Lee Pearson and Zion (right) with Herwig Radnetter, of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, and his horse Pluto Sabata. Other athletes say Pearson's personality "blows everyone else out of the water."
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Home hero —
Pearson has been dubbed a "gay icon" for his prominence as an out athlete on the British Paralympic team.
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'Disability phobic' —
Pearson says it took him time to come to terms with disability sport and his fellow competitors -- but the Paralympic athletes' village revolutionized the way he thought about disability.
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Golden honour —
The Queen inspects Lee Pearson's Paralympic medals in 2009. Pearson has been honored several times by Her Majesty but has publicly questioned his lack of a knighthood.
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Left wanting in London —
Pearson won team gold with Great Britain at London 2012, but missed out on individual titles -- which was seen as a shock result.
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World winner again —
In 2014, Pearson and horse Zion bounced back to claim all three available titles at the World Equestrian Games in France.
