The 45-year-old is aiming to qualify for Hong Kong through her estranged father, and told BBC Radio Norfolk of her goal.

"As much as I would love to represent GB, they have a very strong team," she said.

"Hong Kong are looking for riders and because my father is Hong Kong-Chinese, I'm trying to get dual nationality.

"We've not been in touch for many years, he doesn't even know my body is a bit broken, so it's going to be quite an emotional rollercoaster.

"I'll be a little saddened I'm not competing for GB, but I'll be supporting my friends who are in Team GB, so it's a bit of a double-edged sword."

Rogers-Hartley lost the use of her legs 13 years ago and is looking to compete in dressage at London 2012, as show jumping is not recognised as a Paralympic sport, but is confident of being able to make the transition from one to the other.

"Show jumping for me is actually easier, because all I have to think about is getting over the fence, it doesn't matter how wonky I am," she explained.

"However, dressage is all about the movement of the horse and the correctness of the rider, so I've got to look very pretty, very straight and very correct."

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