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Gwinnett Special Olympics Riders Bring Home the Gold
The team representing Gwinnett County won nine gold medals, seven silver and six bronze medals at the state Special Olympics Horse Show.
Riders representing Gwinnett County brought home the gold, and lots of it, from last weekend's Special Olympics Georgia Horse Show.
The team, coached by Dr. Marilyn Peterson of Parkwood Farms Therapy Center in Snellville, medaled in all the categories it entered. The three-day annual competition for children and adults with disabilities brings together teams from across the state at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, just south of Macon.
Eight Parkwood Farms riders from age 8 to 23 represented Gwinnett in 27 beginner, intermediate and advanced events. They won a total of nine gold, seven silver and six bronze medals in the sprawling indoor and outdoor arenas that are a central feature of the fairgrounds.
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"I couldn't be more pleased," Peterson said. "They did us all proud."
Even the first-timers did well.
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