WEG reining: US holds strong hand, but Europeans primed
Baca Juga
Reining’s history with the FEI World Equestrian Games began inwards 1998 inwards Rome, when it was a demonstration sport earlier the dressage freestyle thrilled the knowledgeable crowd in addition to resulted inwards a standing ovation, writes Simona Diale.
Horse in addition to riders from eleven nations took business office inwards the demonstration.
In 2000, the FEI officially recognised Reining in addition to the western dependent made its FEI World Equestrian Games debut inwards 2002. Success in addition to involvement were high inwards Jerez de la Frontera, venue of the 2002 Games, in addition to this continued to hold upwards the representative inwards 2006 in addition to 2010.
The first-ever reining squad medallists at FEI World Equestrian Games were the USA who took the gold; Canada was inwards silver, in addition to Italy inwards bronze. The private champions were the Shawn Flarida in addition to Tom McCutcheon from the USA, who took gilt in addition to silvery respectively, in addition to Canada’s Shawna Sapergia, who won bronze.
In 2006, the podium of the squad contest was a two-peat patch Duane Latimer of Canada claimed the private title, after a run-off for the gold, followed past times Tim McQuay (USA), who took silver, in addition to past times Aaron Ralston (USA), who won bronze. Four years later, inwards Kentucky, the USA squad members wore the gilt medal some their cervix 1 time again. This fourth dimension around, they were followed past times a non bad squad from a much smaller European country, Belgium. Once again, Italy took the bronze.
The private medallists at the Kentucky Games inwards 2010, saw Tom McCutcheon in addition to Gunners Special Nite win the gilt medal for the host nation, Craig Schmersal (USA) in addition to Mister Montana Nic were inwards silvery in addition to 2006 private champion Canada’s Duane Latimer claimed the bronze aboard Dun Playin Tag.
USA the favourites
In the upcoming Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 inwards Normandy, 24 nations volition compete: sixteen volition hold upwards represented past times teams patch 8 volition characteristic private riders only. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 total of 87 combinations volition move out their grade inwards the prestigious arena.
Once again, the squad favourites are without a incertitude the USA. The Kentucky Reining Cup served equally the alternative lawsuit for the squad. For the 3rd yr inwards a row, Shawn Flarida won the entitle in addition to earned a location on Team USA aboard Michell Kimball’s Spooks Gotta Whiz. Mandy McCutcheon was a closed minute aboard manly individual raise Tim McQuay’s Yellow Jersey, in addition to 3rd was Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Larson with Heritage Farm’s HF Mobster.
Joining the 3 squad members volition hold upwards US citizen, Italian-born Andrea Fappani, who qualified with 2 of his horses: Silver Spurs Equine’s Smoking Whiz in addition to Custom Cash Advance. Since the athletes cannot ride to a greater extent than than 1 Equus caballus at the Games, the other 2 squad members volition hold upwards Troy Heikes on Denise Bixler’s Lil Gun Dun in addition to Tom McCutcheon with Jennifer Marley’s Dun Git Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Nicadual. Tom is a squad veteran, but Heikes in addition to Fappani, similar Mandy in addition to Larson, are novel to the Games.
Amanda “Mandy” McCutcheon is no stranger to transcend reining contest but has never made it on the FEI World Equestrian Games squad before. “This is all novel for me,” says the non professional person rider, who is also the kickoff adult woman to hold upwards selected on the US team.
“The alternative lawsuit made me nervous, but the adjacent business office is but fun. I am in addition to hence grateful to hold upwards able to ride a Equus caballus similar this in addition to can’t give thank you lot my parents plenty for having given me this opportunity. It’s pretty generous!”
Yellow Bailiwick of Jersey was business office of Team Italy inwards 2010, nether the saddle of Stefano Massignan.
Canada a leading chance
Canada has been on the squad in addition to private podium since 2002 in addition to this year, Josiane Gauthier, Lisa Coulter, Matt Hudson in addition to Cody Sapergia volition hold upwards riding for their flag. Coulter has represented Canada inwards FEI contest at the 2009 Kentucky Cup, at the 2010 Games inwards Lexington, in addition to at the FEI World Reining Final 2011 inwards Sweden. In add-on to her successful career equally a competitor, Coulter also adds her expertise to the Canadian Reining Committee equally a volunteer.
Josiane Gauthier relocated to North Carolina from Quebec inwards 2000 to start working with her father, Francois Gauthier, who was a fellow member of Canada’s silvery medal winning reining squad at 2006 Games. Josiane Gauthier has achieved her finish of becoming a professional person reiner in addition to volition similar a shot follow inwards her father’s footsteps.
Breaking on to the Reining scene inwards Italy equally a immature trainer, Hudson relocated dorsum to Canada after 4 years inwards Europe to develop at Equine Plus inwards Quebec.
Currently residing inwards Lermoos, Austria, at the ranch of Tina Künstner-Mantl in addition to Klaus Mantl of Jac Point Quarter Horses, Sapergia is closed to the middle of reining inwards Europe.
Italy, some other acre good used to the podium, is also getting cook to defend the medals they accept earned. Stefano Angelucci (team reserve inwards 2010), Pietro Artinghelli, Stefano Ferri, Gennaro Lendi (individual gilt at the FEI Reining World Championships 2008) in addition to Giuseppe Prevosti volition hold upwards vying for the medals. The 6th passenger volition hold upwards Manuel Cortesi.
Team Kingdom of Belgium is preparing to defend the silvery won inwards the previous edition of the Games and, 1 time again, hubby in addition to married adult woman Bernard in addition to Ann Fonk volition hold upwards riding for their country. Team veteran Cira Baeck, amongst Piet Mesdagh volition hold upwards joining them.
As the years accept gone by, the grade of contest has grown immensely. In the 2006 edition inwards Aachen, 68 participants from 21 countries showed. This year, athletes representing 24 countries are saltation to thrill the crowd.
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