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In pictures: Palestinian female Equestrian rider training in Gaza city

Seventeen-year-old Heba Seifalden Shahein, who was born with Congenital Amputation in one leg, trains at a riding school in Gaza City.

Seventeen-year-old Heba Seifalden Shahein, who was born with Congenital Amputation in one leg, pets a horse after training at a riding school in Gaza City. Heba, who lives between Norway and Gaza, started riding at the beginning of the year and she will compete in a local competition in July.

Seventeen-year-old Heba Seifalden Shahein, who was born with Congenital Amputation in one leg, trains at a riding school in Gaza City. Heba, who lives between Norway and Gaza, started riding at the beginning of the year and she will compete in a local competition in July. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)

Seventeen-year-old Heba Seifalden Shahein, who was born with Congenital Amputation in one leg, poses for a photo prior to training at a riding school in Gaza City. Heba, who lives between Norway and Gaza, started riding at the beginning of the year and she will compete in a local competition in July.

Seventeen-year-old Heba Seifalden Shahein, who was born with Congenital Amputation in one leg, mounts a horse as she trains at a riding school in Gaza City. Heba, who lives between Norway and Gaza, started riding at the begninning of the year and she will compete in a local competition in July.

Seventeen-year-old Heba Seifalden Shahein, who was born with Congenital Amputation in one leg, leads a horse during a training session at a riding school in Gaza City. Heba, who lives between Norway and Gaza, started riding at the beginning of the year and she will compete in a local competition in July.

Seventeen-year-old Heba Seifalden Shahein, who was born with Congenital Amputation in one leg, trains at a riding school in Gaza City. Heba, who lives between Norway and Gaza, started riding at the beginning of the year and she will compete in a local competition in July.

Seventeen-year-old Heba Seifalden Shahein, who was born with Congenital Amputation in one leg, trains at a riding school in Gaza City. Heba, who lives between Norway and Gaza, started riding at the beginning of the year and she will compete in a local competition in July.

Seventeen-year-old Heba Seifalden Shahein, who was born with Congenital Amputation in one leg, adjusts her stirrups at a riding school in Gaza City. Heba, who lives between Norway and Gaza, started riding at the beginning of the year and she will compete in a local competition in July.

Seventeen-year-old Heba Seifalden Shahein, who was born with Congenital Amputation in one leg, trains at a riding school in Gaza City.

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