Pensioner rides into London from Beijing
A pensioner who has spent the past times 4 years horse-riding from Beijing to London to connect with the Olympic Games has shown impeccable timing, arriving simply days earlier the sporting spectacle is due to start.
Conducting the ride inwards stages to ensure equine welfare, Megan Lewis, 63, has ridden close 25 miles a day, spending an average of 8 hours inwards the saddle each day. In all, 7 horses were used.
Lewis, a erstwhile geography instructor inwards London, has several other stops to brand across London, but volition press on to her domicile inwards Wales – on horseback, of course.
Lewis completed her journeying inwards mode cheers to the aid of hoof, the equestrian legacy projection from the British Equestrian Federation.
Setting out from her official kickoff business inwards Beijing presently afterwards the 2008 Olympic Games, Lewis completed the journeying inwards Greenwich at the Royal Artillery Barracks, on Sunday.
Escorted past times riders from The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, in addition to outriders from Mount Mascal Stables inwards Bexley, Lewis rode inwards to the magnificent parade foursquare to scores of supporters bearing the flags of the 10 countries she travelled through during her 10,000 mile fund-raising ride, for ChallengeAid.
She was greeted past times the London instance of the British Equestrian Federation, David Gadsby.
Lewis said: “This actually was a squad effort, in addition to cheers to hoof, I actually experience my Beijing to London leg, volition larn out a legacy.”
Gadsby agreed: “One of the aims of hoof is to increase participation inwards equestrian sport past times demonstrating how accessible the sport is in addition to Megan’s long Equus caballus ride demonstrates that whatever your age, civilization or ethnicity, you lot tin hold upwardly involved inwards equestrianism.”
He added: “It was wonderful to hold upwardly able to select riders from across the world, the armed services in addition to members of our regional hoof network, Mount Mascal Stables, together.”
Lewis presented a flag depicting the Olympic Rings, which was given to her past times the Chinese Equestrian Association, to Councillor Denise Hyland, Royal Borough of Greenwich Pb fellow member for regeneration, firm in addition to skills.
She said the borough would grade Lewis’s journeying past times installing this flag at a novel Equestrian in addition to Horticultural Skills Centre. It is beingness built past times the borough in addition to fitted out with funding from the British Equestrian Federation in addition to Hadlow College to furnish Greenwich residents with preparation in addition to operate opportunities inwards equine in addition to outdoor skills such every bit landscaping, animate beingness administration in addition to floristry.
Although inwards the top dog she rode solo, at the destination she was accompanied past times Peng Wen Chao, who joined her inwards China in addition to thus inwards the UK, in addition to Rowena Haigh who was likewise at the start, the destination in addition to at diverse shorter stages, including Kazakhstan.
Outriders Rachel Briggs in addition to Gina Maley from Mount Mascal Stables said it was an accolade to escort Lewis at the rattling cease of her journey. To hold upwardly with her amongst the King’s Troop on their parade the world was an unforgettable experience, they said, adding that their horses were fantastic.
Seven horses were used inwards amount during the journey, with Lewis riding Zorbee III at the finish, to correspond Europe, having ridden the greyness Hungarian Shagya Arab all the agency from the European Union edge to London, through Hungary, Austria, Germany, French Republic in addition to England.
Representing Asia, Peng Wen Chao rode Little Bolashak, a pony stallion who journeyed from the Steppes of Republic of Kazakhstan through Russian Federation in addition to Ukraine in addition to to cross the Eurasia edge in addition to was a regular back-up Equus caballus across Europe for journalists in addition to immature human adventurous riders.
Representing the United Kingdom, Rowena Haigh rode Danaway Black Harry, a Welsh Section D, loaned past times Angela Kember.
Indeed, Lewis is to driblet dead along her journeying across London, visiting diverse hoof-supported centres inwards mid August, eventually reaching her domicile inwards Pumsaint, Wales.
More information: www.thelonghorseride.com in addition to www.hoofride.com
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