Nathalie Bizet

In 1982, at the age of 16, she began riding as an internship. Thereafter, she joined a club and began to ride regularly.

In 1988, she bought her first horse. Three years later, in 1991, she competed on the international circuit, and won a silver medal in compulsory test, at the World Championship.

At the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, she won a dressage team bronze medal.^[1] She competed in Mixed Dressage Grade IV finishing seventh,^[2] and in Mixed Kur Canter Grade IV finishing ninth.^[3] The medal allowed her in 1997, to join the Athletes SNCF system as an administrative agent at Paris Rive Gauche.^[4]

At the 2000 Paralympic Games, she competed in Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV,^[5] and Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV.^[6]

At the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, she competed in Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV,^[7] and Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV.^[8]

At the 2008 Paralympic Games, she competed in Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV,^[9] and Mixed Dressage - Championship Grade IV.^[10]

At the 2012 Paralympic Games, she competed in Dressage - Freestyle Grade IV,^[11] Dressage - Championship Grade IV,^[12] and Dressage - Team.^[13]

In 2002, she finished eighth in the European championship, sixth and eighth respectively in compulsory dressage and free dressage.

In 2005, she finished third in the European championship.^[1]

She also holds 26 French championship titles.

Nathalie has won more than 500 prizes, including around 80 victories among able-bodied riders.

• Nathalie Bizet at the International Paralympic Committee
• Nathalie Bizet at France Paralympique (in French)
• French rider Nathalie Bizet looks at the horse Exquis Onassis in the stable of the famous equestrian school "Le Cadre noir de Saumur"
• Dressage - Nathalie BIZET - EXQUIS ONASSIS - FRA - Grade IV