Karen Straker

Karen Dixon MBE (née Straker; born 17 September 1964) is a British equestrian. She was born in County Durham, England. She is a four time Olympian and won a silver medal in team eventing at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

Career Straker also competed at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics. She won World Team Silver in 1990 and World Team Gold in 1994. In addition to this she has taken two individual bronze medals at the Europeans in 1991 and at the Worlds in 1994. Her two most famous former top horses have been "Get Smart" and "Too Smart". She has had five top ten Badminton Horse Trials placings, coming 5th in 1988, 6th in 1989, 9th in 1990, and 10th in 1991 and 1994.

She was appointed MBE in the 1996 New Year Honours.