Lee Pearson back on top of para podium
British para-equestrian Lee Pearson has made it dorsum into the scope tier of the sport too to the scope of the podium, winning Grade Ib private golden at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 inwards Normandy, writes Rob Howell.
It has been 4 years since Pearson has worn gold, at the finally World Equestrian Games inwards Kentucky. At London 2012 he took argent too bronze inwards the private tests, something of a daze trial at the time, too golden inwards the squad competition, too and then missed the cutting for alternative for the British squad at finally year’s European Championships.
Overall, Pearson has won 32 Paralympic, basis too European titles inwards his career. On Midweek he rode Zion to score 77.310% ahead of his London 2012 competition too freestyle golden medallist Pepo Puch of Austria. Riding Fine Feeling S, Puch scored 74.793% to accept silver, spell the bronze went to Nicole Den Dulk of The Netherlands, riding Wallace to score 71.621%.
Clearly moved past times his victory, Pearson said: “I only dear that horse. He gives me everything. He was even therefore a fleck aware of his environs inside the arena, which is quite new because ordinarily he’s totally focused on me, but he stayed actually relaxed.
“It’s been a tough journey, what alongside London too non getting selected for the Europeans too a tough v years personally as well. It’s also been tough alongside this horse. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of people didn’t possess got religious belief inwards him, but I e'er possess got from 24-hour interval one. We’ve had our problems – he broke my dorsum inwards 4 places – but I adore riding him. I ride him outdoors on my ain too we’re only 2 naughty beans that possess got fun together. We brand the perfect pair.
“I don’t dear as good many horses, they are all treated as inwards my yard, but I produce dear him too nosotros possess got proved quite a few people incorrect too it agency a lot.”
London 2012 private bronze medallist, too electrical flow European champion Puch said of his silver: “At the showtime I was quite afraid virtually my score. I had to hold off too hold off as I rode at the beginning, therefore I had the whole 24-hour interval waiting but I’m actually happy alongside the silver. I was sitting too watching my colleagues too watching the Austrian passenger inwards the Dressage arena. That’s the skillful affair virtually these Games, nosotros possess got a lot of disciplines taking place.”
Puch had competed at previous Games as an able bodied passenger earlier an accident caused his disability. He added: “I know them all too this is my 3rd dependent champaign at a World Equestrian Games.”
In taking the bronze, The Netherlands’ Den Dulk won her firstly major international medal too had a grin that looked as if she had won gold. “I possess got no words,” she said. “This was out of this world. I possess got therefore much emotion. My whole goal was only to come upward high plenty to ride inwards the freestyle too straightaway I am standing hither alongside a medal. It’s unbelievable. Pepo is my ultimate hero inwards Para-Equestrian Dressage too I possess got only been beside him on the stage.”
Pearson’ss finally primary challenger came inwards the shape of squad-mate Ricky Balshaw too LJT Engaards Solitaire. It was a positive start but ‘Sid’ looked a fiddling off color too wasn’t his sprightly self to give 69.414%, leaving them out of the medals.
Afterwards Balshaw said; “I’m gutted. He was a fiddling apartment inwards there. I had a error inwards the walk pirouette correct inwards forepart of 2 judges therefore it toll me. It only didn’t scope for me today. I’ll expect at the criticisms on the score sheets too come across what tin move worked on. My jitney (Michel Assouline) was pleased alongside the exam therefore non certain what went wrong, only 1 of those days.”
After the finally passenger from Ireland, Breda Bernie, had been Pearson could finally breathe a sigh of relief too permit it sink inwards that he’d successfully defended his World title, this fourth dimension alongside equine partner Zion.
“It’s a feeling of elation too relief. Years of difficult operate … the difficult fourth dimension at London … the difficult fourth dimension since London … non beingness selected for the Europeans … doing my farm upward … putting other people’s trust inwards this Equus caballus … all paid off today,” Pearson said.
“The back upward from friends, family, supporters, sponsors, UK Sport World Class programme addition an amazing Equus caballus has been brilliant. To move selected too to come upward hither is amazing. It’s been groovy to possess got the direct chances to compete against Pepo (Puch) since he rhythm out me inwards London too come upward too rhythm out him on a dissimilar Equus caballus is satisfying.”
Grade Ib results
1 Lee Pearson (GBR) – 77.310%
2 Pepo Puch (AUT) – 74.793%
3 Nicole Den Dulk (NED) – 71.621%
Full results
Grade III
Earlier inwards the day, Germany’s Hannelore Brenner had claimed the firstly golden medal of the Para-Equestrian Dressage contest at Games.
Brenner, riding Women of the World, successfully defended her 2010 basis private championship against Sanne Voets of The Netherlands, too Susanne Jensby Sunesen of Denmark.
The double London 2012 golden medallist scored 73.610% to Voets’ 73.146%, riding Vedet PB. Sunesen, on Thy’s Que Faire, scored 71.976%.
After receiving her medal, Brenner, 51, said: “I am actually happy. The ride was wonderful too I am therefore happy that it was plenty for the firstly place. You don’t know till the destination of the contest too I didn’t remain to sentry as I don’t possess got the nerves for that, but I looked at the alive score when Sanne was riding. I squall back it took a yr off my life!
“It could move the finally fourth dimension alongside my Equus caballus because she is nineteen years onetime therefore I am real emotional, to a greater extent than than the other years.”
The firstly too minute house results inwards the Grade III echo those of finally year’s European Championships. Voets reflected on that too said: “Last yr inwards Herning I won the same medal inwards the same exam too the departure betwixt me too Hannelore was quite big, but straightaway nosotros are getting closer every time. It’s going to move exciting inwards the freestyle.” Voets won the freestyle contest at the Europeans, alongside Brenner taking the silver.
Sunesen’s bronze is her firstly major international medal, having come upward 5th at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. “It is wonderful,” she said. “I nearly cried when I got to the podium too I am only therefore happy. It agency a lot to intermission through.”
Thursdaysees the finally private tests decided as Grades Ia, II too IV riders accept to the arena. The squad contest volition also move decided alongside the scope iii teams earning the firstly places at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Grade III
1 Hannelore Brenner (GER) – 73.610%
2 Sanne Voets (NED) – 73.146%
3 Susanne Jensby Sunesen (DEN) – 71.976%
Full results
Belum ada Komentar untuk "Lee Pearson back on top of para podium"
Posting Komentar