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VERSAILLES, France — After winning her 10th Paralympics medal, British equestrian Natasha Baker celebrated with her son on Saturday and reflected on how good accessibility for disabled people was at the Palace of Versailles. “We could do with some more baby changers, there’s only one on site,” the 34-year-old Baker said, laughing as Joshua, 17 months old, sat on her …

VERSAILLES, France — German rider Jessica von Bredow-Werndl successfully defended her individual dressage title at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, with compatriot Isabell Werth’s silver medal extending her equestrian record to 14 medals. Riding Dalera, the horse which also helped her win individual dressage gold at the Tokyo Games three years ago, Bredow-Werndl scored 90.093 percent on the way to …

VERSAILLES, France — Equestrian star Isabell Werth helped Germany win the Olympic team dressage title for the third consecutive time with a narrow victory over Denmark on Saturday at the Paris Games. For Werth it was an eighth Olympic gold medal and increased her overall medal tally to 13, all in dressage and more than any equestrian. Bredow-Werndl was on …

Having consistently delivered impressive performances, Sun Huadong and Alex Hua Tian are hoping to finally reach the Olympic podium in equestrian eventing at the Palace of Versailles in Paris. XINHUA/IRISH EVENTING TIMES Editor's note: With the Olympic stage set, and golden glory beckoning, Chinese athletes have been going all-out to ensure it will be a medal-laden campaign at Paris 2024. …