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London Welcomes World's Paralympians, Like Teen who Overcame Cerebral Palsy

London Welcomes World's Paralympians, Like Teen who Overcame Cerebral Palsy
Natasha Tse was born prematurely at 29 weeks with congenital cerebral palsy but starting at age five she used therapeutic riding to re-invent herself as an athlete. She earned Hong Kong a place in the London Paralympics equestrian dressage competition in London this week.

If you were born prematurely at 29 weeks with congenital cerebral palsy and motor function impairment, what would you be doing when you reached your teens?

From the age of five, Natasha Tse has used therapeutic riding to re-invent herself as an athlete.

She put all the problems and operations behind her and learned to ride a horse, working so hard that she earned Hong Kong a place in the London Paralympics equestrian dressage competition this week. (READ the story from the Hong Kong Standard)

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