2002 World Equestrian Games

Show Jumping: A French Day in Spain

The U.S. Team Place Sixth While Wylde Leads Individually

Try as they might, luck was not with the American team on Nations Cup day. There was no feeling that the horses weren't up to the task. They had all jumped brilliantly and with a lot of power. It seemed that in the end it was a bit of bad luck combined with tired horses that took its toll on the team from the USA. Instead it was the French team that claimed the Gold Medal followed by the Swedes for the Silver and Belgium for the Bronze. This would be a first medal ever for the Silver and Bronze Medalists. Are hopes were still high because Individually we were doing great. Peter Wylde had ridden his mare Fein Cera to three clear rounds and he was first in the order Individually. On his heels was Frenchman Eric Navet and standing third was Helena Lundback from Sweden.