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Simon was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.  Within two years he began competing for Great Britain on the Para-dressage team. Selected to compete in his first Para-Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing, he won a silver medal in the individual event and won a gold medal in the team open.  Full transcript: Hello and welcome to the e-Dressage Commitment to Competition podcast, I'm your host Roseanna Sunley and today's guest is Simon Laurens. Simon started riding at the age of eight. In 2004, at the age of 36, Simon was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Within two years he began competing for Great Britain on the Para-dressage team. He won the National Grade III Disabled Dressage title in 2006 and 2007 and also won both team and individual freestyle golds at the 2007 World Para-Championships. Selected to compete in his first Para-Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing, Laurens entered the individual freestyle test grade III and was part of the Great Britain quartet for the overall team championship. Competing on