Age no barrier for Olympic – and other – equestrians
Think you’re also old to induce got upwards a sport? Think 1 time to a greater extent than – at to the lowest degree when it comes to equestrian sport.
New Zealand eventer Mark Todd made headlines end calendar week when he won a squad bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games. But at 56, he’s but a pup compared to 2 other Olympic horsemen inward activeness this week.
Japanese dressage passenger Hiroshi Hoketsu, at 71, is the oldest sportsman at the London Games. He went to his start Games inward 1964.
And thence there’s Canadian showjumper Ian Millar, who is competing inward a tape tenth Olympic Games. At the historic catamenia of 65, he’s collecting his province pension – equally good equally High Performance Funding. (For the record, the youngest equestrian at the Games is also a showjumper, 18-year-old Reed Kessler from the USA).
These “older” riders must go an inspiration for those who are swell to learn dorsum inward the saddle, in addition to that’s the focus of a novel British projection called Take Up The Reins, run past times the British Equestrian Federation.
The projection is providing onetime riders – no affair what historic catamenia or sense – amongst the chance to rediscover the fun, liberty in addition to fascination of riding.
Mother of 5 Mary Morris from Stoke Newington took upwards riding 3 years ago, aged 63. “Riding has given me an minute social life, an excuse to go in addition to improved my meat forcefulness in addition to balance,” she said. “It is skillful for mental health, too: if I had ridden earlier I had my 5 kids, I’d induce got been a improve woman raise – riding teaches you lot patience in addition to understanding.”
Take Back the Reins is an extension of Hoof, the Equestrian Legacy construct of the British Equestrian Federation which has been made possible amongst funding from Sport England.
A nationwide a tour called Take upwards the Reins, which is beingness organised past times the British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) is taking house at diverse venues throughout the province this summer. H5N1 squad of 3 mechanical horses, RoboCob, Trigger in addition to Queenie, gear upwards off on a journeying but about the province to spread the discussion that no affair what historic catamenia or sense riding is a good for you lot activity accessible in addition to enjoyable to all.
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