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| name = Karen Brain | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = | nationality = Canadian | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|4|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada[1] | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | country = {{CAN}} | sport = Equestrian | paralympics = 2004, 2008 | medaltemplates ={{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}{{MedalSport | Equestrian}}{{MedalBronze| 2004 Athens | Individual championship dressage GIV}}{{MedalBronze| 2004 Athens | Individual freestyle dressage GIV}} }} Karen Brain (born 26 April 1970) is a Canadian Paralympic equestrian. She won two medals in the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Early lifeKaren Brain was born in Victoria in 1970 to Darlene and Bill Brain. She began horseback riding with her sister at Oak Meadows Farm when she was 8 years old. By age 9, she was learning to jump. At 11 years old, Brain got her first horse, Patty, a 15.3 hh chestnut Thoroughbred. A year and a half later, Brain sold Patty and purchased Pumpkin, an American Quarter Horse. Brain continued to advance on Pumpkin, earning ribbons in various classes. In 1983, Brain met Alpine Renegade (Alpo), a 6 year old 15 hh gelding. The two had early successes, leading Brain to buy him in 1983. In 1984, Brain was deeply immersed in horseback riding, working and riding at Spring Ride Farm. She began eventing on Alpo, winning her first pre-training event in 1985 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. In 1987, Brain participated in the Western Canada Summer Games in Regina, Saskatchewan. She placed fifth in preliminary-level three day eventing. In 1988, at age 18, Brain moved to Ontario and began working for Nick Holmes-Smith. In November 1988, Brain was selected for a scholarship to train with Mark Phillips in England. In February 1989, Brain and Alpo flew to England. In April 1989, Brain's horse Alpo was injured at the Gatwick Horse Trials. This injury highlighted Alpo's limitations as a small horse. When Brain returned to Canada and began to seriously prepare for the Olympics, she made the decision to sell Alpo. In 1992, while working at Hunt Valley Farm in Victoria, Brain found Merlin, a 15.3 HH Thoroughbred she dubbed Double Take. The team competed at events across North America throughout the 1990s.[2] AccidentOn September 18, 2001, Karen Brain fell off her horse Miko, shattering her T12 vertebrae and puncturing a lung. The accident resulted in incomplete paraplegia.[2] ParalympicsKaren Brain competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She won bronze in individual championship dressage and individual freestyle dressage at the 2004 Paralympics. She placed 10th in the individual freestyle dressage and 7th in team dressage at the 2008 Paralympics[3] Honours & Awards
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://paralympic.ca/athletes/38113|publisher=paralympic.ca|title=Karen Brain | Canadian Paralympic Committee|accessdate=2017-06-04}} 2. ^1 {{Cite book|title=Double Take: Karen Brain's Olympic Journey|last=Tate|first=Nikki|publisher=Sono Nis Press|year=2007|isbn=1550391623|location=Winlaw, British Columbia}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://paralympic.ca/athletes/38113|title=Karen Brain {{!}} Canadian Paralympic Committee|website=paralympic.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-02-18}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{Cite web|url=http://www.karenbrain.ca/|title=Karen Brain|website=www.karenbrain.ca|access-date=2018-02-17}} External links
5 : 1970 births|Living people|Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada|Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
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