Trabaho ng Equestrian PH, patuloy lang – Coscoluella

PATULOY na itataguyod ng Equestrian Philippines ang sport kahit na may ibang sports association na kinikilala ang Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).

Sa katunayan ay kumakayod ang EquestrianPH upang makadiskubre pa rin at makapagkaloob ng tamang pag-eensayo para sa mga international champions gaya na nina Marie Antointte ‘Toni’ Leviste, Joker Arroyo at Colin Syquia.

Ayon kahapaon ni EP president Carissa Coscolluela, maraming batang Pinoy na rider ang may potensyal at maaaring maging matagumpay pagdating ng tamang panahon.

“We established EquestrianPH in 2018 because we want to continue the initiatives we started so that the sport can continue to grow,” aniya. “Marami na rin kaming initiatives na ginagawa for the sport. Two years ago, Toni, Joker and I then decided to formalize our effort and put it under one umbrella which you all know now as EquestrianPH.”
Inamin rin ng opisyal na maraming beses na silang nakaranas ng pagkakaagrabyado pagdating sa pamunuan.
“For many years there was a conflict. Matagal pinag-awayan. But we realized there’s no point in fighting with them. It’s not gong to resolve anything. The reason we want to be part of the leadership of the NSA was to help make a difference. Now we’ll do it without being part of the NSA,” paliwanag ni Coscolluela.

Hirit pa niya, “that’s why we put this group together. Kalimutan na natin kung ano ang ginagawa nila at hindi nila ginagawa. That’s not our problem. We want to give the (equestrian) community what the community deserves to have in terms of development program and competition.”

Para kina Coscolluela at Arroyo, ang pag-oorganisa ng mga event ang nagsisilbing panghikayat nila sa mga batang rider.

“Right now, we only have only a handful of riders who can qualify to the regional championships,like the Asian Games and the SEA Games. Soon, mag-re-retire mga iyan. So there’s a need to develop feed riders in the training pool,” dugtong pa pa niya.

Gumagaling ang karamihan namang mga sumali sa event ng EP.

“It’s the first time in the country in over a decade that we have a full-blown championship series wherein we invited riders from all over the country and they were able to compete in a series of competitions where they can get points towards championship titles. That’s really how you breed champions by encouraging them to start early and train early,” panapos naman ni Arroyo. (REC)