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Nirvana Interagro ridden by the Swedish (naturalized
Brazilian) rider Pia Aragão conquest a place in the team of Dressage
that will represent Brazil in the Pan-American Games at Rio de
Janeiro. This is the first time that a Brazilian Lusitano
participates of the competition.
The team
was announced by the Swedish trainer Eric Lette on the Sunday
29th, in São Paulo (SP), at the end of CDI*** Amil
Dressage Cup, in the last selective carried through at Paulista
Horse Club.
The
foreign judges praised the technique and ability of the rider
conducting the 3 days tests in the FEI classes.
Nirvana
Interagro and Pia Aragão had opened the competition at Friday, 27th,
winning the reprise St. George, with the score of 69, 50%.
At
Saturday, 28th, the set assured the second place in the
Intermediate I, with the final score of 66,700%.
At
Sunday, 29th, Nirvana Interagro and Pia Aragão had again
assured the 2nd place this time in the Freestyle -
presentation with music and free choreography – with the final score
of 69,200%.
Knowing the champion
Pia
Aragão was born in Sweden, in 1958. Arrived in Brazil in 1986, when
she brought horses sold from Europe. She stayed and followed this
horses for 1 month in Brazil when she got offered a job from Haras
Boa Fé in Rio de Janeiro. Shortly after starting that job Pia met her future
husband Pedro Aragão. The passion led them to the marriage and her
to double citizenship.
By the
side of his wife, Pedro, beyond being the greater fan of the rider,
also works as hers “entrepreneur”, “advisor”, taking care of each
fact of his “muse”. To each conquered title Pia also attributes the
fact to the support of her husband.
To
participate of the Pan-Americans isn’t a new experience for Pia
Aragão. In 2003 the rider got 12th place in the ranking
individual and 6th place in the team holed in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic. But it wasn’t with a Lusitano!
At this
time she wants a better placing and therefore the rider plan to
charm the public in Rio de Janeiro and use some compositions from
Tom Jobim for the freestyle in the final test the last day.
Brazilian Champion Senior Top 2006 with Nirvana Interagro and 4
times (from 2003 to 2006) winner of the “Prize Brazil
Olympic”, promoted by COB – (Brazilian Olympic Committee) - Pia
Aragão rides Nirvana Interagro since 2001. The Grey
stallion was born in 1993 at Interagro Farms, in Itapira (SP), and
is by Gatão X Capicua.
The
combination start to compete together in 2002 with victory in the
second level.
The
perfect match between Pia and Nirvana made the rider to take the
decision to move herself, husband, horses and dogs from Rio de
Janeiro to the Interagro Farms in 2005,
starting
to be exclusive rider and trainer of Interagro Farms which is the
largest breeder of Lusitanos in the world.
The
Constant training and support offered by Interagro Farms to the
rider, including international seasons and clinics with
top international trainers; have given expressive results in ring. Together, Nirvana
Interagro and Pia Aragão have over 80 tests, with 50% of victories
and many 2nd and 3rd places.
Pia and
Nirvana is holding the titles as South American Vice-champion
individual and team FEI level small tour hosted in Argentina 2004.
2006 the
combination competed in the Florida circuit, USA, with big success
and winning the freestyle at the Winter Equestrian Festival in
Wellington, with 69,917%.
They
also spend a few month training and competing in Germany, where they
made there debut in Grand Prix, 11 th place in CDN Guxhagen. Back in
Brazil they won the Brazilian championships for the 2 time by
winning both the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix freestyle. Parallel
with this event was CDI*** Amil dressage Cup, which of course they
also won.,
The
results obtained in Amil Dressage Cup 2007, shows the excellent
timing and preparation but the combination doesn’t want to get
limited to the Pan-American Games. Pia is already preparing herself
to get a place in the Brazilian team if they get the qualification
for the Olympics 2008 in Beijing, and the world Equestrian
Games of 2010 in Kentucky, USA.
The news that
Nirvana is in the Brazilian dressage team was reason to a big
celebration for Interagro Farms. Not just for the debut of a
“Brazilian” Lusitano horse in the games, but also because,
indirectly, it’s the second time that the genetics selected at the
Interagro fields are in the Pan-Americans Games. At the Pan Am Games
2003 in Santo Domingo - Dominican Republic, the stallion Luar SS,
imported from Portugal introduce the breed to the competition.
Curiously he is son of Faraó, one of the best stallions of Interagro
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