Kiwis eye golden prize as eventing starts in Normandy
Above: Team USA passenger Boyd Martin talks most the trot-up too how he too the squad are feeling on the eventide of the eventing competition.
New Zealand’s eventing squad has its oculus on precious metallic after the commencement trot-up at the Haras du Pin venue for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inwards France.
A tape 91 horses representing 27 nations volition start the competition, but 1 lamentable omission volition live Sweden’s Ludwig Svennerstal, a fellow member of the argent medal squad at the FEI European Eventing Championships in conclusion twelvemonth too an private medal prospect inwards Normandy. His horse, Alexander, was withdrawn from the belongings box, which agency Sweden is downward to a squad of 3 riders.
The sole Hungarian horse, My Win, ridden past times Làszlò Egyed, too Russia’s Pinokolada (Yuri Shumskiy) were likewise sent to the belongings box but were accepted.
The commencement passenger to become earlier the Ground Jury – President Gillian Rolton (AUS), Alain James (FRA), too Ernst Topp (GER) – volition live the USA’s Buck Davidson on Ballynoe Castle RM.
The Germans stimulate got been drawn in conclusion of the teams and, for the commencement time, their defending champion Michael Jung (GER) volition act every bit pathfinder.
Jung has non been able to convey his Olympic, basis too European champion La Biosthetique Sam due to a last-minute tike injury, but he volition acquaint simply every bit much of a threat to other nations on his second-choice horse, the nine-year-old mare FisherRocana FST, on whom he finished 2nd at the FEI Classics leg at CCI4* Luhmühlen (GER) inwards June.
Badminton winners Sam Griffiths (AUS) too Paulank Brockagh volition become commencement for Australia. Zara Phillips (GBR), the 2006 basis champion, is commencement for Great United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland of Britain too Northern Republic of Ireland on High Kingdom too the New Zealand maestro Mark Todd is trailblazer for New Zealand on Leonidas ll (owned past times Peter Cattrell too Di Brunsden).
Joining Todd on the Kiwi squad is Andrew Nicholson, Jock Paget too Tim Price, amongst Jonelle Price too Lucy Jackson riding every bit individuals.
On paper, the New Zealanders seem to live 1 of simply a handful of teams to beat, amongst each of its squad riders having won at four-star level.
Nicholson has been named on Nereo (owned past times Libby Sellar), Price on Wesko (owned past times Christina Knudsen, Peter Vela, Lucy Sangster too Kate Watchman), too Paget on Clifton Promise (owned past times Frances Stead too Russell Hall).
Nicholson has ridden inwards all half dozen World Equestrian Games, amongst his best private consequence a bronze inwards Kentucky inwards 2010, when New Zealand likewise won a squad bronze. He too Todd, who has ridden at 4 WEGs, were inwards the gilt medal-winning squad inwards 1990 inwards Stockholm. Todd was likewise inwards the squad to select gilt inwards 1998 inwards Rome.
It volition live the 2nd fourth dimension Paget has ridden at WEG but his commencement inwards the squad too he is hungry for success.
Price is on début at WEG, next his recent 4 star win at the Luhmuhlen International Horse Trials.
All are expecting a challenging cross province rails from Pierre Michelet, which runs on an undulating rails underneath the chateau too should supply a corking spectacle. It volition contain 44 jumping efforts inwards eleven minutes xxx seconds. The Ground Jury has removed 1 sheep shelter obstruction from the penultimate fence.
New Zealand eventing chef d’equipe Erik Duvander says the heavy pelting inwards recent days volition add together to the difficulty.
“We are hither amongst the best possible preparation,” he says. “The horses stimulate got travelled good too the riders are all create to become out too create their really best.”
The contest starts amongst 2 days of dressage on Th too Friday, the cross province on Sabbatum too showjumping on Sunday. Dressage too cross province is held at Le Pin National Stud, amongst the in conclusion bailiwick at the stade d’Ornano inwards Caen.
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Reporting: Kate Green, Diana Dobson
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