NZ para rider wins open British dressage event
New Zealand Paralympic hopeful Rachel Stock has had a neat commence to her London 2012 campaign, alongside a win inwards the unproblematic department of the British Dressage Regional Championships inwards Surrey at the weekend.
The win is fifty-fifty to a greater extent than exceptional because it is Stock as well as Rimini Park Emmerich’s kickoff commence since the New Zealand Horse of the Year Show inwards March as well as was an able-bodied competition, attracting the best of the portion who promise to become on the national championships. It was also competed inwards a sum sized 20m x 60m arena – for the Paralympics, Stock as well as Ricki volition compete inwards a 20m x 40m arena.
For the Pokeno woman rear of 2 the 71.76% exam was the perfect commence to the large countdown.
But she’s kicking herself for the ane error that terms them valuable percent marks.
“I lost his attending a petty inwards the gratuitous walk when a distich of swans arrived most the arena,” said Stock, “and had to actually ride him to larn that back.”
She hadn’t fifty-fifty considered that they could produce hence well, knowing the calibre of the contest probable to hold upwards there, as well as that it was “open” dressage.
“We actually needed a commence to larn an watch where nosotros were at.”
The unproblematic flat is equivalent to her para flat iii level. She as well as coach Hayley Beresford had searched for a exam that was similar to what they volition hold upwards riding inwards London. It is the kickoff fourth dimension Beresford has seen them compete.
“It was a blimmin long agency inwards that arena when nosotros had to produce medium trots all the agency across that diagonal,” said Stock, who says she may hold upwards sore, simply she’s also besides happy to hold upwards bothered.
“Hayley was ecstatic when nosotros came out, spell I was even hence dissecting the walk inwards my mind.”
Stock, who is based inwards Surrey, was chuffed to read the judges’ comments which described Ricki equally “a lovely Equus caballus alongside outstanding paces”.
As a process Ricki was given a whole bundle of hot cross buns.
Stock as well as Ricki, and New Zealand’s other para illustration Anthea Gunner, caput to their in conclusion contest at Bishop Burton afterward this calendar week (August 17-19).
Stock as well as Gunner are New Zealand’s kickoff equestrian paralympians since Jayne Craike at Athens inwards 2004.
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