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Para Dressage Rider Holly Bergay Needs one Thing for the Alltech/FEI 2010 World Equestrian Games – a Horse

Para dressage rider Holly Bergay dreams of representing the U.S. at the 2010 World Equestrian Games, but she’s missing a key element needed to achieve that dream – a horse. The Alltech/FEI 2010 World Equestrian Games will be the first time that para-equestrian competition will be held during the WEG and the 16-year-old Bergay would love to be there for the inaugural event.

“The World Equestrian Games attracts horses and riders from all over the world. It would be a chance for me to get international exposure and I think it would be an amazing experience. I also really believe that with the right horse, I could be a good representative for the U.S.,” Bergay said. Her current competitive partner is her 18-year-old Warmblood mare Soliloquy, but as much as she’s loved by Bergay, Soliloquy doesn’t quite have the talent needed to take Bergay to the 2010 Games. “I was hoping take my horse to WEG, but I’ve seen the quality of horses on the international level and realize that to compete at WEG, I need an amazing quality horse. I really love my horse but she’s 18 and I’m also afraid that the travel required to qualify for the WEG would be too much for her,” Bergay said….

Read the entire article from Lynnette Kemmet
Date: 10-06-2008
Source: www.dressagedaily.com