Anastasia Tikhomirova from the Tikhomirov Foundation equestrian center won the regional eventing competition, held for the first time on September 16 at the Irkutsk hippodrome. With the horse Obaza, she won the tournament and was the only rider to qualify for one star official competitions. Eventing is one of the most spectacular and extreme sports, where rider and horse must show skill in dressage, show jumping and cross country over rough terrain.
Athlete from the Tikhomirov Foundation equestrian center Anastasia Tikhomirova became the winner of the regional equestrian eventing competition, which took place on September 16 at the Irkutsk Hippodrome. The competition in this Olympic discipline was held in the Angara region for the first time.Anastasia Tikhomirova became the only participant to qualify for subsequent participation in official one-star level equestrian eventing competitions. Anastasia’s partner in the competition was a horse named Obaza.
Equestrian eventing is an extreme sport. In the competition, the rider and their horse must demonstrate their skill in dressage, then in show jumping and in cross-country over rough terrain, overcoming so-called “dead” obstacles.
The tournament was held under the supervision of the technical delegate of the Russian Equestrian Federation, top-category judge Yuri Golikov.
Based on materials from the press service of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Irkutsk Region