Clear Round! The Champions Greatest Moments In Their Own Words By Julia Longland, Hardcover

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Clear Round! The Champions Greatest Moments In Their Own Words By Julia Longland, Hardcover.

What’s it like in the saddle? Showjumping, has many faces and many facets : colorful arenas and television cameras, star both human and equine, with the nerve-stretching tension of fierce-fought sporting competition. Eventing too, enjoys many of these ingredients, with grit, determination, courage and endurance always present. But what is it like in the saddle?

What is it like…..at the top of the daunting Hickstead Bank aboard a priceless Olympic horse, watched by silent thousands as the clock flicks  remorselessly on, with top prize money and a prestigious title at stake – and with half of one of the world’s longest, stiffest showjumping courses still to go?

What is it like…..drenched by a torrential downpour, facing  a cross-country course of Olympic proportions, with the hopes and aspirations of your team – and your country – riding on your shoulders?

Clear Round! provides the champions’ answers in their own words, to these questions and to many, many more, with a unique insight into a whirlpool of emotions – into the very experience of the world’s leading riders. Fourteen international champions have confided, confessed, revived, and relived their best-remembered moments. Share the quiet, introspective wisdom, the nail-biting drama, as they once again ride the hairline between ecstasy and despair, for that most elusive of equestrian goals – their greatest Clear Round!