Dr. Cesar Parra Qualifies for 2006 World Championships
Equestrian News Release
Whitehouse Station, NJ-Dr. Cesar Parra has qualified for the 2006 World
Championships in dressage. He survived a rigorous qualification process to
earn a coveted spot as a representative of his native Colombia. Dr. Parra
has successfully competed with the world's best for more than a decade. He
was a 1999 Pan American Team Silver Medalist, as well as fourth place
individually at the 2003 Pan American Games. He competed in the 2004 Olympic
Games in Athens and the 2005 World Cup Final in Las Vegas. Parra is a United
States Dressage Federation Gold Medalist and recently won the Grand Prix
Freestyle at the prestigious Zada Enterprises Florida Classic CDI 3* in
Florida.
"To qualify for the World Championships is second only to competing at the
Olympics," said Dr. Parra. "I'm very excited, as this is any rider's dream
to compete among the best in the world." Dr. Parra previously competed at
the World Championships in 2002 in Jerez, Spain. Like the Olympics, the
World Championships are held only every four years. They are held as part of
the World Equestrian Games-seven world championships held at the same
time-in Aachen, Germany in August.
Dr. Parra will ride Galant du Serein, a magnificent stallion owned by U.S.
breeder Horses Unlimited. Dr. Parra and Galant du Serein have established a
rapport by training together for the last two and one half years. They were
partnered for both the Olympics and the World Cup Finals, and earned ribbons
at CHIO Aachen, but Dr. Parra feels that the horse is just coming into his
own. "Galant has plenty of talent," he explained, "but like many stallions,
he has to choose to let you ride him. We are becoming more consistent. When
we are really connecting, it's an indescribable feeling."
To prepare for facing the world's best Dr. Parra will travel to Germany
prior to the event. There he will be coached by Olympic Gold Medalist
Hubertus Schmidt. "Dressage really is a team sport," Dr. Parra said. "So
many people make this possible. Not only the horse's owner and my coach, but
the sports medicine support staff, grooms and horse shoers. When it all
comes together like this, it is the greatest feeling."
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