Edwina and Itot headed for Olympics
Showjumper Edwina Tops-Alexander together with her Equus caballus Itot du Chateau are the commencement combination to hold upward selected to Australia’s equestrian squad for the London Olympic Games.
The Dutch-based passenger is currently tenth on the FEI footing ranking list.
“It’s a peachy feeling to accept been selected for the team,” said Tops-Alexander.
“It has been a peachy start to the twelvemonth together with I’m actually looking frontwards to London.”
Tops-Alexander volition hold upward looking to improve on her tenth house private effect together with seventh house teams effect at her commencement Olympic Games inwards Beijing.
“I recall going to Beijing amongst the same Equus caballus that I accept straightaway agency I accept a lot to a greater extent than experience upward my sleeve.
“The solely affair that is foreign is that it doesn’t seem similar together with thence long agone that I was riding inwards Beijing. The fourth dimension but gets yesteryear together with thence fast together with my Equus caballus feels ameliorate straightaway than he did 4 years ago.”
She volition straightaway compete inwards events throughout Europe to attain herself for the rigid contest that awaits inwards London.
“I accept competitions every weekend inwards the Pb upward to London. Except for 2 of them, the residuum are all five star score which is peachy to dice on myself upward at that topographic point amongst the best riders.
“My Equus caballus has vi to a greater extent than competitions left until the Games together with I volition but own to brand certain he is fit, salubrious together with fresh.”
Tops-Alexander together with her jumping teammates volition boot off their contest on Day 8, Saturday, August 4.
Equestrian Commonwealth of Australia believed her results were of a high plenty touchstone that she did non necessitate to compete inwards nomination events inwards the Pb upward to the Olympic contest that volition hold upward held inwards London’s historic Greenwich Park.
“Edwina has been on the Australian equestrian squad since 2002 together with has a wealth of large contest experience,” said Stephen Lamb, National Performance Director for Jumping.
“Edwina is a highly respected together with professional person competition whose experience on the footing phase volition hold upward invaluable to the Australian jumping squad that competes at Greenwich.”
Her iii teammates for jumping volition hold upward nominated on June 6 based on performances at upcoming nomination events inwards Lummen, Kingdom of Belgium together with Linz, Austria.
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