Stella Barton

Stella Barton (born 30 May 1999) is an Australian para-equestrian. She has been selected to represented Australia at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Personal
Barton was born on 30 May 1999. She was born with cerebral palsy that affets her four limbs. When out in the community she uses a wheelchair. She attended Shelford Girls' Grammar and had completed an arts degree at Swinburne University of Technology.

Equestrian
She started riding at the age of seven at the police stables in South Melbourne, where a Riding for the Disabled Association Centre is based. She competes as an Australian Grade 1 Para Dressage rider. In 2023, three-time Paralympian Sharon Jarvis offered her own horse, Lord Larmarque, aka ‘Bug’, for training and competitions. Her sporting highlight was competing at 2023 Hartpury Festival of Dressage in England.

In 2024, she is a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.