Last shot for NZ eventers to make Olympics
This weekend’s Barbury Castle International Horse Trials inward United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland is the lastly peril for would-be Olympians to print New Zealand eventing selectors.
Twelve New Zealand combinations are included inward the 900 starters at Barbury. They include Mark Todd, Clarke Johnstone, Andrew Nicholson, Jonathan Paget in addition to Lucy Jackson, who volition live hoping they’ve already done plenty to brand that all-important five-strong squad for the London Olympics but a rigid showing this weekend tin cement a place.
Competition inward the CIC3* starts today with 2 days of dressage, in addition to finishes on Sunday.
Following injuries to his 2 other top-ranked horses, Johnstone has his 2010 World Champs mountain Orient Express inward the field, patch Todd rides his preferred Olympic mountain NZB Campino. Paget competes on Clifton Lush, and Nicholson has Quimbo in addition to Avebury, patch Jackson has Kilcoltrim Ambassador in addition to Animator II.
Joining them are beau Kiwis Alice Montgomery aboard Gordon, Craig Nicoli on Just Ironic, Bruce Haskell on Kiwi Smog, Jesse Campbell on Kaapachino, in addition to Debbie Mitchell on Waimak.
A victory past times a New Zealander would create history – no Kiwi passenger has always won the mind course of written report at Barbury Castle – in addition to the winner volition steal $NZ8000 (£5000), sponsored by St James’s Place Wealth Management.
With the British Eventing squad instantly confirmed past times the British Olympic Association for the games; William Fox-Pitt, Kristina Cook, Mary King, Piggy French in addition to Zara Phillips concur multiple entries across the Barbury weekend, including their respective squad named horses; Lionheart, Miners Frolic, Imperial Cavalier, DHI Topper westward in addition to High Kingdom. Entries from Team GB named horses in addition to riders besides feature, with other international riders with Olympic hopes inward an additional unaffiliated FEI four-star dressage exam on the Friday, giving riders the chance to ride through the Olympic dressage test, with the present jumping stage taking house on Saturday.
Barbury Castle has a renowned cross dry reason course, built for the initiatory effect inward 2005 past times leading international course of written report designer Captain Mark Phillips, who continues inward that business office this weekend. The fences are constructed past times the Willis brothers who convey built at the likes of Badminton, the Gatcombe British Open Championships in addition to the Sydney, Barcelona in addition to Atlanta Olympics.
Besides the New Zealanders, international entries include Australian Olympic nominated riders Clayton Fredericks, Chris Burton, in addition to Lucinda Fredericks, beau Australians Paul Tapner and Catherine Burrell, Thailand’s Nina Ligon, in addition to Ireland’s Michael Ryan, Patricia Ryan, in addition to Elizabeth Power. The USA squad has 12 riders entered – including Phillip Dutton, Boyd Martin, Sinead Halpin, Karen O’Connor, Allison Springer, in addition to Clark Montgomery – nether their Chef D’Equipe Captain Mark Phillips, designer of the Barbury cross dry reason course.
The Burghley Young Event Horse contest is a highlight on the source 24-hour interval featuring the equine stars of tomorrow, in addition to the instant 24-hour interval features the lastly dressage tests of the 2 in addition to 3 star event, the Retraining of Racehorses dressage in addition to Novice competition.
On Friday, Olympic restrict riders volition ride the dressage exam that volition characteristic at this summer’s games inward an additional unaffiliated FEI four-star dressage test.
The effect culminates with the CIC 3 star contest on Lord's Day July 1, with the novice in addition to 2 star competitions running on Thursday, Fri in addition to Saturday. Pippa Funnell and Billy Landretti landed the spoils inward the three-star at lastly year’s effect inward a nailbiting finish, with William Fox-Pitt, Lucinda Fredericks and Nicola Wilson besides belonging to the competition’s curlicue of award inward previous years.
Barbury Estate owner Nigel Bunter was delighted that this year’s effect has received such a rigid entry. “The lastly preparations are instantly beingness made to the venue in addition to nosotros desire to ensure it provides an splendid contest for Olympic restrict horses in addition to riders. It is laid to live a unique in addition to fabulous spectacle for visitors.”
The Barbury Estate, which runs 800 hectares of farmland, woodland in addition to downland, is but exterior Marlborough in Wiltshire.
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