Irish rider second in Chengdu World Cup leg
Dubai-based Irish Gaelic passenger Marion Hughes finished minute inwards a boom biting FEI World Cup qualifier inwards Chengdu in China on Saturday.
After her Chinese Equus caballus was declared lame but before the Red Mills sponsored event, immature human being equestrian Miguel Bravo (Portugal), who was unable to compete, offered Hughes his ain Equus caballus to ride instead, amongst the permission of the FEI officials.
Competing 9th inwards a plain of xiv international riders, Hughes, who had never ridden the Equus caballus before, steered him to a magnificent clear circular to tumultuous applause from the Chinese spectators.
This was the tertiary leg of the Red Mills Chinese FEI World Cup Qualifiers in addition to was hosted inwards a construct novel €20m stadium yesteryear the metropolis of Chengdu inwards Sichuan province.
Irish Olympian Cian O’Connor equally good won for Ireland inwards an before leg of the contest inwards Beijing, underlining the authorisation of Irish Gaelic equestrian sport inwards the emerging Chinese industry.
Victory for O’Connor was all the sweeter equally the Equus caballus was trained yesteryear China-based Galway human being Austin Melia, director of China’s premier Equestrian Club, BIEC, in addition to jitney to the junior Chinese equestrian team.
Ireland’s interest was consummate equally the effect was sponsored yesteryear Kilkenny fellowship Connolly’s Red Mills – the kickoff in addition to to appointment entirely unusual Equus caballus feed fellowship to convey secured the stringent import registrations in addition to licences for China.
Equestrian sports are novel to Cathay in addition to this is entirely the minute twelvemonth this FEI contest has been held.
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