Equestrian

Although she can’t compete in the equestrian component of the Pentathlon until she is at the Junior Level, Kira loves to ride and finds it exhilarating to trot, cantor, and jump! In 2021, Kira was the only Youth participant in the riding component of the regional qualifier. Currently, she trains in Woodside, California.

Athletes ride an unfamiliar horse over a series of 9-12 show-jumps (which may include a double and a triple).

• The leading athlete after the previous disciplines draws their horse by lot.

• On the basis of this draw, the other horses (which have been previously numbered) are allocated to the other competitors.

• The athletes have just 20 minutes in the warm-up arena over five practice jumps before starting their round.

• Each athlete starts with 300 points, with points deducted for refusals (10), fences being knocked down (7) and time faults (1 per second).

• If an athlete is eliminated they do not receive any points.