Kiwi Rachel Stock Right on Track for Paralympics!

One of New Zealand’s two equestrian representatives at the fast-approaching London Paralympics has just had a brilliant result in the UK.

Rachel Stock and Bates Rimini Park Emmerich have notched a convincing win in the elementary section of the British Dressage Regional Championships in Surrey this morning, finishing more than two percent ahead of second place.

Their 71.76% in an able bodied dressage class is their first competitive outing since the New Zealand Horse of the Year Show in March, and achieved in an arena far bigger than the one they will compete in at the Paralympics later this month.

Stock’s result has underlined her strong contention for a medal at London.

The combination, along with New Zealand’s other representative Anthea Gunner, will head to their final competition at Bishop Burton next week (August 17-19).

Stock and Gunner are New Zealand’s first equestrian paralympians since Jayne Craike at Athens in 2004.

Story: Diana Dobson/ESNZ