Team GB have a rich recent history in Paralympic equestrian events
“Grade Ia riders are usually wheelchair users with impairment of all four limbs [...] Grade Ib riders are similar to Grade Ia [...] Grade II riders are often wheelchair users. Riders in this grade can have severe impairment involving the trunk but have good or mild upper limb function, or can have severe arm impairment and slight leg impairment, or can have severe degree of impairment down one side.
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