On the opening day of the Para-equestrian competition at the Château de Versailles, Bridget Murphy rode down the spectacular centreline in the Grade II Individual Test.
Murphy and ‘Penmain Promise’, known as Macey, were the first Australian combination to take to the sand, delivering a pleasing test with a score of 66.724% placing them in seventh position.
“I knew she’d [Macey] be OK, but you can’t really prepare for something like competing at a Paralympic Games, so we were just testing the waters a little bit this morning. I know she’s fine so we can push a bit more next time,” Murphy said.
“I was so pleased with how she handled everything, she’s just a young horse so we’ve really thrown her in the deep end, but I was so pleased with how she went – she really tried her heart out for me.”
Murphy has qualified to compete in the individual freestyle at 10.06pm on Saturday.
Tonight, she will participate in Team Event representing Australia with two more riders, Lisa Martin and Stella Barton.
The Team Event will start at 10.50pm on Friday 6 September.
