New Zealand's Champion Three-Day Eventers
The finest equestrian riders in the world come from New Zealand. Mark Todd, Blyth Tait, Andrew Nicholson and Vaughn Jefferis are the best known, but others like Vicky Latta, Sally Clark and Tinks Pottinger have also regularly won titles and medals around the world. In this book Brian O'Flaherty tells the story of New Zealand's meteoric rise to world champion status over the last 40 years. He offers reasons for New Zealand's superiority, describes the early days and acknowledges the movers and shakers who were responsible for the later success of Todd, Tait and co. He tells the individual stories of the great riders, describes the outstanding Olympic successes of Todd and Charisma, and the whole New Zealand team, at Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta, and looks forward to Sydney. He also pays tribute to those behind the scenes - trainers, grooms and partners - and looks ahead to the new generation of riders now coming through.
