Jumpers of the future spar in Mexico
The magical town of Valle de Bravo, located on the shore of Lake Avándaro in addition to over 150km southwest of United Mexican States City, played host to the FEI Children’s International Classics Final in conclusion week.
A sum of 32 immature athletes from fourteen nations battled it out at the Rancho Avándaro Country Club, where Mexico’s Juan Pablo Gaspar, 14, in addition to his hitting grayness gelding Puertas Blue Dream clinched the golden medal.
France’s Camille Conde-Ferreira, 13, secured silverish with Black Jumper, in addition to Venezuela’s Isabella Andreu, who volition plow fourteen at the goal of this calendar month – in addition to who scored a faultless circular only similar her swain medallists – took dwelling family bronze with Red Graf.
Qualifications for the Final took house at Gold Tour events inwards 26 countries unopen to the basis during 2012. Sixteen unusual athletes from the FEI ChIC World Standings were hence invited to attend the terminal amongst sixteen athletes from host acre Mexico.
According to the rules, each dwelling family athlete brings 2 horses to the event. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 clit hence takes house to produce upward one's hear which of the 2 horses they volition ride, with the remaining Equus caballus ridden yesteryear a unusual athlete, also selected yesteryear a draw.
All athletes are hence entitled to 2 30-minute grooming sessions to acquaint themselves with their horses, followed yesteryear a warm-up competition. As expected, United Mexican States dominated the overstep spots inwards the warm-up, but every bit the calendar week progressed the unusual athletes struck upward rigid partnerships with their borrowed horses, in addition to they gave their hosts a run for their money!
The First Qualifier took house nether the hot Avándaro afternoon sun, with all 32 participants taking purpose in addition to all but ane athlete successfully completing the course of teaching designed yesteryear John Vallance (AUS).
Mexico filled the podium, taking vii of the overstep 10 places with Camille Conde-Ferreira (FRA), Robyn Walker (CAN) in addition to Maria Julia de Barros Gubeissi (BRA) representing the unusual athletes.
Hot Mexican favourites Juan Pablo Gaspar in addition to Puertas Blue Dream lived upward to their reputation, taking firstly house with null faults inwards an impressive 55.55 seconds, followed yesteryear compatriots Uriel Sosa aboard Zoltan in addition to Dulce Maria Sanchez taking 3rd with her mare Ananda.
The Second Qualifier saw a alter inwards the podium every bit novel partnerships betwixt the borrowed horses in addition to their unusual athletes grew stronger.
This time, the overstep 10 was dominated yesteryear vii unusual athletes, with France’s Camille Conde-Ferreira in addition to Black Jumper snatching firstly house from the experienced Juan Pablo Gaspar in addition to Puertas Blue Dream yesteryear 3 hundredths of a second.
The Farewell competition, opened upward to athletes who did non qualify for the Final, took house inwards forepart of a capacity crowd of over 2,500 spectators.
Mexico’s Alfonso Gutierrez on Volumia took firstly house inwards a fourth dimension of 65.30 seconds, with compatriots Dayanne Salas with Nicita storming dwelling family inwards second, in addition to Antonio Abascal aboard Continio 4 coming inwards 3rd with 67.88 seconds.
Attention hence turned to the Final Competition, opened upward to sixteen athletes earning the highest seat out of points from the qualifiers in addition to a maximum of 8 dwelling family athletes allowed.
The sixteen athletes tackled the testing course of teaching with vii going clear ahead of the tough jump-off. With ever-mounting pressure, it was exclusively those athletes with a clear hear in addition to rigid focus that would endure able to concord out.
New Zealand’s Briar Burnett-Grant – who at 12 was this year’s 2nd youngest athlete – was firstly into the jump-off with her mare Chipica, securing a speedy fourth dimension with only 4 faults. In the end, exclusively iv athletes went clear, hence the medals came downwards to the speed in addition to trust betwixt Equus caballus in addition to rider.
Australian athlete Jessica Tripp, competing for the firstly fourth dimension out of her dwelling family country, narrowly missed out on the bronze medal on Puertas Catena, when they were beaten yesteryear only 0.61 seconds yesteryear Isabella Andreu (VEN) who had been quietly making her agency upward the leader board with the powerful Red Graf.
The battle for golden was laid upward betwixt the 2 favourites, who had shown their potency from the really outset – Camille Conde-Ferreira in addition to Juan Pablo Gaspar.
Juan Pablo in addition to Puertas Blue Dream get got been competing together in addition to climbing the jumping ladder for several years, spell Camille had met her mountain exclusively v days previously.
The clit per unit of measurement area was on for Camille, who was inwards the arena first. She finished quaternary inwards the 2011 FEI Children’s International Classics Final, in addition to was desperate non to immature adult woman out on the podium this time. She needed to become clear in addition to endure quick to boot the bucket along the clit per unit of measurement area on Juan Pablo. They finished a really neat, careful circular in addition to broke the beam close 3 seconds faster than the electrical flow leader, Isabella Andreu (VEN).
Juan Pablo, who seemed to get got the whole of United Mexican States riding every stride with him, looked relaxed in addition to with Puertas Blue Dream made the course of teaching facial expression easy.
With a perfect round, in addition to managing to accept 2 seconds off Camille’s time, the combination crossed the work inwards only 32.39 seconds in addition to inwards forepart of his ecstatic dwelling family crowd.
• In the squad event, Canada’s Robyn Walker, 15, joined Briar Burnett-Grant from New Zealand, in addition to Tanimara Macari in addition to Uriel Sosa from Mexico, to win gold.
With exclusively the overstep 3 scores of each circular to count, in addition to Team Careyes had no faults over the 2 rounds of contest for the win. Team Puerto Vallarta won silverish with iv faults inwards a fourth dimension of 225.50. The bronze medal went to Team Ixtapa with a iv error fourth dimension of 226.53.
Each province inwards the FEI International Jumping Children’s Final is represented yesteryear a maximum of 2 riders with the exception of the host country, which is entitled to get got a seat out of competitors equal to the seat out of unusual entries. Foreign riders compete on borrowed horses, supplied yesteryear the host country. The contest was created to promote in addition to encourage talented immature riders yesteryear giving them the chance to sense international contest with back upward from the FEI.
Reporting: Anna Williams
Results
Gold: Juan Pablo Gaspar (MEX)/Puertas Blue Dream
Silver: Camille Conde-Ferraira (FRA)/Black Jumper
Bronze: Isabella Andreu (VEN)/Red Graf
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