A Rio Paralympian will continue her training ahead of Tokyo 2020 at Willinga Park in Bawley Point.
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Willinga Park has welcomed Emma Booth who will continue her Dressage training with a new horse, Galliano, an 8-year-old Warmblood.
"We are so excited to have Emma as a Willinga Park Ambassador," Willinga Park owner Terry Snow said.
"She is an absolute inspiration, and her passion and views on life are infectious."
With raw talent and a horse Booth won in a contest, she worked her way up to become a horse trainer for international dressage rider Holger Schulze.
In 2013, a near-fatal car accident caused paraplegia, but just seven months later she was riding again and training for the 2016 Australian Paralympic Team.
Booth and her horse Zidane competed in two events at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, placing fifth in the mixed dressage individual championship and ninth in the team open with teammates Sharon Jarvis, Lisa Martin and Katie Umback.
She also represented Australia at the World Equestrian games in Tyrone 2018, where she finished fourth.
Emma has a chance to be an Olympic medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games with her horse Zidane, but he is getting older.
Both Emma and the team at Willinga Park are looking to the future, with her new horse, Galliano, arriving at Willinga Park where he will commence training under Olympian and dressage coach Brett Parbery.
"We look forward to having Emma here at Willinga Park on a regular basis to continue her training with Galliano, who we hope is her next superstar," Mr Snow said.
"Australia has some of the best equestrian athletes in the world, and we aim to help athletes like Emma make their dreams come true and elevate Australia's standing in the equestrian world."