Para Equestrian champ Emma Booth to ‘Open Minds’ and hearts in Bega

Obsessed with horses from a young age, Emma Booth’s dream of riding one came true when she won a competition run by the TV show ‘The Saddle Club’ to win a pony and riding lessons.

Her raw talent was clear early on and in 2011 she accepted a job in Germany riding and training horses for international dressage rider Holger Schulze.

Emma’s equestrian ambitions were put on hold in 2013 when she was involved in a near-fatal car accident causing paraplegia. Other injuries included a basilar skull fracture, compound fracture of her left ankle, bleeding on the brain and abdominal trauma.

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Written by Ian Campbell