UP AND COMING SPORTS TALENT FOR SOUTH AFRICA FOR THE OLYMPICS 2008 SUPPORT NEEDED

Vicky Scott’s hope for the 2008 Olympics.

Vicky Scott is one of South Africa’s young event riders (19 years old) that is hoping to compete in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Together with her South African horse, Current Flame, she is based in the UK this year to compete in FEI *** events in order to qualify as an individual event rider in Group “F” at the Olympic Games. Group “F” covers all of the African countries including the Middle Eastern countries, Emirates and Pakistan. Vicky is currently the most qualified rider in this group but she still has to get 4 more qualifying results which she cannot attain in South Africa.

Victoria is based at David Green’s yard in the UK which is also the Olympic base for the 2008 USA eventing team.
David has competed in three Olympic Games achieving two gold medals. Under his expert tuition Vicky will endeavour to be the first ever South-African women to event at the Olympics!

Victoria has had great successes in South Africa as a children and junior eventer, having been the only rider to have ever held the titles of South African Children’s Eventing Champion and South African Junior Eventing Champion. Further titles to her name have been winning provincials championships in eventing and dressage as well as being in Provincial teams for eventing and dressage. She also represented South Africa as a young event rider.

South Africa is unable to send a full team to the Olympics as the qualifying procedure is incredibly difficult. We are grouped together with, amongst others, Australia and New Zealand which are two of the world’s strongest eventing nations and the rules state that only one country from the combined groups can participate at the Olympics. However, if Victoria can obtain her qualifying results in the UK, she will be able to represent South Africa as an individual eventer.

For this dream to become a reality Vicky will require a huge sum of money to pay for transport for her and her horse to events in Europe and the UK. Vicky has found the ideal yard in the UK where they work for their keep.

We appeal to you to help Vicky reach her dream by helping or sponsoring her costs for the lead up to the Olympics. Please contact Vicky +27 (0)82 515 7738 or Colin Scott on +27 (0)82 894 7712 if you want to discuss the details of a sponsorship opportunity.

PO Box 82
Merrivale
3291
South Africa
colin@quadmaster.co.za