Lee Pearson

“When I pull my white Range Rover into disabled parking bays, the abuse that I get until I actually get out on my crutches is phenomenal, because people presume that you couldn't possibly be...”

“My great grandfather had been the neighbourhood 'horse whisperer,' so I've probably loved horses since I was an embryo. Whenever I watched cowboy films as a small child, I wasn't watching th...”

“I'm not really into the fame thing. I've met so many celebrities now, and everybody's just the same. I'm a bit of a family bird.”

“I don't just love riding; I love horses. I was in the field at my yard watching them gallop around and play the other day. That's what keeps me going, and sometimes it has to be something mo...”

“If you try singling me out to my mother, she'll be down your throat. She has three sons, and she's equally proud of us all.”

“When people chat to me about my childhood and getting into horses, they're like, 'Was it like the birds sang and the sun came out? Was it an amazing experience?' I'm like, 'No, it was rubbis...”

“I feel lucky that I found my talent, not unlucky that I was born with a disability. When I'm on a horse, I'm more worried about what the riding hat is doing to my hair than what my bent legs...”

“I joke that the Olympics is the warm-up to the Paralympics.”