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Richland, WA
Capella University
classification: Grade I
Horses have always been a part of Roxanne “Roxie” Trunnell’s life. As a competitor in able-bodied dressage, Trunnell aspired to be an Olympian. When she was a teenager, she created her own business to help purchase her first dressage horse, Nice Touch or ‘Touché.' She earned a United States Dressage Federation (USDF) bronze medal and was close to obtaining a silver medal until contracting a virus in 2009 that caused swelling in her brain that changed her life forever. The virus put her in a coma and resulted in her requiring a wheelchair. Determined to ride Touché again, Trunnell elicited the help of her family and friends to get her back in the saddle and after a long recovery, slowly began to ride again. Sher entered the Tokyo Games as the highest-ranked Para Dressage athlete in the world, per the FEI Para Dressage World Individual Ranking. Additionally, Trunnell completed her Masters in Psychology with a focus in Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy.
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VERSAILLES, France — Given its rich history with horses, every Olympic and Paralympic equestrian athlete has commented on how honorable it is to be able to compete in the shadow of the Palace of Versailles. Now, three U.S. Para Equestrian athletes can ...
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