USA’s top para-equestrian dies at 21
US paralympic equestrian Jonathan Wentz has died at the historic menstruum of 21.
Wentz, who was born amongst cerebral palsy, died on Sunday, September 30. His drive of expiry was non nonetheless known.
He had the distinction of beingness the highest placed American equestrian at either the London Olympic or Paralympic Games, where he finished quaternary inwards the Individual Test as well as 5th inwards the Freestyle Test inwards Grade 1b contest riding Kai Handt’s Richter Scale.
The the States Team earned 7th house overall.
Wentz enjoyed a successful career amongst Richter Scale, who also carried him to the World Equestrian Games inwards 2010 and to the 2011 USEF National Para-Equestrian Championship.
In 2012, the combination earned Reserve Champion honors at the 2012 USEF National Para-Equestrian Championships as well as Paralympic Selection Trials earlier travelling to London. Additionally, Wentz finished inwards 6th house amongst Silvano at the 2012 National Championship.
In improver to competing at the highest level, Wentz was a tireless advocate for his sport. He served on the USEF Youth Council representing para-equestrian as well as was a fellow member of the USEF Para Equestrian Technical Committee. Wentz also served every bit an ambassador for hippotherapy, therapeutic riding, as well as para-equestrian dressage from an early on age.
Wentz, from Richardson, Texas, took upwardly riding at historic menstruum two, as well as at v he began therapy at Equest, a riding centre inwards Wylie, Texas, where he began vaulting as well as jumping.Wentz was also a pupil at Southern Methodist University inwards Dallas, Texas amongst a keen involvement inwards political science, history as well as the law. He listed his hobbies as football, American football, golf, as well as politics.
USEF CEO John Long said: “The Federation sends our deepest sympathies as well as condolences to the Wentz family. Jonathan was swell competition as well as outstanding purpose model for all inwards equestrian sport. He volition endure greatly missed.”
Of his ranking at the Paralympics, Wentz said at the time: “It’s a dream come upwardly true. I started riding horses for therapy at historic menstruum ii thus began riding horses for sport.
“At historic menstruum 12 I was told that horses were purpose of the Paralympics as well as that may endure something I would endure interested inwards for the future. From that twenty-four hr menstruum on I laid upwardly a goal as well as it has taken viii years to teach here. It’s an achievement, nosotros are the best inwards the country, nosotros are blessed to stand upwardly for our country, specially hither inwards London where the Paralympics displace is huge.
“Richter was amazing as well as I desire to give thank you lot my mom as well as my trainer/horse possessor Kai Handt for getting me here. We came to him, he said he would teach me here, as well as he delivered amend than I e'er expected. I never idea I would endure inwards the transcend v at the minute largest sporting final result inwards the world.”
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