Filipino Olympian and equestrienne Toni Leviste made historical past by changing into the primary Filipino to win a global dressage competitors in Europe after ruling the FEI Prix St. George dressage class on the Flemalle CDN in Belgium final Saturday.
Leviste scored 68.603% to surpass the 67% qualifying rating for the Southeast Asian Video games set by the Equestrian Affiliation of the Philippines which additionally earned her a spot for the biennial meet.
The Sydney 2000 Olympian bested Belgian opponents Anneleen Wagemans (66.544%) and Laurens Vanderbeeken (65.956%) who accomplished the rostrum.
Leviste, a silver medalist within the 2002 Asian Video games, was driving a Lacoste 126 Hanoverian gelding through the competitors.
Leviste just lately transitioned to dressage which is a sport targeted on coaching horses to carry out a collection of predetermined actions, in response to Equestrian Australia’s web site.
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