TRUNNELL Roxanne

Classification
GRADE I (FEI, 19 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (roxannetrunnell.com, 06 Jun 2014)

Impairment Details
In 2009 a virus caused her brain to swell, which put her in a coma. The illness resulted in a small blood clot that affected her brain and means she now uses a wheelchair. (roxannetrunnell.com, 06 Jun 2014)

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2012 she graduated with a master's degree in psychology from Capella University in Minneapolis, MN, United States of America. (teamusa.org, 31 Dec 2016)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She sells custom made embroidery products through her business Roxifi Embroidery. "Anything I can get a needle through can be embroidered." (Facebook profile, 16 Jun 2021; Instagram profile, 24 Jun 2021)

TATOOS
She has 10 tattoos on her body, including four tattoos of different warmblood horse breed brands. "When I was 18 I decided that if these warmbloods are going to get branded, then I would get branded." (Facebook profile, 16 Jun 2021; Instagram profile, 24 Jun 2021)

SWITCH TO PARA DRESSAGE
After her illness she was initially determined to continue competing in able-bodied dressage before her coach convinced her to try Para dressage. "I was very against Para dressage. As far as I was concerned, I was going to ride my horse in able-bodied dressage and I wouldn't even hear about para. Of course, I know now that our Para dressage tests are just as difficult as any able-bodied one. Becoming a Para dressage rider in a way opened my eyes to the fact that even if things become a little different than the usual 'normal' you can still find a way to do them and be successful." (fei.org, 07 Jul 2021)