USPEA: Sydney Collier and Western Rose Place 7th in Grade 1B Individual Championship at the 2016 Rio Paralympics

Source: News Release/Eleanor R. Brimmer

Sydney Collier and Western Rose Place 7th in Grade 1B Individual Championship at the 2016 Rio Paralympics

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The 2016 Rio Paralympic Equestrian competition continued Wednesday at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Center with the Grade 1B division riding their Individual Championship Test for a chance at a medal. The youngest rider in the Rio Equestrian Paralympics, Sydney Collier of Ann Arbor, MI, and Wesley Dunham's Western Rose improved on their Team Test placing ending up 7th with a 67.665%. Collier commented, "I am so happy and proud of my ride today. I can't stop smiling. My mare Rosie was a superstar and we had a top 7 finish. Seeing my name up on the jumbotron made me so emotional and I can't wait to see what amazing things I have coming up in my future. Overall it's just an honor to be here in Rio competing with the best of the best and representing our country."

Winning the Gold Medal in Grade Ib was Austria's Pepo Puch riding Fontainenoir to a score of 75.103%. In Silver Medal position was Great Britain's individual rider Lee Pearson riding Zion for a score of 74.103%. In the Bronze Medal position was Denmark's Stinna Kaastrup riding Smarties to a score of 73.897%.

Tomorrow we have three riders riding for the individual championship, Rebecca Hart up first riding the Grade II test at 9:54 AM. In the Grade IA division we have at Margaret McIntosh at 3:23 PM and Roxanne Trunnell at 4:22 PM.

The 2016 Paralympic Equestrian Games continue at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Center.

The Equestrian competition runs through September 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Sydney Collier and Western Rose photo by Lindsay Y. McCall

2016 Paralympic Equestrian Games Timeline

September 15

10:00 AM

1:00 PM Grade II Ind. - Victory Ceremony

2:00 PM Grade Ia Ind. - Margaret McIntosh (3:23 PM), Roxanne Trunnell (4:22 PM)

4:55 PM Grade Ia Ind. - Victory Ceremony

September 16

9:00 AM Grade III FS - Annie Peavy

10:10 AM Grade IV FS

11:16 AM Grade III FS - Victory Ceremony

11:31 AM Grade IV FS - Victory Ceremony

1:00 PM Grade Ib FS - Sydney Collier

2:10 PM Grade Ia FS - Margaret McIntosh, Roxanne Trunnell

3:10 PM Grade II FS - Rebecca Hart

4:16 PM Grade Ia FS - Victory Ceremony

4:31 PM Grade II FS - Victory Ceremony

4:46 PM Grade Ib FS - Victory Ceremony

5:01 PM Team - Victory Ceremony

For more information about the U.S. Paralympic Equestrian Team please visit United States Equestrian Federation at www.USEF.org, the United States Equestrian Team Foundation at www.USET.org, or Team USA at http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Sports/Equestrian.

For more information about the 2016 Paralympic Equestrian competition please visit https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/equestrian