Para Equestrian now the Fifth Discipline of Equestrian Sport New Zealand can be taken as the real deal for riders, coaches, judges, supporters and organisations involved with Para Equestrian.
The formal integration of Para Equestrian into the ESNZ structure will now finish a process that has long started in 2006 when ESNZ was first in reciept of SPARC funding for its " No Exceptions" disability strategy.
The integration has been timely with FEI integrating Para Equestrian as their 8th discipline .
Not only having Para Equestrian as the Fifth discipline means a clear pathway created for disabled riders who wish to compete in Equestrian Sport, but also gives the elite area of this sport clear aims and goals to acheive, now being involved in the Equestrian Sport High Performance Stucture. |