Three new para-equestrian champions crowned
Three novel equestrian champions were crowned at the 2012 Paralympic Games at London at the weekend, in addition to combinations also competing for squad points inward Grades IV, III in addition to Ia.
There were 39 combinations competing for private honours in addition to squad points, 3 Individual Championship medal ceremonies, in addition to the overall Team score to struggle for.
The twenty-four hours got off to a spectacular start for all Belgians amongst Michele George in addition to Rainman claiming their commencement gilded medal at London 2012, both Olympic in addition to Paralympic in addition to across all sports. Their achievement also goes downward inward the history books every bit the commencement equestrian gilded medal for Kingdom of Belgium at a Paralympic Games since Para-Equestrian joined the programme inward 1996. Next came a stand-out performance from Germany’s Hannelore Brenner in addition to Women of the World to retain their 2008 Paralympic entitle whilst inward Grade Ia, Sophie Christiansen did the dwelling theatre crowd proud amongst roughly other bright exam that was verging on perfection.
Meanwhile, every bit the twenty-four hours progressed, the squad scores began to accept shape. It was clear that Great U.K. was on the route to gilded in addition to that unless things went terribly wrong, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany was assured a silver. However bronze was upwards for grabs amongst the Danes, the Dutch, Kingdom of Belgium in addition to Republic of Ireland inside inches of the podium. It was literally inward the closing stages when Helen Kearney in addition to Mister Cool, 3rd terminal to acquire inward Grade Ia, produced a bright exam to earn a score of 76.700 taking non entirely private silvery but putting Republic of Ireland inward 3rd identify on 428.313 amongst but over one-half a betoken on The Netherlands’ score of 428.253.
Not entirely did she assist Republic of Ireland secure their commencement squad medal for a commencement squad participation, she also secured Ireland’s commencement private medal at equestrian events of a Paralympic Games since it joined the programme inward 1996. For a commencement squad participation, Republic of Ireland induce got gear upwards the bar real high for time to come Games.
Great U.K. are the squad entitle holders since 1996 in addition to their score today gear upwards a novel tape at 468.817 followed past times Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany on 440.970.
Grade IV
After Lee Pearson’s stupor defeat on Saturday, it was favourite Sophie Wells’ plow to hold upwards denied the private Grade IV gold, despite scoring roughly other international personal best of 76.323% amongst Pinocchio.
Michele George from Kingdom of Belgium came to London amongst the promise of turning her 2 previous silvery Championship medals (European inward 2009 in addition to World inward 2010) into gilded in addition to she did amongst a bright performance riding Rainman in addition to a personal best for the Individual Championship exam on a score of 77.065. “The ride was genius, it was similar a puzzle, all the pieces stand upwards for together” said the 38 year-old professional person Equus caballus passenger trainer.
Wells knew that whatever errors would pose her gilded medal hopes inward risk upwards against such tearing competition.
“I followed Michele in addition to heard her score exterior the arena. I knew that it would induce got been possible (to win) every bit long every bit I didn’t induce got whatever mistakes, but the fault was there. You can’t modify it. The measure is thus high, but I’ll rectify my exam for Tuesday,” the 22 year-old said.
“‘Noki’ was a niggling apprehensive of the crowd when he went inward today. I but tried to boom every movement, but had that 1 pocket-size mistake. His mightiness in addition to size perchance are against me amongst my disability, but he’s phenomenal in addition to has the potential to win gilded inward the future. I knew I had blown it. I am disappointed, but know I did my best. That’s horses for you.”
Looking forrad to her adjacent risk to win a gilded medal on Tuesday inward the freestyle, Wells said: “I desire my gilded medal back!”
Michele George had an accident spell lungeing a Equus caballus inward 2008, which left her wheelchair-bound for 2 years after the performance to create her articulatio genus went wrong.
She has had the 10-year-old German-bred gelding past times Rubicell, known every bit “Fuchs”, since a three-year-old in addition to he was turned out for 2 years spell she was incapacitated.
An ecstatic George, who trains amongst Jean Bemelmans in addition to competed at pocket-size tour flat earlier her accident, said: “I came minute to Sophie at the Worlds inward Kentucky inward 2010, thus I knew I had to pose on a flake of force per unit of measurement area in addition to it was directly or never. Sometimes yous induce got to accept roughly risks. He was genius. It was similar a puzzle in addition to all the pieces fitted together.”
Third identify inward Grade IV went to Frank Hosmar from the Netherlands who was absolutely delighted amongst his performance in addition to that of his relatively inexperienced Equus caballus Alphaville. It was entirely inward July that they decided the 7yr old Alphaville would hold upwards coming to London instead of his experienced mountain Tїesto. Trainer Adelinde Cornelissen made the journeying from Kingdom of the Netherlands this morning time to back upwards him in addition to watched him have his medal.
“Alphaville’s a gentle soul in addition to e'er willing to work. I am actually pleased amongst the performance nosotros did today in addition to our bronze medal,” he said after the prize giving ceremony.
A professional person passenger in addition to trainer, Hosmar has been a para-equestrian challenger since 2009 after he barbarous on drinking glass in addition to cutting all muscles, nerves in addition to tendons inward his manus inward 1997.
Ireland’s James Dwyer, who is based inward the US, claimed 6th identify on his gelding Orlando amongst a score of 68.516 per cent.
Canada’s Eleonore Elstone moved upwards 3 spots for her Individual Championship exam to goal inward seventh, amongst a score of 68.226%, riding Zareno.
“My exam today was amend than my commencement test,” said Elstone when asked nearly how her Team exam differed from her Individual Championship test. “Zareno was actually on in addition to he wanted to perform inward the ring. We had 1 mistake, but nosotros are getting there.”
“I was happy amongst his energy, his means of going in addition to his focus,” added Elstone. “I am actually looking forrad to riding my freestyle on Tuesday.”
Grade III
There were lots of seasoned riders in addition to horses inward Grade III but Hannelore Brenner in addition to Women of the World – defending Paralympic champions – convincingly took the range spot ahead of Great Britain’s Deborah Criddle, 2004 Paralympic gilded medallist in addition to Annika Dalskov, also a old Paralmypic, World in addition to European medallist, from Kingdom of Denmark inward 3rd identify on the six-year-old De Niro gelding Aros H5N1 Fenris.
It wasn’t all polish sailing for Germany’s Brenner in addition to Women of the World every bit the nerves, force per unit of measurement area in addition to concentration got the amend of her inward the arena leading to a fault inward the routine in addition to a 2 betoken deduction from each of the judges. But 1 time she was dorsum on course, Women of the World stayed correct amongst her throughout in addition to all the means to gold.
“This is the most amazing medal I induce got ever won, Women of the World but gets amend in addition to amend every twenty-four hours in addition to is she is but wonderful,” said Brenner of her 17 year-old hanoverian mare past times Walt Disneywho also took her to gilded inward 2008. They induce got been together for vii years. Brenner, who sustained a spinal injury spell eventing inward 1986, has directly won a total of 28 private entitle medals, sixteen amongst her electrical current partner.
“Since I watched the London Olympics on TV a few weeks ago, I induce got been permanently excited nearly coming. U.K. is a Equus caballus nation, thus I knew it would hold upwards fantastic here. My mare was genius, fifty-fifty amend than 2 days ago, in addition to was completely amongst me,” Brenner said.
For Deborah Criddle, commencement inward the draw, it was a lengthy hold off but given the years of experience, composure was non an number every bit she explained later: “Yes I’ve been there, done that, yous larn to alive amongst things. There’s e'er roughly other twenty-four hours but not, unfortunately, roughly other London 2012. But yous but induce got to bargain amongst that.
“Yes, at that spot was a mistake. I had likewise much curvature in addition to couldn’t incorporate what I’d created, thus nosotros had an acuate stop. He’s a sensitive chappie in addition to at that spot was to a greater extent than atmosphere today, but he grew into it inward a skillful way. We had a lot of super movements, in addition to overall it felt fantastic.
“When yous acquire first, it’s e'er difficult. You induce got to locomote out in addition to force for everything. You induce got no option in addition to know yous induce got amend riders coming behind you. There’s e'er roughly other day, but not, unfortunately, roughly other London 2012. I’ve entirely had him for but over a twelvemonth in addition to performing inward front end of 10,000 people is a lot to inquire of a horse. I idea he coped brilliantly well,” she said.
Grade Ia
Last on the day’s busy agenda, Grade Ia private Championship Test – the terminal of the v Grades to go, revealing both the Grade Ia medallists in addition to also providing the terminal scores for the Team tally.
Even earlier Sophie Christiansen in addition to Janeiro 6 entered the arena for their Grade 1a Individual Championship Test, it was highly unlikely that U.K. would hold upwards beaten in addition to her score of 82.75% but confirmed Britain’s reputation every bit the powerhouse of para-equestrian dressage.
Norwegian guess Kjell Myhre explained why Christiansen and ‘Rio’ gain the exceptional marks they do: “The lineament of the walk is exceptional. It’s the action in addition to consistency of the contact.”
Christiansen’s long-time trainer Clive Milkins said; “This gilded is inward retentivity of Jane Goldsmith, who pioneered para-dressage inward Britain. She constitute Rio for us from the Eilberg identify unit of measurement in addition to without her influence, nosotros wouldn’t hold upwards where nosotros are today.”
First to go, Christiansen in addition to then waited for 2 hours every bit the remaining thirteen competitors attempted to closed the gap, but it was to no avail in addition to she comfortably won.
“I went inward trying to mean value this was but a normal preparation session, but at that spot happened to hold upwards 10,000 people watching,” Christiansen said.
“It’s a hard chore waiting for 2 hours, but I couldn’t hold upwards happier. All I could exercise was my best – past times going commencement I but had to focus on my ain performance in addition to gear upwards the bar actually high. I couldn’t induce got asked for anymore.”
Helen Kearney, the 1 to spotter next a strong Team exam in addition to 3rd terminal to acquire inward Sunday’s Grade Ia Individual Championships Test, produced a magnificent exam on old eventing horse, the 13-year-old Irish Gaelic Sport Equus caballus Mister Cool, to clinch silvery in addition to force the Irish Gaelic squad into bronze medal seat amongst but over one-half betoken on The Netherlands. That makes 2 medals inward 1 twenty-four hours for a nation that had never earlier sent a squad to the equestrian events of the Paralympic Games – but individuals – in addition to had never won a medal before.
Kearney, who is trained past times Heike Holstein, said: “This is unreal. I know I had been working actually hard. We were 6th after the squad exam in addition to didn’t mean value nosotros had a promise inward hell; to acquire bronze is out of this world. We induce got come upwards such a long means every bit a nation since 2009 when nosotros struggled to goal inward the range 10.”
Horse Sport Republic of Ireland Chairman Joe Walsh said: “Today has been a remarkable achievement, peculiarly every bit this was the commencement twelvemonth that Republic of Ireland had qualified a dressage squad for the Paralympics. My congratulations acquire to everyone involved inward this wonderful success.”
A personal best was also achieved inward the Grade 1a entitle past times Ireland’s Geraldine Savage amongst Blues Tip Top Too, when the duo finished inward 7th identify on a score of 68.800.
Third identify went to Laurentia Tan, Singapore in addition to Asia’s commencement in addition to entirely Paralympic medalist inward equestrian sport to appointment – winning bronze inward 2008, in addition to 1 time to a greater extent than on Sunday. “I’m thus excited, thus happy. I couldn’t induce got asked for better. London is my minute dwelling theatre in addition to I but desire to scream,” she said.
Last inward the arena was Rihards Snikus, the commencement Latvian to compete inward equestrian sport at the Olympic in addition to Paralympic Games. He was over the Luna amongst his commencement private Paralympic mark, taking 4th identify but shy of a medal inward Grade Ia.
Canada’s Jody Schloss earned a score of 67.700% to goal inward 11th place.
“In my Team Test, I was worried nearly getting through it, but my Equus caballus noticed everything,” said Schloss. “During this exam my Equus caballus was actually good. I was talking to him the whole fourth dimension to continue him calm, in addition to he listened to me the whole time.”
“My promise for this contest was to exercise my personal best, in addition to I experience that I induce got done that for my commencement 2 tests,” she said.
Team titles
Lee Pearson’s squad gilded volition hold upwards his tenth Paralympic gold, but he volition induce got to hold off until Tuesday’s medal ceremony to have it. He volition induce got the chance to equal the British tape of 11, held past times wheelchair racer Baroness Grey-Thompson in addition to swimmer David Roberts, when he competes inward the freestyle tomorrow.
Pearson said: “I mean value this has been our strongest team, but it has been the toughest gilded to gain.”
David Hunter, squad managing director at his 3rd Paralympic Games, said: “Our priority was to win squad gilded in addition to every bit many private medals every bit possible. It’s fantastic.”
Team trainer Michel Assouline added: “This is history for us. Very rarely does a province induce got a passenger inward each flat in addition to this is the commencement fourth dimension a province has ever won a medal inward each grade. When yous mean value that the driblet scores were to a higher identify 70%, that is also amazing.”
• Grades II in addition to Ib volition induce got their Freestyle tests on Monday, followed past times Grades IV, III in addition to Ia on Tuesday.
Team Results:
1, Great U.K. 468.817
2, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 440.970
3, Republic of Ireland 428.313
Medal count
GBR 6 (3 gold, 3 silver)
GER 4 (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
AUS 1 gold
BEL 1 gold
IRL 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze)
AUT 1 bronze
DEN 1 bronze
NED 1 bronze
SIN 1 bronze
| Rk | Bib | Rider | Horse | Result | + |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 005 |  CHRISTIANSEN S | JANEIRO 6 | 82.750 | + |
| 2 | 007 |  KEARNEY H | MISTER COOL | 76.700 | + |
| 3 | 012 |  TAN L | RUBEN JAMES 2 | 73.650 | + |
| 4 | 010 |  SNIKUS R | CHARDONNAY | 70.400 | + |
| 5 | 004 |  ROSENHART L | PRIORS LADY RAWAGE | 70.000 | + |
| 6 | 014 |  PONESSA D | WESTERN ROSE | 69.200 | + |
| 7 | 008 | SAVAGE G | BLUES TIP TOP TOO | 68.800 | + |
| 8 | 009 |  MORGANTI S | ROYAL DELIGHT | 68.650 | + |
| 9 | 013 |  JOHNSSON A | DONAR | 68.050 | + |
| 10 | 002 |  FROES RIBEIRO | EMILY | 67.700 | + |
| 11 | 003 |  SCHLOSS J | INSPECTOR REBUS | 67.700 | + |
| 12 | 001 |  OAKLEY R | STATFORD MANTOVANI | 67.300 | + |
| 13 | 011 | FOO G | AVALON | 65.050 | + |
| 14 | 006 |  TSE N | UNDULETTE | 64.000 | + |
| Rk | Bib | Rider | Horse | Result | + |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 307 |  BRENNER H | WOMEN OF THE WORLD | 73.467 | + |
| 2 | 306 | CRIDDLE D | LJT AKILLES | 71.267 | + |
| 3 | 302 | DALSKOV A | AROS H5N1 FENRIS | 71.233 | + |
| 4 | 303 | SUNESEN S | THY’S QUE FAIRE | 69.700 | + |
| 5 | 310 |  VOETS S | VEDET PB | 68.767 | + |
| 6 | 304 |  LETARTRE J | WARINA | 67.800 | + |
| 7 | 305 | VINCHON V | FLIPPER D’OR | 67.433 | + |
| 8 | 308 | ZEIBIG S | WALDEMAR | 66.233 | + |
| 9 | 312 |  STOCK R | RIMINI PARK EMMERICH | 65.733 | + |
| 10 | 309 |  DRESLER Y | UBELISK | 65.333 | + |
| 11 | 301 |  GUGLIALMELLI LYNCH | NIRVANA PURE INDULGENCE | 60.200 | + |
| – | 311 |  ORE AC | BALLANTINE | WD | + |
| Rk | Bib | Rider | Horse | Result | + |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 403 |  GEORGE M | RAINMAN | 77.065 | + |
| 2 | 408 | WELLS S | PINOCCHIO | 76.323 | + |
| 3 | 412 | HOSMAR F | ALPHAVILLE | 73.097 | + |
| 4 | 404 | VERMEULEN C | WHOONEY TUNES | 71.613 | + |
| 5 | 406 | JORGENSEN L | DI CAPRIO | 70.258 | + |
| 6 | 410 | DWYER J | ORLANDO | 68.516 | + |
| 7 | 405 | ELSTONE E | ZARENO | 68.226 | + |
| 8 | 402 | DEKEYZER U | CLEVERBOY VAN D’ABEL | 68.000 | + |
| 9 | 409 | WEIFEN L | DON TURNER | 67.581 | + |
| 10 | 407 | BIZET N | RUBICA III | 67.581 | + |
| 11 | 414 |  JOHNSON P | LORD LOUIS | 65.774 | + |
| 12 | 401 | DODD H | WAIKIWI | 65.161 | + |
| 13 | 413 | MURI M | FANTASTICO | 64.097 | + |
| 14 | 411 |  FRAWLEY L | RHAPSODY | 60.097 | + |
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