English prefix, para-1may have any of these senses; it is also productive in the naming of occupational roles considered ancillary or subsidiary to roles requiring more training, or of a higher status, on such models as paramedical and paraprofessional: paralegal; paralibrarian; parapolice.
So ... we now have crewing, grooming and stall-cleaning as an Olympic sport? ? :)
I would buy tickets to the Para-Equestrian event. Horses jumping out of planes is something? not to be missed.? Do they try to hit a specific target?? Does the rider post on the way down, or just hang?on tight and scream...
