The Brazilian riders didn’t lose their faith and strength after what happened to their first ever Olympic team in Hong Kong. When Nilo didn’t pass the vet check, the team was over and two individual competitors was the only thing which had left. All Brazilian riders and owners continued kept their dream alive by extending their dream to compete with a Brazilian team in Lexington at the WEG 2010. Now they were rewarded. Last September 11 two more Brazilian dressage riders got their first of two technical qualifying scores for the World Equestrian Games 2010 in Kentucky.
The inspiring winner of the Grand Prix in São Paulo at CDI3* in Sociedade Hípica Paulista, the third of five WEG qualifying competions in Brazil in 2009, was Rogério da Silva Clementino riding the Lusitano stallion Portugal.
Rogério and Portugal scored 68,11% rewarded by Ghislain Fouarge from Holland, and 66,596%, rewarded by Eric Lette from Sweden.
At the first two qualfying Grand Prix´s, Rogério already qualified his Lusitano Nilo VO. Two scores over 64% due to an Olympic judge qualify riders and their horses for the WEG.
Riding the Lusitano Riopelé, Thaissa Tavares de Almeida also registered her first qualifying score of 65,106%, and the third place at Grand Prix.
Her sister and youngest Olympic competitor in equestrian sports Luiza Tavares de Almeida riding her Lusitano Samba, already technically qualified for the WEG, was second at Grand Prix, also with two more scores over 64%.
Besides Luiza Tavares de Almeida/Samba and Rogério Clementino/Nilo VO, Renata Costa Rabello/Ludewig G is the third Brazilian rider already technically qualified for the WEG. Concidently all the three riders took part in the bronze medal team at the Pan Games 2007 in Rio de Janeiro.
Results and Qualification table for WEG 2010:
LUIZA TAVARES DE ALMEIDA riding SAMBA
1º – 64,410%
CDI3* at Winter Equestrian Festival – Florida, USA – January, 28
2º – 64,043% (Stephen Clarke) / 65,532% (Mariette Withages)
CDI3* – CHSA – São Paulo – Brazil, May, 22
3° – 65,319% (Eric Lette)
CDI3* – SHP – São Paulo – Brazil, September, 11
ROGÉRIO SILVA CLEMENTINO riding NILO VO
1º – 65,745% (Stephen Clarke)
CDI3* – CHSA – São Paulo – May, 22
2º – 65,319% (Gotthilf Riexinger)
CDI3* – CHSA – São Paulo – Brazil – June, 19
LEANDRO A. SILVA riding OCEANO DO TOP
1º – 65,106 (Gotthilf Riexinger)
CDI3* – CHSA – São Paulo – Brazil – June, 19
RENATA COSTA RABELLO riding LUDEWIG G
1º – 64,225% (Bernard Maurel)
Grand Prix B 3* – St. Tropez – France – June, 18
2º – 64,25% (Jan Peeters)
CDI3* – Prix Recyma – Strassen – Luxemburg – July, 24
ROGÉRIO SILVA CLEMENTINO riding PORTUGAL
1º – 68,511% (Ghislain Fouarge) and 66,596% (Eric Lette)
CDI3* – SHP – São Paulo – Brazil – September, 11
THAISA TAVARES DE ALMEIDA riding RIOPELE
1º – 65,106% (Eric Lette)
CDI3* – SHP – São Paulo – Brazil – September, 1