Sophie Wells puts Britain within touching distance of team gold at the Tokyo Paralympics

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Tokyo Paralympics dressage: Sophie Wells and Don Cara M on their way to winning a medal
Sophie Wells and Don Cara M, pictured on their way to individual grade V silver at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021.
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Sophie Wells put Britain in the driving seat on the final day of the Tokyo Paralympics team dressage competition, with a fantastic test on Don Cara M.

Roland Kinch’s gelding was on his toes warming up, but pulled an expressive test out of the bag – with just one mistake – to score a provisional 74.93, corrected to a final score of 75.65 – a personal best for the horse. Sophie’s test was all the more impressive as her 12-year-old ride was a late substitution for her top horse, C Fatal Attraction.

Martha Terry
Martha Terry
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Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on horses and dogs. Her reporting CV includes the Paris Olympics, European championships, Aachen World Equestrian Festival and World Cup finals. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs. Now, her constant companion is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.