Saddling up to ride her horse, Istrano, Ladysmith equestrian Laura Hall concentrates on seizing every second with him. My arm will stop working and my leg will stop working so then I’m kind of down for the count for a little bit,” says Hall. “So my Olympic dreams became paralympic dreams,” says Hall. Tuesday, the pair departed Vancouver Island to compete at the World Championships in Para Dressage in Aachen, Germany, in late August. We’ve got to chase our dreams,” says Hall and Istrano’s groom, Katie MacKenzie.