The RIDES
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e often forget that the real athlete in endurance riding is the horse although the rider’s head and heart are equally important. Speaking of horses there is a particular one that struck everybody’s attention... it’s Tarzibus ridden by Sabrina Arnold from Germany. They won individual gold medal leaving everybody gobsmacked. The horse impressed for its simple movement, its speed and fast recovery time (never above 1 minute and 25 seconds). This 10 year old Purebred Arabian is a son of Zadie d’Espiens and Ouida la Majorie. In his career he ran four CEI3* 160 km rides and never stepped down from the podium. This year he won in Castelsagrat and Fontainebleau’s CEIO (2015). In 2016, after the elimination in San Rossore’s 120 km CEI2*, Tarzibus completely stopped competing.
The European Champion Sabrina Arnold
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