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Jumping Final Round B, 27th
August 2004 at 8.30 PM
Pictures and Report by Berni Saunders
The charismatic
Baloubet Du Rouet and new World No 1 rider Rodrigo Pessoa are
next out and they are a joy to behold. Baloubet bucks and cavorts
as he gets set to start. Unlike many of the horses, the huge
atmosphere gets him going and the glorious 15 YO Selle Francais stallion
loves every minute of his time in the limelight.
Dual bronze medalist
Rodrigo, is the son of the legendary Nelson (Neco) Pessoa
was born on the 29 November 1972 in
Neuilly-Sur-Seine, Paris France. He rides for
Brazil as did Nelson. He came into
this competition ranked No 3
and finished as the world's No 1.
They won Australian hearts with they took
part at the 2000 Sydney
Olympics and while they had a disappointing finish, their personality
was larger than life.
Rodrigo also took part
at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
riding Tomboy VI, for individual
9th place and Team rank of 3rd.
In Barcelona in 1992 Rodrigo rode Special Envoy for 9th and the
Brazillian team were 10th.
At World Championships
Rodrigo has appeared in 2002 at Jerez
de la Frontera, riding Baloubet du Rouet,
Ind. rank: 26, Team rank: 9
1998, Italy, Rome,riding Lianos Z, Ind. rank:
1, Team rank: 5.
1994, Netherlands, The Hague,riding Special
Envoy, Ind. rank: 8, Team rank: 4.
1990, Sweden, Stockholm,riding Special Envoy,
Ind. rank: 23, Team rank: 8.
Recent performances
include 3rd place in the World Cup final.
Baloubet appeared to
be playing with the huge jumps and was the first horse to make it look
easy! He had two down in the A round, but it almost seemed that he
was keeping Rodrigo thinking! In this round the fantastic stallion
gave it more concentration and went over with no rails down They
take off after they clear the last in a burst of enthusiasm - what a
horse.
Baloubet Du Rouet has
8 penalties and is now looking very good for a medal.
"I think we did super
in the second round. I knocked a rail down, but in general, myself
and my horse were in better shape than in the previous round. There is
now hope of getting a medal though."
On the jumping course
... "This is a very big course, but a delicate one. he most
difficult part is the triple combination, You have a little time
to recover and get the horse ready for the next fence. The course
is getting touch on horses, but is also fair to them, like an Olympic
course should be."
Baloubet can hardly wait
to get to the next jump - he loves it!
Above he has just finished his B round and looks
fresh as a daisy -
Magic
Bengtsson and Peder Fredericson from Sweden are part of the Bronze medal
winning team. The Swedish team finished the competition with the
same number of penalties as the team from the USA (20) and rode off to
decide the silver and bronze medal placings. The USA team set an
unbeatable time and the Swedes graciously conceded to prevent putting
their final rider under insurmountable pressure and having to take risks
that could cause disaster.
Peder sits in the
world ranking as number 247 and has competed in 11 Nations Cup teams
competitions. This is first Olympic Games so it is huge
experience. Magic Bengtsson is a
10 YO bay Swedish bred, Holsteiner gelding.
They jump carefully
and very cleanly but one rail just does not want to play the game and
tumbles to record 4 penalties for this round and 8 for the first.
They finish with 12 and in = 5th place. There were 6 combinations
to share this position.
Magic Bengtsson is soft
and supple through the front and
powerfully built behind - he is a wonder jumper ...
They make this tricky
combination look easy ...
Magic Bengtsson and Peder
Fredericson
Just one rail down in the
final pressure round is a great result for = 5th place.
The B Round is now half the way through and
we have seen some fantastic and inspiring jumping - can it get any
better ???
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Authentic / Epsom Gesmeray / Lamalushi |
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Page 2 |
Delfi Platiere / Promise Me / Countdown 23 |
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Page 3 |
Furka De Village / C Chap / Mr. Springfield |
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Page 4 |
Clinton / Sapphire / No Mercy |
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Page 5 |
Baloubet De Rouet / Magic Bengtsson
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Cento / Albin lll |
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Page 7 |
Carling King / Mac Kinley |
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Page 8 |
Goldfever / Landknecht |
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Page 9 |
Waterford Crystal |
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Page 10 |
Parco / Montreal |
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Page 11 |
Carnute /
Royal Kaliber |
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Page 12 |
Montender / Diagonal |
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Castle Forbes Maike / Arko lll |
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Baloubet Dr Rouet / Royal Kaliber
Jump off for Silver |
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Page 15 |
The Medal Ceremony |
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