Nations Cup for young riders added to US show
Most international showjumpers aspire to correspond their county at a Nations Cup event, too a US contest is preparing to hand immature riders a gustatory modality of the action.
The FEI Nations Cup has been a featured consequence at Florida’s Winter Equestrian Festival since it was showtime added to the contest line-up inwards Wellington dorsum inwards 2002. Now, with sponsorship from Hollow Creek Farm, competitors inwards the Children’s, Junior too Young Riders divisions tin travel expect forwards to competing inwards their ain marquee Nations Cup events.
The overwhelming popularity of squad contest is non simply for senior riders anymore; straightaway immature upwardly too coming riders of all ages tin travel participate too overstep away a gustatory modality of what perchance awaits them every bit their careers progress. On Saturday, March 2, 3 dissever Nations Cup events volition last held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center inwards Wellington, Florida.
The showtime circular of the Nations Cup contest volition last held inwards the International Arena during the day, with the minute circular held nether the lights at nighttime inwards front end of what is certain to last an enthusiastic crowd cheering on their favourite countries. The Children’s Nations Cup for riders aged 12 to xiv volition last held first, followed past times the Junior Nations Cup for riders aged xiv to 18. The Young Riders’ Nations Cup volition last Saturday’s tertiary too end squad competition, featuring competitors aged xvi to 21.
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, the United States, too Venezuela volition all plain teams for the Nations Cup squad contest piece Chile, Peru, too Sweden volition last represented past times private competitors.
Hollow Creek Farm’s involvement inwards encouraging immature athletes to sense riding inwards a squad format stems from its star pupil, Emanuel Andrade. At xv years of age, Andrade swept the junior divisions at in conclusion year’s FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. Competing against riders who were several years older than him, Andrade claimed 23 victories too took abode no fewer than xviii Championship too Reserve Championship titles.
An active challenger inwards his native Venezuela where he balances schoolhouse run with riding, Andrade had the chance to compete inwards a squad consequence for immature riders inwards Republic of Ecuador inwards 2011. The same year, Andrade was a fellow member of the winning Pro-Am squad inwards the FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, riding with Venezuelan Olympian Pablo Barrios too Luis Fernando Larrazabal. Eager to maintain exposing Andrade too his talented peers from some the earth to the challenges of squad competition, Hollow Creek Farm eagerly supported the novel Nations Cup initiative.
Just every bit inwards the $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented past times G&C Farm, which volition last held on Fri night, March 1, teams of 4 riders each with the best 3 scores to count volition correspond their countries inwards the Nations Cup events for Children, Juniors, too Young Riders.
“The stance is to start out to gear upwardly the groundwork for immature riders to compete together every bit a team,” said Hollow Creek Farm trainer Angel Karolyi, himself a fellow member of the Venezuelan squad at in conclusion year’s Nations Cup consequence inwards Wellington. “It gives them the chance to sense the squad format earlier they achieve the top levels of international competition.”
Karolyi operates Hollow Creek Farm of Aiken, SC, with concern partner Andrea King. Only 26 years old, Karolyi understands both the benefits too the challenges of competing every bit a squad member, too the extra pressure level it brings. It is a learned lesson he’s applied every bit a fellow member of Venezuela’s Gold Medal Team at the 2010 Central American too Caribbean Area Games inwards Puerto Rico, every bit good every bit at the 2011 Pan American Games inwards Guadalajara, Mexico.
“It is rattling of import to break these immature riders to the responsibleness of non entirely performing good for yourself, but for others who are relying on you,” Karolyi said.
“It is actually exciting for us to last a business office of this wonderful novel program, which is too then innovative too unique.”
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