Peter
“I love socialising with friends and family that I haven’t seen in a long time. I don’t see my family very often because I am always busy but I like to see them more often. In the future I would like to do voluntary work or sports commentating.”
Peter is 24 years old and lives in the Wirral. We initially had to delay photographing Peter as on the date we had pencilled in he was in Australia, such is the demand on his time. Peter is a successful athlete who competes in many tennis competitions for INAS as well as competing in the Special Olympics. He combines this with his studies at Coleg Cambria and all his training for his relevant sports.
One of the first things that strikes you about Peter is his passion for sports and his studies which includes horse care. His enthusiasm is contagious and it is hard not to smile the whole time you are speaking to him because he is such a positive and caring person.
“If I had to describe myself it would be enthusiastic, caring and hardworking. I really like horses, they are my passion. I love horses because they can sense if you are down or when you are happy.”
“In Melbourne, Australia I was playing tennis which was a great experience. The tennis was for INAS (the International Federation of Intellectual Disability Sport) which is for players who have a learning disability.
In Sheffield there are Special Olympics for people with learning disabilities that people are taking part in different sports like equestrian, tennis, football, swimming and badminton. I am taking part in equestrian which has got three disciplines which are dressage, horse care and horse trails.
I have been at Coleg Cambria for 7 years and I am doing Level 1 equine. I love equine because it is to show the way that horses live and how to look after them like if they are injured or they have got problems with their feet and health.”
Peter has moderate learning difficulties.
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