| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 May 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Para-equestrian |
Stella Barton (born 30 May 1999) is an Australian para-equestrian. She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Personal
Barton was born on 30 May 1999. She was born with cerebral palsy that affets her four limbs. When out in the community she uses a wheelchair. She attended Shelford Girls' Grammar and has completed an arts degree at Swinburne University of Technology.
Barton's great, great, great uncle was Edmund Barton, Australia's first prime minister.
Barton is a member of the Australian Greens.
Equestrian
She started riding at the age of seven at the police stables in South Melbourne, where a Riding for the Disabled Association Centre is based. She competes as an Australian Grade 1 Para Dressage rider. In 2023, three-time Paralympian Sharon Jarvis offered her own horse, Lord Larmarque, aka ‘Bug’, for training and competitions. Her sporting highlight was competing at 2023 Hartpury Festival of Dressage in England.
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she finished seventh in the Dressage individual team test grade I and eight in Individual championship test grade I. She was a member of the Australian team that finished 12th in the Team event.
In 2024, she is a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.
References
- ^ "Sliding Doors Moments That Led Riders To Paralympic Selection | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Stella Barton". Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "STELLA'S ALWAYS HAD EYES FOR VERSAILLES - Equestrian Life". 4 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Cowie, Tom (31 October 2017). "What it's like completing a VCE exam when you can't write it down". The Age. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Stella Barton | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Meet Stella Barton: Disability Advocate, Greens Members and Paralympian". Australian Greens. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Stella Barton - Paralympic Athlete Fundraising". Australian Sports Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "STELLA & BUG SEIZE THE MOMENT - Equestrian Life". 31 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.