Dianne Barnes

Dianne Barnes (née Delaney, born 23 April 1958) is an Australian para-equestrian.

[2] In 2016, Barnes had spinal surgery on C5-6 and C6-7 anterior decompression and fusion and in 2019 a full left hip replacement.

[3] She left school at the end of year ten to work with horse racing trainers Mark and Jim Houlihan.

[3] She went to become A grade show jump rider, three-day eventer and leading female jockey winning forty races in six years.

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, she finished 12th in Dressage individual team test grade II.