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Brooke Langbecker starred in the third round of the 2016 Young Rider Selection Series, winning the class at the Gympie Show and filling a further three of the next four placings.<\/p>\nBrooke Langbecker starred in the third round of the 2016 Young Rider Selection Series, winning the class at the Gympie Show and filling a further three of the next four placings.<\/p>\n
The Young Rider Selection Series allows riders to compete with more than one horse, but only one horse may earn points for the overall leaderboard. Fortunately for Brooke she won with her nominated horse Flowervale Diamond.<\/p>\n
Six of the 10 competitors produced two clear jumping rounds so time proved to be decisive in deciding the ultimate placings. Riding Flowervale Diamond, Langbecker rode to victory in a second round time of 46.10. Her second horse Riverside Freedom was exactly one second slower stopping the clock in 47.10.<\/p>\n
I asked Brooke if – given her parents involvement in showjumping – she was always destined to be a showjumper?<\/p>\n
\u201cMy parents showjumped, but I originally started off hacking and I wasn\u2019t too keen on the jumping, and then when I turned twelve, I was a bit sick of the political side of the hacking, and we were fortunate enough to get Torchbearer from the Hamood family, and my jumping career went from there. I just fell in love with it straight away.\u201d<\/p>\n
How many horses are you riding right now?<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI have four competitive horses, and I also have a four year old, Yalambi Garibaldi, who seems pretty promising – he won the four-year-old style class at Elysian Fields.\u201d<\/p>\n The horse that won in the Young Rider Series, Flowervale Diamond?<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s one of my favorites. He\u2019s out of a pretty cool mare, I did most of my young rider classes with her.\u201d<\/p>\n Do you aim to become a professional showjumping rider?<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cYeah, my goal is to go overseas and ride over there. I am going to try and do a World Cup this year, hopefully, that\u2019s my goal, and in a few years time, go overseas. I\u2019m riding full time at the moment, but we are moving, and after we\u2019ve moved I\u2019d like to do a Business Studies course as well as riding.\u201d<\/p>\n What riders do you look at when you are thinking about your own\u00a0style?<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always looked up at Tom McDermott, and Chris Chugg and Vicki Roycroft. Vicki has a style a bit different to Tom, but I really like everything about how they ride, and then overseas, I love Marcus Ehning – he\u2019s lovely.\u201d<\/p>\n And of course, being the professional young rider she is, Brooke, takes time to thank her sponsor – Garrads Horse and Hound.<\/p>\n Photo: Brooke and Flowervale Diamond, photo by Julie Wilson<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Australia\u2019s only Rising Star \u2013 Young Rider award recognising excellence over all three Olympic disciplines. Each monthly winner will receive a prize from the Saddleworld Range. To be eligible, riders must be under 21 on January 1, 2016.<\/p>\n Winners will be selected for their performances at Young Rider Championships, and will also be considered for their performances in open events.<\/p>\n
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