Cash backing for UK’s reserve 2016 Olympic eventer
A history of reserve horses saving the 24-hour interval has led to a British grouping financing the terms of the country’s stand-by Equus caballus to go to the side past times side Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro inward 2016.
The Horse Trials Support Group (HTSG), a long-standing backer of British Championship Eventing teams, is to cover the go expenses for the official travelling reserve rider, horse, groom together with upward to ii owners of the reserve horse.
Rio 2016 sees a novel format introduced for the eventing competition, amongst alone 4 riders (instead of five, equally inward London 2012) competing inward the squad competition, amongst the best 3 scores to count. In addition, each squad volition survive entitled to an official travelling reserve. It is thence considered vital that at that topographic point is a travelling reserve for the eventing squad inward Rio, should a exchange survive required afterward the squad departs the UK.
However, the reserves cannot survive accommodated inward the Olympic Village inward Rio together with finding suitable accommodation together with ensuring the rider, Equus caballus together with groom are able to go together with laid volition survive expensive.
In add-on to its back upward of the Eventing team, HTSG volition likewise survive asset a raffle for those who are members of HTSG from 1 Apr 2014 – xxx Dec 2016, amongst the run a endangerment to win an all-expenses paid trip for ii to Rio for the duration of the eventing contest at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Equestrian Performance Director, Will Connell MBE, said: “This is an extremely generous offering of back upward past times the HTSG together with volition allow fifty-fifty greater back upward to survive given to the riders together with horses equally they laid for Rio. The format of having an official reserve that travels amongst the squad is novel for Eventing inward 2016, although it has been to a greater extent than or less for a piece inward Jumping.
“The HTSG has supported Britain’s eventing teams for many years together with the sport owes them a debt of gratitude. I would encourage all to bring together the HTSG together with accept a run a endangerment of winning a trip to Rio. By joining HTSG the tradition of supporting the squad is kept alive,” he said.
Rosemary Barlow, HTSG Chairman together with long-time eventing possessor together with volunteer, said since the advent of Lottery funding, much of the group’s fund-raising endeavor has been directed towards Britain’s Under-21 Eventing teams together with aid for up-and-coming riders. “We accept been delighted to create so, merely our origins prevarication amongst the senior team.
“Therefore, the HTSG commission feels that our members, some of whom accept been amongst us correct from the showtime 35 years ago, would similar to come across their coin going towards helping Great Britain win an Olympic aureate medal inward Rio. History shows that it’s oftentimes the reserve Equus caballus together with passenger that saves the day, together with nosotros desire to supply that security net.”
The bargain is inward understanding amongst the British Equestrian Federation’s Wold Class Programme, which is supported past times Lottery together with Exchequer funding through United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland Sport together with the heart athlete costs at an Olympic Games are covered past times the British Olympic Association (BOA).
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