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Article: Justine's on track for show jumping success ; Stephanie Woollon meets a talented young show jumper who's proving that disability is no bar to sporting success - in and out of the saddle
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- Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
- Article date:
- June 6, 2008
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Stephanie Woollon meets a talented young show jumper who's
proving that disability is no bar to sporting success - in and out
of the saddle
Justine Bowers, 16, is not your average show jumper. Born with a
malformed left hand, she has to ride with a special pair of reins,
but this certainly doesn't impede her achievements in a variety of
sporting activities.
She started riding at the age of two when her late grandad
decided she had been thoroughly bitten by the horse bug. She joined
the local Pony Club and started her competitive sporting career
participating in triathlons (running swimming and shooting) and
pentathlons (riding, swimming, shooting, running and fencing).
Justine has since ...