It was the third world cup class she had won this season, but in the other two she nominated the wrong horse so didn’t get valuable points. “I knew I just had to jump a clear round in the second. He has felt good all show and really wanted to win [on Sunday].” Nine stepped up to tackle the Gerrit Beker-designed course for the two-round competition. Emelia Forsyth (Clevedon) started the class with a bang, with a stunning clear aboard Henton Faberge. Olympian Samantha McIntosh (Cambridge) and Takapoto Alaid de Chez Nous were unlucky to be stopped mid-round when massive gusts of wind knocked several fences down.
World Cup Series showjumping final offers CHB rider a shot at treble
14 Jan, 2021 02:37 AM
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Two-time FEI World Cup New Zealand final winner from CHB Brooke Edgecombe aboard LT Holst Andrea will be chasing a treble of titles this weekend. Photo / Cheleken
Two-time FEI World Cup New Zealand final winner from CHB Brooke Edgecombe aboard LT Holst Andrea will be chasing a treble of titles this weekend. Photo / Cheleken
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Louise Gould
A treble could be on the cards for Waipukurau showjumper Brooke Edgecombe as she heads into the FEI World Cup (New Zealand League) Series final in Auckland on Sunday.
Press Release – Equestrian Sports New Zealand
The final of New Zealand’s highest-ranked showjumping series is stacking up to be a real head-to-head amongst the nation’s best riders.
The POLi Payments FEI World Cup (New Zealand League) Series final is coming down to a three rider battle between back-to-back series winner Tegan Fitzsimon (West Melton), two-time final winner Brooke Edgecombe (Waipukurau) and young gun Annabel Francis (Taupo).
They’re in a nine-strong field who will line up to be challenged by course designer Gerrit Beker (Tauranga) at the Giltrap Audi World Cup Festival at Woodhill Sands in Auckland on Sunday.
Thursday, 14 January 2021, 3:40 pm
The final of New Zealand’s highest-ranked showjumping
series is stacking up to be a real head-to-head amongst the
nation’s best riders.
The POLi Payments FEI World
Cup (New Zealand League) Series final is coming down to a
three rider battle between back-to-back series winner Tegan
Fitzsimon (West Melton), two-time final winner Brooke
Edgecombe (Waipukurau) and young gun Annabel Francis
(Taupo).
They’re in a nine-strong field who will
line up to be challenged by course designer Gerrit Beker
(Tauranga) at the Giltrap Audi World Cup Festival at
Woodhill Sands in Auckland on Sunday.
Tegan currently