‘It won’t be a dressage competition’: Sarah Ennis pins hopes on strong cross-country rides after Ireland lag behind in dressage

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Sarah Ennis wrapped up Ireland’s challenge in the Tokyo Olympic eventing competition after the Olympic eventing dressage phase, to lie 50th of the 62 competitors. Ireland will start cross-country in 13th place.

“We are not exactly where we wanted to be after the dressage, but it will not be a dressage competition,” said Sarah, who scored 38.1 penalties. “We just have to hope the cross-country phase comes off well for us.

Martha Terry
Martha Terry
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Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on horses and dogs. Her reporting CV includes the Paris Olympics, European championships, Aachen World Equestrian Festival and World Cup finals. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs. Now, her constant companion is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.