Tokyo 2020: Surfer s legacy lives on in Kiwi Olympic show jumper Uma O Neill stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“I wish our team the best of luck at Tokyo. I will be cheering them on.” The showjumping competition at the Olympics is set to begin on Tuesday, August 3, with individual qualifying. The individual final will follow on August 4, with team qualifying on August 6, and the team final on August 7. Wordley had been set to attend his second Olympics, having previously competed in Beijing in 2008, while O’Neill will be taking part in her first. She joins Bruce Goodin, a veteran of four Olympics, and Daniel Meech, who has been to two previous Games. Tom Tarver is the new travelling reserve, with horse Popeye.
Horse & Hound
Trending: Aaron Vale and Major Credit: Courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.
Aaron Vale topped the $75,000 World Equestrian Center (WEC) Grand Prix 1.50m for the second week in a row in the WEC Grand Arena at the Ocala venue on Saturday, January 16.
The course was designed by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky and featured a double combination, multiple liverpools, triple combination and a skinny jump, truly testing entries on every level.
There was an impressive roster of international riders in the field, resulting in a thrilling battle between Aaron Vale of Thinkslikeahorse in Williston, Florida, and Tracy Fenney of MTM Farm in Flower Mound, Texas, with seven of the top 12 placings being claimed by the two riders on multiple horses. Though they were neck and neck throughout the class, it was Aaron Vale who emerged victorious with Elusive for the second week in a row, finishing third with Major (pictured above), the runner-up last week.