Lauren Barwick
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12 September 1977 Langley, British Columbia |
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| Residence | Reddick, Florida | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5.71 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-equestrian | |||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | first | |||||||||||||||
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Lauren Barwick (born 12 September 1977 at Langley, British Columbia) is a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team, in grade II Para-Dressage, who has competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games. She won three medals in those games. Barwick has featured in CBC's Heartland and has several awards.
Lauren Barwick was born on 12 September 1977 in Langley, British Columbia. She worked at a place that supplied horses to movie shoots. She now lives in Reddick, Florida. She is classified as Grade II which means she is paralysed from the waist down. Before she was paraplegic, she also enjoyed cross country running and skiing. She says she dreamed of working with horses in the movies. Barwick became paralysed as a result of a ranch accident. In 2000, a 75 kg hay stack fell on her as she worked in the barn. She said, "It was an ordinary accident, but an accident that could have been prevented." After being rushed to the hospital, she was told her back was broken. Soon after, she was parasailing and riding horses again.
Barwick was featured as a stunt double on the Canadian TV series Heartland as a special guest. She always wanted to be in a film. She said, "Looking at how easy it would have been for Heartland to hire an actor to ride a horse around and pretend to be paralyzed made the experience of having me there even more special."
This was Barwick's second appearance at the Paralympics. Her first Paralympics was in 2004 in Athens and she did not make the podium. In 2008, she won two medals, a gold in the Individual Freestyle with a score of 72.7766% and a silver in the Individual Championships. These victories were both with the horse Maile. She said, "All my friends, family, team members, and sponsors have allowed me the opportunity to succeed...But most importantly, I have had the honour to ride a horse with a lot of heart."
In the 2012 Paralympics, Barwick did not win any. She got eighth at the Open Equestrian Competition on Off to Paris with her partner Ashley Gowanlock on Maile. The pair scored 72.095% leaving them with eighth place. She was very impressed with their results. "The ring had a lot of energy, but given the circumstances, my horse went really well today," she said.
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