American Paralympic equestrian
Kate Shoemaker (born August 25, 1987) is an American Paralympic equestrian . She represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics .[ 1]
Career
Shoemaker made her World Equestrian Games debut in 2018 and won a bronze medal in the individual para-dressage freestyle grade IV event.[ 2] [ 3] She again competed at the World Championships in 2022 where she won a silver medal in the individual para-dressage freestyle grade IV event, and a bronze medal in the team para-dressage event.[ 4] [ 5]
Shoemaker represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the team event, alongside Rebecca Hart and Roxanne Trunnell .[ 6] She again represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the individual freestyle test grade IV event.[ 7]
Personal life
Shoemaker suffers from white matter lesions from periventricular ischemia causing motor control dysfunction, muscle weakness, and spasms on the right side of her body.[ 8]
She is also an equine veterinarian and runs her own practice, Velocity Equine Sports Medicine, in Wellington, Florida .[ 9]
References
^ "Kate Shoemaker" . usef.org . Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
^ "Tryon 2018: 10 questions with Kate Shoemaker" . paralympic.org . September 13, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
^ Hepner, Annan (September 23, 2018). "U.S. Para-Dressage Team Makes History Ending FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 With Four Medals" . psdressage.com . Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
^ "Kate Shoemaker Secures Final Medal for Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team at Herning 2022" . uset.org . August 14, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
^ Bowker, Paul D. (August 16, 2022). "U.S. Equestrians Pick Up Three Medals At The World Championships In Denmark" . teamusa.org . Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
^ "Idahoans claim medals at Paralympic Games" . The Idaho Press . September 7, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
^ "NEWSFLASH - Kate Shoemaker and Vianne Secure Individual Bronze in Grade IV FEI Grand Prix Freestyle at Paris 2024" . usef.org . September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024 .
^ "Kate Shoemaker" . teamusa.org . Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
^ "Working Toward a Paralympic Dream" . uset.org . April 7, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
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