TREVINO FUERTE Ignacio

Classification
GRADE III (FEI, 17 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (Mundo Equino, 01 Jul 2018)

Impairment Details
He has chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy [CIDP], a neurological condition that is characterised by progressive weakness and impaired sensory function in the legs and arms. He is unable to move his left leg and has impaired strength and coordination in both hands. He has also been diagnosed with the autoimmune condition known as systemic lupus erythematosus [LES]. (Mundo Equino, 01 Jul 2018; Facebook page, 14 Sep 2018)

General
HEALTH CONDITION
He was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus [LES], an autoimmune condition, which involves the immune system attacking healthy cells by confusing them for something foreign inside the body. "Being at the hospital was tough. One day I went to bed, knowing who I was and with my motor function healthy and then, overnight, I woke up without knowing the people surrounding me and without moving. It was a long process to get back to normality and make my brain work again." He received chemotherapy sessions once a month for five and a half years before he suspended his treatment in 2018 for six months in order to prepare and compete at the 2018 World Equestrian Games [WEG] in Tryon, NC, United States of America. "It is always amazing that you always find people willing to give you a hand to move forward." (Mundo Equino, 01 Jul 2018)