Polish dressage rider Katarzyna Milczarek admits she largely purchased her Paris Olympic experience Guapo for his buckskin color.
“After all, that was the principle factor,” she smiled after her Olympic dressage grand prix check at the moment. “I like him, he’s such a pleasant man.”
Katarzyna purchased the 13-year-old stallion, who’s by Xarme out of a mare by Quebec, when he was 9.
“He had by no means competed, however he may do all of the tips – they weren’t all collectively, however they had been there. We’ve labored collectively for 3 or 4 years now,” she stated.
“We’re getting higher collectively. We are actually a group. He was little bit wild, like a Lusitano that has a number of energy, however that’s effective with me. He’s very clever and so energetic, which is a plus. However typically we now have to regulate him as a result of to start with, he didn’t stroll or stand nonetheless.”
Katarzyna Milczarek stated she wasn’t happy together with her check at the moment, which scored 66.91%.
“We had two massive errors within the one tempis and the primary pirouette – usually they’re a very good observe and he has lovely pirouettes. These actions each carry double marks,” she stated.
“I believe it was the gang and the sector that was just a little bit an excessive amount of for him. We’ve solely been to small worldwide reveals which don’t have so many individuals, so when he heard the noise on the steps, the stress got here after which the errors observe.”
Generally, the 58-year-old rider, who is predicated in north-west Poland and likewise contested the London 2012 Olympics, says she actually enjoys driving Guapo.
“At my age, I’ve had so many different horses and he’s really easy for me to experience – you’ll be able to simply snigger and sit in,” she stated.
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