Dermott Lennon, 2002: I’m flabbergasted to be here. I’m
looking forward to riding them all. I’ve rode worse ones. I ride a lot of young horses at home.
LEARNING THE HORSES Those who’ve ridden a lot of horses at a busy barn have an advantage in this phase of the competition. Like catch riders, they can successfully jump the course without ruining the horse for others. The four riders may share information with the others, watch videos, or just watch the horses. Here’s how some of those competitors strategized as they prepared for their rides: Greg Best, 1990: I did the best that I could do to help them [the other riders]. I let them know what I knew about the horse, to give them a better shot at doing well. I think it’s only fair. It’s the only sportsmanlike thing to do. I told them exactly how to ride the horse. Ride forward, be very soft and be aggressive. Not a lot of hand. To be aggressive, ride forward. That horse is at his best when he is going forward. Rodrigo talked about the help from his father, Nelson.
He told me to stay quiet on Calvaro and let the horse do the work, because he was getting very nervous. I did that. Today I tried to use everything I’ve learned over the years and put it into the horses I was riding. Nelson’s observations were
good, to do
this or that. The tips from someone with so much experience were very good. Three minutes isn’t a lot of time to learn about a horse. I watched
Left: Greg Best riding Gem Twist xx (Good Twist xx x Noble Jay xx) over the Dala horse oxer in the Final Four, World Championship, Stockholm, 1990. Gem Twist won the Best Horse prize. Middle: Eric Navel on Quito de Baussy (Jalisco B x Prince du Cy), on the victory gallop after winning the World Championship, Stockholm, 1990. Right: Eric Navet on Dollar du Murier HTS de Seine (Jalisco B x Uriel), 2002 World Championship, Jerez de la Fron- tera. Navet won the silver medal.
INDEX OF RIDERS AND OFFICIALS QUOTED
Beezie Madden (USA) on Authentic (2006; Guidam x Katell xx ) and Cortez ‘C’ (2014; Randel Z x Darco): winner of the Best Horse prize; silver medal 2006; bronze medal 2014
Chris Kappler (USA): President of the North American Riders Group; Team gold and individual silver medals at the 2004 Olympic Games
Dermott Lennon (IRE) on Liscalgot (Touchdown x Tula Rocket xx): World Champion 2002
Edwina Alexander (AUS) on Pialotta (Pilot x Akitos xx): fourth place 2006 Eric Navet (FRA) on Quito de Baussy (1990; Jalisco B x Prince du Cy) and Dollar du Murier HTS du Seine (2002; Jalisco B x Uriel): World Champion 1990; silver medal 2002
Frank Chapot (USA): Chef d’Equipe at several World Championships Franke Sloothak (GER) on Weihaiwej (Westminster x Grannus): Winner of the Best Horse prize and Joly Coeur 1998; World Champion 1994; Bronze medal 1998
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George Morris (USA): Co-Chef d’Equipe 1998 Greg Best (USA) on Gem Twist xx (Good Twist xx x Noble Jay xx): winner of the Best Horse prize; Fourth place 1990
John Whitaker (GBR) on Milton (Marius x Any Questions): silver medal 1990
Jos Lansink (BEL) on Cavalor Cumano (Cassini I x Landgraf I): winner of the Best Horse prize and World Champion 2006
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) on Shutterfly (Silvio I x Forrest xx): bronze medal 2006
Peter Wylde (USA) on Fein Cera (Landadel x Cor de la Bryere): winner of the Best Horse prize; bronze medal 2002
Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) on Gandini Lianos (Landlord x Lenz): World Cham- pion 1998
the other horses just to see if I could find out something. I watched a video once last night and once this morning. Franke Sloothak, 1998: The horses are here at the final and
they all have the quality. Don’t think about the situation. Just approach the horse the way you think is best. Peter Wylde, 2002: The first horse I ride is Eric’s. Eric is such an unbelievably good rider. He is an incredibly tactful rider. He rides so the horse is absolutely perfect. Dermott Lennon, 2002: I watched all three horses canter
around this morning. Beezie Madden, 2006: Shutterfly, Pialotta, and Authentic are
all going to be fairly similar. With our system of equitation in the states, we have a lot of experience as juniors switching horses.
I’ve ridden a lot of
different horses in my career and have quite a string of horses now.
Jos Lansink, 2006: I’ve done it a few times before, and I ride a
lot of different horses so it is not a problem. Cumano has a lot of energy. He is a very strong horse. I ride him two times a day to get him fit for the championship. People ask about tomorrow with the women riders on my
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