Australia’s Boyd Exell leads WEG driving charge
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Reigning champion Boyd Exell from Commonwealth of Australia is alongside 46 four-in-hand drivers from 17 nations vying for honours when contest gets nether agency at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games on September 4.
Exell volition live on facing a tough contest inward Normandy equally his greatest opponent, Chester Weber from the USA, has made his score this season, with victories at primal international events including Windsor (GBR), Saumur (FRA) in addition to Aachen (GER). The 2012 silvery medalist, who of late became begetter of a infant son, Douglas, equally good won the examination lawsuit at Caen inward 2013.
But Australia’s Exell has proven to live on an fantabulous challenger inward all circumstances in addition to is able to proceed a cool caput nether pressure, which guarantees a nail-biting contest until the really terminal phase.
Dutch driver Theo Timmerman is equally good aiming for a house on the private podium. The 2013 European four-in-hand champion won inward Riesenbeck (GER) in addition to finished minute at the CAI3* events inward Horst (NED) in addition to Saumur. Timmerman is inward peachy shape in addition to is determined to ameliorate on his private quaternary house at the FEI World Four-in-Hand Championships inward 2012.
Timmerman’s teammates IJsbrand Chardon in addition to Koos de Ronde volition create everything non alone to defend their squad gold, which has been inward Dutch hands since 2008, simply volition equally good live on battling it out for the private honours. De Ronde finished 3rd at Windsor, Saumur, Aachen in addition to Riesenbeck, piece Chardon had top-five placings at Windsor, Vecsés in addition to Riesenbeck, piece testing the correct combination of horses for his four-in-hand team.
Add to the mix Germany’s leading driver Christoph Sandmann, Hungarians József Dobrovitz in addition to Zoltán Lázár, in addition to onetime globe champion Werner Ulrich from Switzerland, in addition to the termination of the contest for the private medals is anyone’s guess.
Host nation French Republic is good represented with viii competitors – 3 squad members in addition to 5 individuals – who are expected to position up strong performances inward the private phases.
A especial spotlight volition live on on the Lusitano stallion Xisto, from the team of Portuguese driver Manuel Campilho. Xisto was photographed yesteryear Portuguese lensman Filipa Scarpa, who won the exceed prize inward the FEI Solidarity World Photo Grand Prix for her stunning picture of the 11-year-old stallion.
The scoop
- 14 nations volition trouble upwards inward the team competition, inward which the Netherlands is the defending champion.
- This is the globe entitle debut for 22-year-old Josef Leibetseder jr, (AUT), 24-year-old Edouard Simonet (BEL), 35-year-old Sébastien Mourier (FRA), 27-year-old Sébastien Vincent (FRA) in addition to 41-year-old François Vogel (FRA).
- At 22, Hungary’s József Dobrovitz Jr. is the youngest driver, whereas Carlo Mascheroni (ITA) is, at 74, the oldest athlete of the entire Games.
- The course of teaching designer is Richard Nicoll (USA), onetime chairman of the FEI Driving Committee, who was inward accuse of the course of teaching at the 2010 Kentucky Games.
- Dr Klaus Christ from Germany, equally good a fellow member of the FEI Driving Committee, leads the Ground Jury.
- Officials
Timetable
- Wednesday, 3 September: Horse Inspection
- Thursday, 4 September: Dressage Part 1
- Friday, 5 September: Dressage Part 2
- Saturday, vi September: Marathon
- Sunday, seven September: Obstacle Driving Competition
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