Top Kiwi eventers ready for Puhinui 3*

 pictured on Viper SL at Gatcombe inwards Great Britain inwards  Top Kiwi eventers laid upwards for Puhinui 3*
Clarke Johnstone, pictured on Viper SL at Gatcombe inwards Great Britain inwards 2011. © Al Crook

The cream of New Zealand’s home-based eventers are converging on Auckland early on side past times side calendar month for the Puhinui Horse Trials.

One of the pinnacle events on the New Zealand eventing calendar, the three-star contest is at Puhinui Reserve  from Dec half dozen to 8.

World pose out 1 ranked eventing passenger Andrew Nicholson volition hold upwards making a rare appearance.  Nicholson has been on laissez passer on of the eventing globe for simply about fourth dimension directly too Kiwi eventing fans are delighted that he volition hold upwards back, albeit briefly, at a New Zealand lawsuit – fifty-fifty if he isn’t riding.

Nicholson volition hold upwards hot belongings alongside the eventing crowd who tin bring together him on a cross province course of written report walk too listen his accept on how to tackle the challenge.  Fans volition likewise bask Nicholson having a “couch chat” interview alongside swain Olympian Blyth Tait inwards the Fan Zone.  Unfortunately Nicholson cannot attend the whole event, too volition hold upwards flight dorsum to his Great Britain base of operations belatedly on Fri night, but he volition hold upwards at that spot to lookout adult man the offset veterinarian inspection on Th afternoon (December 5) too all 24-hour interval Fri for the dressage.

In an enforced alter of plan, Jonathan “Jock” Paget volition non hold upwards assist Puhinui equally he is currently on provisional respite nether FEI rules, due to his Equus caballus having returned positive examination at the Burghley Horse Trials. As a results he cannot compete or conduct keep whatever official business office at whatever FEI or national degree event, of which Puhinui is one.  He was to conduct keep led a course of written report walk at the event.

 pictured on Viper SL at Gatcombe inwards Great Britain inwards  Top Kiwi eventers laid upwards for Puhinui 3*
Joe Meyer alongside Black Andy. © Jane Thompson

But at that spot is a host of other stars at Puhinui. Other Olympians include Joe Meyer who is dorsum from his Florida base of operations to learn inwards NZ for a few weeks, Heelan Tompkins, who is competing inwards both the CIC2* too CIC*, along alongside Matthew Grayling who has a skillful peril of taking out the master copy class, the CIC3*.  Grayling volition likewise hold upwards competing against his immature adult woman Charlotte inwards the CNC* – a rare sporting occurrence.

Clarke Johnstone, a fellow member of the bronze medal-winning New Zealand squad at the 2010 World Equestrian Games (WEG), volition likewise hold upwards competing, having latterly returned afterward beingness based for simply about years inwards the UK.  He has a Equus caballus inwards the CIC2* too a immature Equus caballus inwards a lower class, equally does Annabel Wigley, who has latterly relocated her laissez passer on horses to Great Britain inwards a bid for a spot inwards the Kiwi squad at WEG too the Olympics. Rising star Lizzie Brown, fresh from a huge win inwards Europe at Boekelo, volition likewise hold upwards at the event, although non riding.

Local riders are coming from all over New Zealand including a rigid contingent from the South Island.

There are diverse classes scheduled at the Auckland event, from the challenging CIC3* to novice level.

 

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