher=Equestrian Australia |accessdate=20 July 2014 }}</ref> and is from [[Arcadia, New South Wales]].<ref name=apc/> She has [[sacral agenesis]] and [[spina bifida]] with upper limb [[dystonia]],<ref name=apc/><ref name=needmorehorses/><ref name=needshorse/><ref name=stuffpain>{{cite web|author=by Lawrence Machado |url=http://rouse-hill-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/hannahs-bravery-shines-through-the-pain-for-australia/ |title=Hannah's bravery shines through the pain for Australia |publisher=Rouse Hill Times |date= |accessdate=25 July 2012|archiveurl=<!-- http://archive dot today/bqdNY -->|archivedate=31 Dec 2012}}{{dead link}}</ref><ref name=sourcenewsbank/> and is missing four vertebrae in her back.<ref name=stuffpain/> When she was about a year old, her kidneys started failing.<ref name=stuffpain/> She has two older brothers who ride horses.<ref name=apc/><ref name=sourcenewsbank/> She can walk with the aide of a [[Caliper (disambiguation)|caliper]], and also uses a wheelchair.{{As of|2012}}, she is a horse riding teacher and student at the [[University of Western Sydney]] where she is majoring in sports and exercise science.<ref name=apc/><ref name=sourcenewsbank/> |
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Hannah Dodd (born 27 April 1992) is an Australian equestrian. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in equestrian.
Personal
Dodd was born on 27 April 1992,[1] and is from Arcadia, New South Wales.[2] She has sacral agenesis and spina bifida with upper limb dystonia,[2][3][4][5][6] and is missing four vertebrae in her back.[5] When she was about a year old, her kidneys started failing.[5] She has two older brothers who ride horses.[2][6] She can walk with the aide of a caliper, and also uses a wheelchair.As of 2012[update], she is a horse riding teacher and student at the University of Western Sydney where she is majoring in sports and exercise science.[2][6]
Equestrian
Dodd is Grade 4 equestrian competitor,[2][6] coached by Peter Turner.[2] Because of her disability, when she rides her horse, she dislocates several bones every time,[5][6] though as a result of anti-doping rules, she has had to find alternative ways of coping with pain associated with riding.[6]
Dodd has been around horses since she was four months old.[2][4][6] She was able to ride on her own, before she learned to walk, by the time she was two years old.[2][4][6] The sport gave her a degree of independence.[6] She started competing in 2005.[2] She first represented Australia in 2006.[2] In 2008, she won the Australian national championships.[2] She finished in first at the March 2009 interschools cup at St Ives Showground.[3] Her horse, Lucifer’s Dream, was injured in 2009.[3] In 2009, she finished second at the Australian national championships.[2] In 2009 and 2010, she searched for a horse to assist her in getting through Paralympic qualification.[3][4] In 2011, she won the Australian national championships.[2] In 2011, she won the Oceania Championships and National Titles team events.[2] In 2012, she was the top ranked Australian competitor in her event and class.[6]
Dodd was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in equestrian with her horse Waikiwi .[2][7][8] The Games were her first[2] and she was the youngest Australian equestrian competitor.[7] A fund raiser was organised by Arcadia, New South Wales residents to help defray the costs Dodd required to pay in order to compete in London.[7] Her own costs and the costs of her horse were covered by Australian Paralympic Committee and Equestrian Australia but funds were required for her coach.[7] She did not medal at the 2012 Games.[9]
References
- ^ "Hannah Dodd". Equestrian Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Hannah Dodd". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d Priestley, Andrew. "Hannah needs another horse in a hurry". North Shore Times. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d Murray, Therese. "Galston's Hannah Dodd needs a ride to London Paralympics". Hills Shire Times. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d by Lawrence Machado. "Hannah's bravery shines through the pain for Australia". Rouse Hill Times. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)[dead link] - ^ a b c d e f g h i j Portelli, Emily (6 June 2012). "Para TROOPER". The Weekly Times. Melbourne, Australia. p. H14. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Community push to help local Paralympian". Hornsby & Upper North Shore Advocate. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ Iain Hyndman (17 July 2012). "Worldwide lands London spot". Wanganuichronicle.co.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Equestrian - Dressage". London 2012 - Official Australian Paralympic Team Website. Retrieved 20 July 2014.