Versailles, France – Rebecca Hart (Wellington, Fla.) and Floratina (Grade III) secured individual gold in their first test of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Hart and Floratina, a 2008 Hanoverian mare (Fidertanz x Rubina) owned by Rowan O’Riley, earned a personal best score of 77.900% in FEI Grand Prix Test A for their first individual podium finish together as a combination. Paris 2024 is Hart’s fifth Paralympic Games representing the United States and today’s gold medal marks the first individual Paralympic medal of her career.
— Edited Press Release | Source: US Equestrian
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