Three-time Bermuda paralympian Alexander (Sandy) Mitchell has been successful in his bid to qualify for the 2010 Alltech FEI Worlds Equestrian Games and the London 2012 Paralympics.

Mitchell, competing at last weekend's WindReach International Para-Dressage CPEDI3 in Ontario, Canada, rode two horses and achieved qualifying scores in each of his tests.

The event was an official qualifier for the 2010 World Equestrian Games and drew top Para-Dressage competitors from around the world.

Riders from Australia, Bermuda, Ireland, Japan, Venezuela, Mexico and the United States competed and were joined by a team of elite Para-Equestrian athletes from across Canada.

Mitchell, 66, is the founder of both WindReach Bermuda and WindReach Farm.

Also competing at the event was teenage Bermuda rider Ashlee Brady-Kelly who rode a total of three dressage tests including a freestyle test to music.

WindReach Bermuda stable's manager and instructor, Kate Terceira, accompanied Brady-Kelly, who missed out on making the finals.