Chao News client reporter Zhang Feng
The spring breeze is proud, and the sassy and heroic posture shows off the skills. From May 3rd to May 5th, the 2024 China Equestrian Show Jumping Youth Championship Cup (Deqing Station) was held in Xiangyue Lake International Leisure Resort Valley, Deqing, Huzhou (hereinafter referred to as "Xiangyue Lake").
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Equestrian competition is currently the only person and animal in the sports competition to complete the sport, generally according to the content of the competition there are dressage, obstacle race, speed race and other different classifications, its unique charm attracts many enthusiasts, especially after the Hangzhou Asian Games, the people of Zhejiang have more understanding of equestrian, the atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger, and the equestrian events in the province are also increasing. This event is a show jumping competition, with individual events of 0.3m, 0.6m, 0.9m, 1.10m in the open group and 1.20m in the youth group. The obstacle course is a test of the horse's ability to work together and quickly pass through multiple obstacles along a fixed route, and the horse's ability to bounce, the timing of the jump and the rider's control of the pace of the race are particularly crucial.
The participants cover high-end members, horse owners and nearly 100 professional riders from various mainstream equestrian clubs across the country. It is reported that the event is hosted by the Chinese Equestrian Association, undertaken by RicoStable Rick International Equestrian Club, and co-organized by Zhejiang Equestrian Sports Association.
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At the scene of the competition, the contestants galloped on their horses, heroic, and did not hesitate to jump and leap over obstacles, showing the power and beauty of equestrian sports. The clean and neat movements also attracted cheers and applause from the audience, and the atmosphere was warm. The players also lived up to expectations, and they all tried their best to surpass and reverse, presenting a climactic and wonderful equestrian visual feast.
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Through the integration of equestrian, tourism and health, Xiangyue Lake is opening up a new model of "sports and tourism integration" that tends to be personalized and diversified, further enriching the connotation of tourism development through sports, and guiding more sports enthusiasts to gather here through the mode of "tourism + outdoor" and "tourism + events". It is worth mentioning that there is one of the first batch of "Zhejiang Youth Sports Research Base" in the Ivory Lake, the "I Fly" outdoor camping base, the competition is on the May Day Golden Week, visitors who come to watch the game can not only enjoy the wonderful equestrian competition here, but also experience the Frisbee Challenge, water paddle board competition, lawn light sports, mountain hiking and other holiday activities, many tourists shout that the trip is worthwhile.
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