Para equestrian rider Laurentia Tan cannot hear music she is competing to, so she paints a picture of the music instead.

The Singaporean athlete developed cerebral palsy and profound deafness soon after birth and discovered equestrian sport at age five. The horses, which Tan calls her “dance partners”, helped her to find a new way to experience music and the world.

“I just love the horses. I love working with the horse,” four-time Paralympic medallist Tan told Olympics.com through a sign language interpreter.

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