Rebecca Hart
Rebecca Hart (born October 26, 1984) is a para-equestrian from
At the age of 10, Rebecca began
Hart has been the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) National Para-Equestrian Champion six times; 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2014. Hart made her first appearance at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008, competing with her horse Norteassa. She would go on to claim 4th place in freestyle at her first games.
She would go on to compete with Norteassa at the
Schroeter's Romani was purchased for Rebecca at the end of 2014. Together they were named the National Champions in 2014, along with being named to the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France. Soon after Rebecca won the 2015 Global/Adequan CPEDI3* in Florida.[1]
Personal life
Hart was born in Pittsburgh on October 26, 1984. She is 5' 5" and weighs 123 lbs. She attended Villa Maria Academy High School in Erie, PA and graduated in 2003. Her college was Pennsylvania State University, from which she graduated in 2009 with a degree in business.[2]
Paralympic career
Hart has a Grade II classification in Paralympic sport and has competed in both individual and team dressage events.[3]
- Three-Time Paralympian: 2008, 2012, 2016
- Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, 9th individual championship, 7th freestyle, 5th team dressage, 12th Championship
- London 2012 Paralympic Games, 5th freestyle, 7th team dressage, 11th Championship
- Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, 4th freestyle, 10th team dressage, 12th Championship[2]
- 2015 Team Gold medalist with Schroeters Romani at the Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3* and Grade II Individual Champion with Schroeters Romani
- Placed second in the 2015 Grade II Team Test and Individual Team Test with Schroeters Romani at the Uberherrn, Germany CPEDI3*
- Won the 2015 Grade II Team Test with Schroeters Romani at the Hartpury, UK CPEDI3* [2]
Grants awarded
- 2015 Travel & Training Fund Grant Recipient from The Women's Sports Foundation[4]
References
- ^ "Biography". rebeccahartequestrian.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Rebecca Hart". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Para-Equestrian Hart Sets Sights on Gold at 2014 World Equestrian Games". June 17, 2014.
- ^ "Rebecca Hart is awarded a Women's Sports Foundation Travel & Training Grant". Retrieved March 30, 2017.