Kate Shoemaker

Kate Shoemaker
Personal information
National teamUnited States
Born (1987-08-25) August 25, 1987
Eagle, Idaho, U.S.
Sport
SportPara-equestrian
Medal record
Para-equestrian
Representing the  United States
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisIndividual freestyle test grade IV
World Games
Gold medal – first place2026 AachenIndividual freestyle test grade IV
Silver medal – second place2022 HerningIndividual freestyle test grade IV
Bronze medal – third place2022 HerningTeam

Kate Shoemaker (born August 25, 1987) is an American Paralympic equestrian. She represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Career

Shoemaker made her World Equestrian Games debut in 2018 and won a bronze medal in the individual para-dressage freestyle grade IV event.[2][3] She again competed at the World Championships in 2022 where she won a silver medal in the individual para-dressage freestyle grade IV event, and a bronze medal in the team para-dressage event.[4][5]

Shoemaker represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the team event, alongside Rebecca Hart and Roxanne Trunnell.[6] She again represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the individual freestyle test grade IV event.[7]

Personal life

Shoemaker suffers from white matter lesions from periventricular ischemia causing motor control dysfunction, muscle weakness, and spasms on the right side of her body.[8]

She is also an equine veterinarian and runs her own practice, Velocity Equine Sports Medicine, in Wellington, Florida.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Kate Shoemaker". usef.org. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tryon 2018: 10 questions with Kate Shoemaker". paralympic.org. September 13, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ Hepner, Annan (September 23, 2018). "U.S. Para-Dressage Team Makes History Ending FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 With Four Medals". psdressage.com. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kate Shoemaker Secures Final Medal for Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team at Herning 2022". uset.org. August 14, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ Bowker, Paul D. (August 16, 2022). "U.S. Equestrians Pick Up Three Medals At The World Championships In Denmark". teamusa.org. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Idahoans claim medals at Paralympic Games". The Idaho Press. September 7, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ "NEWSFLASH - Kate Shoemaker and Vianne Secure Individual Bronze in Grade IV FEI Grand Prix Freestyle at Paris 2024". usef.org. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Kate Shoemaker". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Working Toward a Paralympic Dream". uset.org. April 7, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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