BARWICK Lauren

Date of Birth: 12 Sep 1977

Age: 43

Gender: Female

Sport Class: GIII

Place of birth: LANGLEY, BC

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : OCALA, FL

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Team Test to Music CAN Canada	10
	Individual Test - Grade III	9
	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade III	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Test - Grade III	Finished
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Freestyle Test - Grade III	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
1	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade II	2008	Beijing, CHN
2	Individual Championship Test - Grade II	2008	Beijing, CHN
6	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade II	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
6	Individual Championship Test - Grade II	2012	London, GBR
6	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade II	2004	Athens, GRE
7	Individual Championship Test - Grade II	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
7	Team Test to Music	2008	Beijing, CHN
7	Individual Championship Test - Grade II	2004	Athens, GRE
8	Team Test to Music	2012	London, GBR
8	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade II	2012	London, GBR
9	Team Test to Music	2004	Athens, GRE
13	Team Test to Music	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Equestrian Games
2	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade II	2014	Caen, FRA
3	Individual Championship Test - Grade II	2014	Caen, FRA
4	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade II	2010	Lexington, KY, USA
8	Individual Test - Grade III	2018	Tryon, NC, USA
8	Team Test to Music	2018	Tryon, NC, USA
8	Team Test to Music	2014	Caen, FRA
9	Team Test to Music	2010	Lexington, KY, USA
10	Individual Championship Test - Grade II	2010	Lexington, KY, USA

Occupation:

Athlete, Coach, Horse Trainer

Sociology - University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC, CAN

Husband Fabian, daughter Viola [2017]

Languages spoken:

Shannon Dueck [personal], CAN

Other sports:

She won the 2017 Para equestrian reining world championships in Ermelo, Netherlands. (paralympic.ca, 04 Jun 2021)

2002 for Canada, in New York, NY, United States (Athlete, 12 Jan 2011)

She broke her leg in June 2010 in a vehicle accident. She recovered in time to compete at the 2010 World Equestrian Games [WEG] in Lexington, KY, United States of America. (laurenbarwick.typepad.com, 01 Dec 2010)

She rode her first pony at age four and began competing in 1986 at the British Colombia Horse Trials in Canada. She took up Para dressage in 2001. (Athlete, 12 Jan 2011)

She was always attracted to the sport growing up and she later became a professional stunt person, specialising in horsemanship. Following her accident in 2000, she refocused on Para dressage. "It was something I enjoyed and had a talent for. I did many equestrian sports but did not choose dressage until after my accident as it was the sport most available to a rider with an impairment at international level." (Athlete, 12 Jan 2011; equinecanada.ca, 19 Aug 2010)

Philosophy:

"To try against great odds is to risk failure, to not try at all guarantees it." (Athlete, 12 Jan 2011)

She was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame in 2015. (paralympic.ca, 25 Jul 2016)

In 2008 and 2014 she was named Athlete of the Year by Equestrian Canada. (gofundme.com, 05 Jul 2021; laurenbarwick.com, 2015)

She was named Top Foreign Rider at the 2013 Hartpury Festival of Dressage CPEDI3* in England. (paralympic.ca, 12 Jul 2013)

She has been presented with an International Equestrian Federation [FEI] Bronze Badge of Honour during her career. (dressagetoday.com, 11 Apr 2018)

General Interest

Classification
GRADE III (FEI, 01 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (laurenbarwick.typepad.com, 17 Sep 2008)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (laurenbarwick.typepad.com, 17 Sep 2008)

Impairment Details
She has paraplegia as the result of an accident in 2000. While on a ranch, a bale of hay weighing around 45 kilograms fell 10 feet and landed on her back, leaving her with two broken vertebrae and a severed spinal cord. (laurenbarwick.typepad.com, 17 Sep 2008)

General
POST-TOKYO PLANS
She plans to focus more on instructing than competing after the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "I'd like to transition from competition to retiring, and stay home more with my family. I do want to continue teaching, particularly teaching people to have fun with their horses. And when I do retire, I want it to be on the best riding day of my life." (laurenbarwick.com, 21 Oct 2020)

PARELLI INSTRUCTOR
She is a trained four-star instructor in the Parelli method of horsemanship. (ocalahorsealliance.com, 26 Jul 2021)

FILM INDUSTRY CAREER
Before her accident in 2000 she worked in the film industry as a stunt person specialising in horses, and worked on films such as 'The Pledge'. In 2011 she guest starred on the Canadian television show 'Heartland' in a storyline involving a former rodeo star who had sustained paralysis. (paralympic.ca, 2016; equinecanada.ca, 09 Feb 2011; laurenbarwick.typepad.com, 17 Sep 2008)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She served on the Equestrian Canada Para equestrian board from 2003 to 2017. (horsesport.com, 28 Apr 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/lauren.barwick.12
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RidingForGold
https://twitter.com/parellilauren
Athlete Website: https://www.laurenbarwick.com

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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