0shares Richard Faulks speaks to Jean-Paul Gaudin, who hs overcome adversity to become a trailblazer for wheelchair shooters Jean-Paul Gaudin, or JP, is a force of nature. He has a lust for life and a passion for game shooting. He follows his passions. A motorcycle accident in 1988, when he was in his twenties, resulted in devastating spinal injuries – he was dragged behind a horse box for nine miles along a main road – but it was never going to define him. If you learn that following this he was ‘jump-started’ by medics three times, you get a glimpse of the man’s fortitude. His rehabilitation took almost three years.