The Madras Riding School (M.R.S), Chennai
yet again demonstrated their penultimate in show jumping. The occasion
being the show jumping championship, organized by the South Indian
Equestrian Association (S.I.E.A) on the 8th, 9th and 10th of May, 2009
at Wellington.
The show
jumping
championship
measures the
power and
accuracy of
both the
rider and
the steed.
The sound of
hoofs
dominated
the Woo’s
and Boo’s
from the
passionate
crowd who
had gathered
to catch a
glimpse of
the event.
High-octane
contenders
from the
Madras
Riding
School-
Dhananjai
Golla,
Namrata
Kishore,
Hari
Vishwanath,
Arvind,
Mouleeswaran
Arulmani,
Amritha
Balu, Ishaan
Saral set
out to jump
those
obstacles
with utmost
comfort and
charm.
The
candidates
were
classified
into two
categories -
Under 16 and
Above 16.
The children
gave away a
scintillating
performance
and amazed
the audience
with their
flawless
behavior and
their
identically
behaved
horses. Once
the
contestants
had
accomplished
their
mission they
set out to
achieve, it
was moments
of anxiety
until the
judges
announced
the results,
considering
the fact
that all the
contestants
being
well-trained
jockeys from
Lovedale,
Bangalore,
Jabalpur,
Coonoor,
Ootacamund
(Ooty) and
other local
riding
schools.
Mouleeswaran
Arulmani won
the SILVER
medal in the
Accumulator
Jump Event
astride
Fereneze in
the above 16
years category. In
the DRESSAGE
event for
children (10
- 12),
Namrata
Kishore won
the SILVER
medal
astride
Awesome
Mover and
the 4th
place
astride Star
of Ring,
Ishaan Saral
won the
BRONZE medal
astride
Awesome
Mover.
“Good
coaches
teach
respect for
the
opposition,
love of
competition,
the value of
trying your
best, and
how to win
and lose
graciously.” A
quote which
is most
appropriate
for Mr. K.S.
Prem Kumar
of Madras
Riding
School.
Shiva
Shankar
(krshiv@gmail.com)