Grayling scoops NZ eventing’s top 3* prize
Matthew Grayling together with Henton Executive cause got shown the immature guns how it’s done amongst a decisive victory inwards the CCI3* at New Zealand’s Puhinui International Three-Day-Event.
The 50-year-old Taranaki dairy farmer prevailed inwards the Honda New Zealand CCI3* inwards hard conditions, having to consummate the terminal jumping stage inwards the heaviest of showers, but incurring entirely 4 faults for an odd refusal.
Grayling, who has entirely been riding the Equus caballus since September this year, was delighted amongst the win, proverb it was “difficult to instruct these wins together with dandy to instruct this result.”
This is their outset outing at the highest score of contest available inwards New Zealand. “We cause got bonded a lot to a greater extent than inwards the finally 4 weeks, he was standoffish amongst me at first. Now he is a pleasance to cause got only about together with at in 1 lawsuit follows me around. I’ve fifty-fifty got the cows inwards on him a few times,” the 2004 Olympian said.
The “Grayling way” is to allow a Equus caballus to hold upwards a horse, together with at in 1 lawsuit Henton Executive, known at dwelling solid every bit Eric, has operate a Equus caballus that does everything, together with hence plumbing equipment into the organisation the Grayling menage unit of measurement use. One of the Grayling’s best known protégés is William Fox-Pitt’s 2012 Kentucky 3DE winner Parklane Hawk.
Aucklander Dannie Lodder riding her family’s favourite horse, Moochi, had regrets virtually her error on the cross-country which terms her the win. “I made a large error yesterday. Second is good, but outset is a lot better.” She even so has large goals for Moochi. “I’d dearest to practice a 4 star. If I could practice Badminton, I’d perish happy.”
Kelsey Rothery from Cambridge amongst her Equus caballus The Felon finished inwards tertiary place. The immature passenger was delighted amongst her achievement at her outset crusade at a contest at this level. She volition at in 1 lawsuit aim the Equus caballus at Kihikihi together with and then Taupo but outset she’s going to accept her Equus caballus on beach vacation to her dwelling solid town of Kawhia.
Rothery, similar so many riders, was total of praise for the course, built yesteryear Tich Massey. “The cross province rode well, Tich construct a dandy course.”
Nadine Bell, the Marketing Manager from Honda NZ who sponsored the CCI3*, was total of praise for the event. “We are really proud to hold upwards involved. It’s a fantastic lawsuit together with eventing is a dandy sport, nosotros intend this is a dandy agency of giving dorsum to New Zealand, every bit horses are a large business office of the New Zealand culture.
The Cato Packaging CCI2* was Pb from start to complete yesteryear Donna Smith on Balmoral Sensation. Did this practice whatsoever extra pressure? “I strive on pressure, I take away it or else I’d hold upwards yawning together with sleeping inwards the truck park,” Smith said.
Samantha Felton moved from 5th to 4th to 2nd on Ricker Ridge Pico Bo. It was a large weekend for Felton, who had 3 horses inwards the class. “I e'er knew this was going to hold upwards a large weekend, I’ve never done it before. I’ve had this Equus caballus since he was 3 so I know all the tricks he has,” she said.
Clarke Johnstone was tertiary inwards the lawsuit on Sam Taylor’s Leo Degas. The Equus caballus volition at in 1 lawsuit operate dorsum to Taylor who volition compete on him inwards the autumn. Johnstone has spent the finally 3 weeks getting to know him together with patch he said he made a few mistakes inwards the dressage, he was really pleased amongst him. Johnstone at in 1 lawsuit heads to an exhibition eventing contest inwards Perth, Australia.
In the Veterinary Associates CCI* Simone Kann took the win on her chestnut mare Balmoral Oakey. She praised her partner, Donna Smith, for giving her audio advice on where to ride the showjumping jumps, amongst the going beingness a fiddling difficult. Her biggest challenge now, she thinks, is keeping Donna from “stealing her ride.”
Jessica Woods on LV Award was instant together with good pleased amongst her horse, 1 amongst potential for the future. “He’s a keeper,” she said. Sarah Young was the large mover inwards the class, moving from 15th after the dressage to 9th after the cross province to complete tertiary overall.
She said she was “quite shocked.” “I dearest this fiddling Equus caballus together with I cause got trained him all myself. I only had to proceed cool together with allow him practice his job.” Both Woods together with Young are aiming at the Trans Tasman immature passenger squad inwards Commonwealth of Australia side yesteryear side year.
This was the finally contest on the New Zealand eventing calendar for 2013 together with has been a fabulous lawsuit amongst some really pop together with good deserved wins.
Final Results
Honda New Zealand CCI***
Matthew Grayling, Henton Executive, 61.6
Dannie Lodder, Moochi, 79.2
Kelsey Rothery, The Felon, 82.6
Brent Jury, SE Big, 87.4
Cato Packaging CCI**
Donna Smith, Balmoral Sensation, 42.1
Samantha Felton, Ricker Ridge Pico Boo, 48.9
Clarke Johnstone, Leo Degas, 51.4
Veterinary Associates CCI*
Simone Kann, Balmoral Oakley, 45.6
Jessica Woods, LV Award, 49.4
Sarah Young, SS Galaxy, 53.1
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