Vera Meca Martinez Wins 2021 Spanish Pony Championships

Thu, 07/08/2021 - 13:59
2021 Spanish Pony Championships
Vera Meca Martinez and Sophienhof's Maroon :: Photo © Lily Forado

Spanish new comer to FEI dressage pony sport, Vera Meca, won the 2021 Spanish Pony Championships which were held in Segovia on 21 - 23 June 2021. 

A group of 10 riders competed in the FEI level division for the tallest ponies.  The FEI pony level championships (D-section ponies) consisted of three rounds: two times the team championship test and then the individual test which had a 1.5  coefficient.

New Spanish pony shooting star Vera Meca Martinez and the routinier, 16-year old Holsteiner bred German Riding pony Sophienhof's Maroon (by by Sophienhof's Marok) bested the field in all three rounds. They won the team test with 71.410%, the second team with 70.812% and the individual test with 71.138%. The duo is trained by Lauro Aguilo, who also trainer Sophienhofs Maroon with his previous rider and owner Sofia del Olmo Bak. 

Meca Martinez, who only began competing in dressage at the beginning of the year, has now also been nominated as only Spanish individual to compete at the 2021 European Pony Championships in Strzegom, Poland. 

The silver medal went to Itziar Alonso Fuentes aboard Gröze's Rakker. He was second in the first round (69.060%), fourth in round 2 (65.897%) and second again in the third round (67.602%). 

Martina Diaz-Saavedra Chirino and Capote finished with the bronze medal after posting 67.179% (3rd), 67.051% (2nd), and 64.622% (6th).

Results - 2021 Spanish Pony Championships

  • 1. MECA MARTINEZ, Vera - SOPHIENHOFS MAROON - 71.410% -   70.812% -  71.138% ---   82.976%
  • 2. ALONSO FUENTES, Itziar - GROEZE'S RAKKER -  69.060% - 65.897% -  67.602% ---    78.787%
  • 3. DIAZ-SAAVEDRA CHIRINO, Martina - CAPOTE  -    67.179% -  67.051%  - 64.622% ---    77.054%
  • 4. LOPEZ RIUS, Laia - CARUN BLUE EYES  -  60.726% - 66.025%  -  66.585% ---   5.543%
  • 5.  URRUTIA LÓPEZ, Nile - SITA  -  61.410% -  64.786% -    66.585% ---   75.358%
  • 6. CÁCERES GUERRA, Cristina - KOJAK  -  63.547% -    62.350% -     65.284% ---    74.608%
  • 7. ESCOLAR MINGUEZA, Leyre - ASTERIX -  56.410% -    59.231% -    59.634% ---    68.364%
  • 8. POMER SOLER, Clàudia - VEGAS - 59.231% - 56.710% -   57.846% ---     67.570%
  • 9. VICTOR PALAU, Bet - VEGAS -  54.359% - 55.043% - 57.439% ---    65.187%
  • 10. ARAGON MARTIN, Martin - MASTRO¨S NEWMAN -   - Ret. - 61.637%     - Elim.  ---   20.546%

Photo © Lily Forado

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