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Emily Ward Hansen

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Emily Ward Hansen
Personal information
Birth nameEmily Ward
BornDecember 11, 1977 (1977-12-11) (age 47)
Willikies, Antigua and Barbuda
Sport
Country Antigua and Barbuda
SportEquestrian
Achievements and titles
World finals2006 World Equestrian Games

Emily Ward Hansen (born 11 December 1977, Willikies, Antigua and Barbuda) is an Antiguan dressage rider who represented Antigua and Barbuda at the 2006 World Equestrian Games for the first time in history.[1] Ward was selected to compete at the 2008 Olympic Games, but due an injury of her horse, she was not able to represent her country. She spend 12 years in The Netherlands before she moved to Germany and Denmark, where she met Danish dressage rider Sune Hansen.[2] The couple married in 2010 and moved later to the United Kingdom where they established their dressage stable in Heathfield, East Sussex.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Antigua's participation in the 2006 World Equestrian Games sets the tone for the future". 12 November 2006.
  2. ^ "Emily WARD HANSEN".
  3. ^ "Home". springhilldressage.com.
  4. ^ "Sune Hansen and Emily Ward Move to Great Britain".