Colombian rider wins World Jumping Challenge
Colombia’s Juan Manuel Gallego claimed golden at the 2012 FEI World Jumping Challenge Final inward Caracas, Venezuela, at the weekend, riding to success on Carniza Z.
Silver went to Ecuador’s Rodrigo Bermeo Andrade, spell Zimbabwe’s Charley Crockart pipped the host nation’s Emanuel Andrade for the bronze.
The effect began at the Lagunita Country Club lastly Midweek amongst the opening ceremony followed yesteryear a pull for the puddle of horses, as well as Gallego’s commencement stroke of adept fortune came when he was partnered amongst Carnida Z, who rounded upwards a superb calendar week yesteryear claiming the especial honour for Best Horse of the tournament.
Competitors from fifteen countries – Colombia, Ecuador, Syria, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Iran, South Africa, India, Chile, Bermuda, Jamaica, Indonesia, Republic of Mauritius as well as Republic of Costa Rica – lined out inward the battle for the coveted title.
The FEI World Jumping Challenge Final was commencement staged inward 2001 yesteryear PSI, the companionship created yesteryear High German champion rider, trainer as well as homo of affairs Paul Schockemöhle who has been instrumental inward providing horses for, as well as developing the skills of, many of today’s overstep equestrian athletes.
For the commencement 5 years, the lastly took house at the Kasselman Stables inward Hagen, Germany, earlier moving to Santiago de Republic of Chile inward South America where it was organised yesteryear the Chilean National Federation inward 2008 as well as 2009. In 2010 as well as 2011 it was held inward Republic of Guatemala City, as well as the 2011 champion was Venezuela’s Noel Enrique Vanososte.
The aim of the FEI World Jumping Challenge serial is to supply the chance for less experienced riders from remote regions to larn to a greater extent than competitive. There are 10 geographical zones as well as 3 categories of riders, all aged fifteen years or older. Category H5N1 competitors are the nearly experienced, competing over courses upwards to 1.20m, Category B riders fountain a class of 1.10m fences, as well as Category C competitors tackle tracks upwards to 1m.
The FEI World Jumping Challenge also has educational benefits, every bit it is closely linked to the FEI Coach Education System. The lastly is opened upwards to twenty Category H5N1 riders, amongst the highest-placed individuals from each of the 10 regional zones earning qualification. Riders compete inward 3 tough challenges earlier the decider on the lastly afternoon when the 4 finalists telephone commutation horses.
Gallego as well as Carnida Z swept to victory inward the commencement 2 qualifying competitions, but Ecuador’s Rodrigo Andrade, riding Sevillano, stalked them closely on each occasion. In Wednesday’s opening Speed class, Gallego’s fourth dimension of 76.07 seconds proved the winning one, spell Andrade lined upwards minute when only over a half-second slower. Third house hither went to Syria’s Fadi Al Zbibi riding Vanidosa spell Venezuela’s Emanuel Andrade steered After Eight into 4th spot.
A amount of nine horse-and-rider combinations qualified for the jump-off inward Thursday’s competition, but exclusively viii returned to the telephone when Al Zbibi withdrew.
Algeria’s Akkache Houcine, riding The Boss, as well as Philippe Burckel riding Ser Unico for Mauritius, were both eliminated minute fourth dimension out, but Gallego was victorious i time once to a greater extent than when Carnida Z crossed the trace of piece of occupation inward the quickest fourth dimension of 33.48 seconds. Ecuador’s Andrade had to settle for runner-up spot i time to a greater extent than spell Iran’s Abolfazi Mohammadzadeh (Millord D’Arbaz) took 3rd ahead of Venezuela’s Vicente Guillen (Cracker) inward fourth.
Friday’s semi-final produced a novel homo at the overstep of the podium when the host country’s Emanuel Andrade topped a four-horse jump-off amongst the exclusively double-clear of this contest from After Eight. Gallego’s Carnida Z had the fastest fourth dimension when clearing the complete inward 42.42 seconds, but he left the lastly combat on the flooring as well as thence had to settle for minute spot this fourth dimension out, spell Zimbabwe’s Charley Crockart as well as Nobel du Rabutin claimed third.
Ecuador’s Rodrigo Andrade as well as Sevillano collected a amount of 12 faults for 4th place, as well as it was these 4 riders, as well as the horses they had been partnering all week, who went into the change-horse decider.
And it was a thriller all the way, amongst the medals decided inward 2 divide jump-offs.
After 4 rounds, Gallego as well as Rodrigo Andrade were on marking pegging amongst only 4 faults apiece spell Crockart as well as Emanuel Andrade were also matching scores amongst each carrying eight, as well as thence the commencement dyad went into a head-to-head to cause upwards one's heed the fate of the coveted golden medal. And it was Gallego who clinched it when staying clear spell Rodrigo Andrade had to settle for silvery amongst a combat down.
Crockart won through inward the battle for bronze when leaving all the poles inward house i lastly fourth dimension spell Venezuela’s Emanuel Andrade finished only exterior the medals when picking upwards 4 faults.
Earlier yesterday, Syria’s Mouhammad Jabri steered Stanford to victory inward the Farewell Consolation cast inward which Ecuador’s Macarena Chiriboga as well as Viento Negro lined upwards minute ahead of Jamaica’s Adam Lake as well as Fitzgeraldo inward third.
On manus for the prizegiving ceremonies were effect manager Patricia Ferrando, Marichi Brito, reason jury president, Gral. Div (Ej) Ruben Matias Rojas Perez, president of the Venezuelan National Federation, as well as FEI Solidarity Director Jacqueline Braissant.
Result:
FEI World jumping Challenge Final 2012:
Gold – Juan Manuel Gallego (COL); Silver – Rodrigo Bermeo Andrade (ECU); Bronze – Charley Crockart (ZIM).
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