The show-stopping world of disabled equestrian vaulting - BBC 100 Women, BBC World Service

Balance, stamina and leotards: BBC 100 Women enters the show-stopping world of disabled equestrian vaulting.

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A small-town troupe of disabled children and women in Italy train hard all year and compete to find glory in the ring, doing gymnastics and coordinated dances on a horseback. But the rewards of the sport go well beyond the medals as they work to deal with stigma and overcome their own fears, one pirouette at a time.

00:00 Introduction
01:05 The benefits of equestrian vaulting
02:37 "Adrenaline, panic, tenderness… So much adrenaline"
04:30 Antinisca gets to training
05:02 At the centre for disabled people
06:11 Meet the competitors: Antinisca, Michele and the rest of the team
07:14 La Fenice and the horses: the club where they all train
07:41 Nelson Vidoni, the trainer in charge
08:52 Anna Cavallaro, a world champion equestrian vaulter who is now training the team
09:59 The training starts – equestrian vaulting in the gym
11:05 Training disabled people: "It must be the same as with others"
11:57 Five weeks to the regional championship
13:11 Beatrice, the little one – will she be ready to compete?
14:23 Beatrice's mum: "She achieves goals that seem impossible"
16:50 Just one week to the Regionals. The last training session
17:52 Antinisca practices her routine
19:40 The Veneto Regional competition
20:25 Beatrice’s debut in competition
21:38 Antinisca and her team compete – and win

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