Dressage rider Mary Jordan, who has multiple sclerosis, qualifies for 2012 Olympic games

WELLINGTON, Fla. - Mary Jordan has been competing in para-equestrian dressage for the last three years.  
 
"It's one of the eight international FEI disciplines that you would find at the Olympic games," said Mary.
 
Judges look for several key components during competitions.  

"Conditioning of the horse, fitness of the horse, fitness of the rider, and then making the accuracy of the test so that there are no mistakes or as little as possible," said her coach Missy Rasenhousen.

Mary suffers from multiple sclerosis.  

"I was diagnosed with MS ten years ago," she said. "I'm the third person in my family with MS."

Some days are better the others. Through it all, her motivation comes from those who she holds dearest.  

"There hasn't been a day in my life that there has never been MS. My dad was a quadriplegic that I never saw stand or walk," she said.  

Mary is hoping to inspire others to live out their dreams. She not only competes for people suffering from multiple sclerosis, but also for her 15-year-old son, Tristan.  

"I wanted to show him what a person in 2012 can do with MS," said Mary. "We take it day by day, and step by step."  

This past weekend in Wellington, Mary qualified for the 2012 Olympic games for para-equestrian dressage.