Natasha Baker

Natasha Baker claimed a phenomenal bronze in the grade III individual freestyle just a year after giving birth to take her impressive Paralympic medal tally to nine.

Natasha has been surrounded by horses all her life and began riding at her local Riding for the Disabled Association group (South Bucks). After watching the Paralympic Games on TV in 2000, she announced to her parents that this was what she wanted to do – a goal that was achieved when she competed at London 2012.

Natasha made her senior championship debut in 2011, when she rode Cabral as an individual at the FEI Para Dressage European Championship. She has represented Great Britain every year from then until 2016, winning 14 major medals including double gold at London 2012 and triple gold at Rio 2016. Double silver came at the World Equestrian Games in 2018 with Mount St John Diva Dannebrog, before Natasha received the call-up for Tokyo 2020 with new ride Keystone Dawn Chorus. The pair took individual and freestyle silver, and helped ParalympicsGB retain their team gold medal.

The following year she married her long-time partner, Marc Jaconelli in June 2022, before being selected to compete with Keystone Dawn Chorus at the FEI Para Dressage World Championship in Herning, Denmark in August. The pair picked up individual silver and freestyle bronze, in addition to helping the British team secure qualification for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Shortly after returning home, Natasha discovered she was pregnant with her first child. After a period of maternity leave out of the saddle, baby Joshua was born in April 2023. Natasha returned to riding that June with her sights set on selection for Paris 2024.

In 2021 Natasha was recognised in the New Years Honours List and was awarded an OBE by the Princess Royal for her services to Equestrianism.

Natasha is a regular voice on FEI.TV and ClipMyHorse.TV, commentating on their coverage of major dressage competitions.

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

• Individual Freestyle Test - Grade III: Bronze

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

• Individual Freestyle Test - Grade III: Silver
• Individual Test - Grade III
• Team Test to Music: Gold

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

• Team: Gold
• Individual (ll): Gold
• Freestyle (ll): Gold

London 2012 Paralympic Games

• Individual (ll): Gold
• Freestyle (ll): Gold

2018 World Equestrian Games,Tryon, USA

• Team: Silver
• Individual (III): Silver

2015 Senior European Championships, Deauville, France

• Individual (ll): Silver
• Freestyle (ll): Silver

2014 World Equestrian Games, Normandy, France

• Team: Gold
• Individual (II): Silver