パン職人 off to brilliant start in Greenwich with highest 得点する／非難する／２０ in Grade II team dressage

Published: 11:18 BST, 30 August 2012 | Updated: 11:19 BST, 30 August 2012

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Natasha パン職人証明するd a class apart on her Paralympics debut at Greenwich Park.

The 22-year-old, from Uxbridge in Middlesex, 地位，任命するd comfortably the highest dressage 得点する／非難する／２０ during Thursday morning's 開始開会／開廷／会期 in Grade II of the team 競争.

Although パン職人 is riding only as an individual, her 得点する／非難する／２０ of 76.095 per cent 船内に Cabral 証明するd ideal 準備 for her Games （選挙などの）運動をする.

Great start: Britain's Natasha Baker celebrates at the end of her high-scoring round in the dressage individual team test

広大な／多数の／重要な start: Britain's Natasha パン職人 celebrates at the end of her high-得点する／非難する／２０ing 一連の会議、交渉／完成する in the dressage individual team 実験（する）

She will contest individual メダルs on Saturday and next Monday, when she hopes to repeat her 二塁打 European gold from last year.

'That was the best experience of my entire life,' パン職人 said.

'I woke up this morning and I was 罰金, but on the bus here I was thinking 'this is 現実に happening' and reality sunk in a little bit.

'I knew that I had to be 静める, 冷静な／正味の and collected and get the horse through the 実験（する）, but he was so good - I am so proud of him.

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Up and running: Greenwich Park hosted its 開始 Paralympics event on Thursday morning

'He 対処するd so 井戸／弁護士席 with it. We （機の）カム支援する with two gold メダルs from the Europeans in Belgium last year, so to come here with that level of 期待 I was a bit nervous.

'He could have gone into the 円形競技場 and really thought he didn't like it, so I had no inkling what he was going to be like. For him to do that 井戸／弁護士席, I couldn't be more proud of him.'

パン職人, who 契約d transverse myelitis (inflammation of the spine) when she was a child, is one of British dressage's rising 星／主役にするs.

And にもかかわらず difficult 条件s of 運動ing rain for her 実験（する）, she 配達するd a stylish 業績／成果 as the dressage 競争 got under way.

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'It 始める，決めるs me up really nicely for Saturday,' パン職人追加するd.

'I am just so excited to be here and be part of this amazing event. I'm speechless, really, and that doesn't happy very often!'
Ireland's first team rider Eilish Byrne 得点する／非難する／２０d a solid 67.714 per cent with Youri, although she felt the 業績／成果 was わずかに below par.

'Youri was a little 緊張した and I struggled to keep him relaxed. Our 得点する／非難する／２０ was a little lower than usual,' she said.