Stella Barton

Stella Barton
Personal information
Born (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 25)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportPara-equestrian

Stella Barton (born 30 May 1999) is an Australian para-equestrian. She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]

Personal

Barton was born on 30 May 1999.[2] She was born with cerebral palsy that affets her four limbs.[3] When out in the community she uses a wheelchair. She attended Shelford Girls' Grammar and has completed an arts degree at Swinburne University of Technology.[4]

Barton's great, great, great uncle was Edmund Barton, Australia's first prime minister.[5]

Equestrian

She started riding at the age of seven at the police stables in South Melbourne, where a Riding for the Disabled Association Centre is based. She competes as an Australian Grade 1 Para Dressage rider.[6] In 2023, three-time Paralympian Sharon Jarvis offered her own horse, Lord Larmarque, aka ‘Bug’, for training and competitions.[7] Her sporting highlight was competing at 2023 Hartpury Festival of Dressage in England.

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she finished seventh in the Dressage individual team test grade I and eight in Individual championship test grade I. She was a member of the Australian team that finished 12th in the Team event.

In 2024, she is a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sliding Doors Moments That Led Riders To Paralympic Selection | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Stella Barton". Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "STELLA'S ALWAYS HAD EYES FOR VERSAILLES - Equestrian Life". 4 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ^ Cowie, Tom (31 October 2017). "What it's like completing a VCE exam when you can't write it down". The Age. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Stella Barton | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Stella Barton - Paralympic Athlete Fundraising". Australian Sports Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  7. ^ "STELLA & BUG SEIZE THE MOMENT - Equestrian Life". 31 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.