Beatrice de Lavalette lost her legs in a terror attack. Now, she's competing in the Paralympics
US Paralympic dressage equestrian Beatrice de Lavalette was 17 years old when she was at Brussels' Zaventem Airport when a terror attack cost her her legs, but she didn't let that stop her equestrian dreams. Now, she's at Tokyo 2020.
Beatrice de Lavalette lost her legs in a terror attack. Now, she's competing in the Paralympics
US Paralympic dressage equestrian Beatrice de Lavalette was 17 years old when she was at Brussels' Zaventem Airport when a terror attack cost her her legs, but she didn't let that stop her equestrian dreams. Now, she's at Tokyo 2020.
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