Aussie showjumper in big rankings rise
Dutch based Australian showjumper James Paterson-Robinson has made a massive jumping upwards the sport’s monthly Rolex Rankings, rising from 427th to 237th – a deed upwards of 190 places.
Based at Ger Poels Horses stables inwards The Netherlands, the 33-year-old established himself as a immature talent when making his international debut at the Young Rider Challenge tournament inwards Bharat inwards 1998. Two years later, at the historic menses of 21, he moved from his hometown of Victoria, Australia, where he was based at Barwon Heads Pony Club, to pursue his riding career inwards Europe. In 2001 together with 2003, Paterson-Robinson won the five-year-old segmentation of the FEI World Breeding Young Horse Jumping Championships, together with many other notable wins followed.
Paterson-Robinson and the 11-year-old dark stallion, Niack de l’Abbaye, had many successes inwards 2010, having won the CSI4* Geesteren (NED) Grand Prix; finishing inwards minute identify inwards the Nations Cup at the CSIO3* Linz-Ebelsberg (AUT); finishing minute inwards the Nations Cup at the CSIO4* Lummen (BEL); together with placed 13th inwards the Grand Prix at the CSI5* San Patrignano (ITA).
In May 2012, as the Olympic flavour drew closer, James produced a wonderful tied win aboard 11-year-old gelding, Um Diabo, inwards the CSIO4* Champion of Linz Grand Prix. Due to heavy pelting throughout the stimulate round, it wasn’t possible to phase the jump-off, together with then the prize coin was every bit distributed betwixt the 8 riders who jumped clear.
The stimulate weekend of June 2012 was a nifty success for Paterson-Robinson and his 13-year-old gelding, Lanosso, who clocked the fastest fourth dimension at the CSI4* Bourg-en-Bresse (FRA) Grand Prix, together with was thence rewarded amongst automatic alternative for the London Olympic Games.
The Australian Olympic squad volition contain James Paterson-Robinson, Edwina Tops-Alexander together with Olympic debutant, Julia Hargreaves, amongst i other passenger who has silent to locomote selected. Paterson-Robinson expressed his nervous nation earlier the event, due to the difficulty of the course, only explained that “the incentive to fountain good at the Olympics was stronger than the nerves.”
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