Jo Pitt

Education

She came from Huntly, Aberdeenshire, and studied at Oatridge Agricultural College, West Lothian.

Career

She had right-sided hemiplegic cerebral palsy. She represented Great Britain at the 2004 Athens Paralympics. Liz Nicholl, chief executive of United Kingdom Sport, made a statement that Pitt made a "fantastic contribution" to her sport.

She died 2 May 2013.

She had been suffering from pulmonary veno-occlusive disease. She had recently moved to Dereham, Norfolk to live with her fiance, Rory.

Achievements

• She won British Dressage"s winter championship title in April 2013. She was in the para-equestrian dressage team that won gold at the 2010 World Equestrian Games.