Choosing the riders

THE clones’ owner, Chris Stone, says: “We had a number of elements to think about in choosing riders – it started with it has to be a really good rider and someone who produces horses well, with time and effort.” It was always clear that one clone would stay with Gemma Stevens, who is based at Chris’s yard and has ridden for him for more than two decades. “I didn’t want another Brit – we support Team GB, but my wife Lisa and I also set a personal goal of going to more Olympics, so with only three to a team, we had to spread across nations. It had to be riders from nations likely to qualify and a rider likely to be picked. Then the horse has to stand…

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