Derrick Perkins
Name: Derrick Perkins
Hometown: Sugarland, Texas
Grade: 1a
About Derrick:
Derrick Perkins of Sugar Land, Texas is a U.S. Air Force veteran who was injured
in 1988 while on active duty. After his initial physical rehabilitation at the
Micheal E. Debakey VA Medical Center in Houston Texas, he was stabilized as a C7
Asia D Tetraplegic losing significant loss of use in all four extremities. Since
then he has become a member and volunteer of the Texas Chapter of the Paralyzed
Veterans of America and began participating in various wheelchair sports for
recreation, physical rehabilitation, and the thrill of competition. He was
recommended, by friends, for the SIRE ? Houston Therapeutic Equestrian Centers
program. During the last four years of riding with SIRE, Derrick has seen
unbelievable improvements in balance, strength, and coordination. Prior to his
injury he had trained in various martial arts and finds a significant
correlation between it and dressage. He has participated three times in the
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ? Top Hands Show earning ribbons in English
Equitation, Trail, and Barrels. He also earned Reserve Champion at the 2011
National Snaffle Bit Association Championships in Tulsa Oklahoma. In 2012
Derrick received his 1A Classification with the International Equestrian
Federation (FEI) making him eligible for international competition. And now as a
member of the U.S. Para Equestrian Association, the U.S. Equestrian Federation,
and the U.S. Dressage Federation, Derrick is now eligible to participate in
nationally sanctioned events, as well as compete for a chance to represent the
United States in various events including the International Paralympic Games and
the World Equestrian Games.
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