Tim Gredley diskuterar banhoppningens framtid i podcast

Den brittiske banhopparen Tim Gredley delade med sig av sina tankar om sportens utmaningar och möjligheter i avsnitt 176 av podcasten Horse & Hound. Den 40-årige ryttaren, som har tävlat i både världs- och Europamästerskap, lyfte fram de problem som brittiska ryttare står inför och föreslog lösningar för att behålla talanger på hemmaplan.

Gredley noterade den ökande komplexiteten inom banhoppning, med ett stort antal ligor och serier som nu tävlar om uppmärksamhet. Han mindes en enklare tid fokuserad på världscuper och Nations Cup, och menar att han fortfarande ser de sistnämnda som nyckeltävlingar. Nationellt uttryckte han oro över att ryttare lämnar Storbritannien för bättre möjligheter utomlands, och uppmanade ledningen för British Showjumping att skapa incitament för att behålla talanger inom landet. Han varnade för att det inte är långsiktigt hållbart att förlita sig på toppnamn som Ben Maher, Scott Brash och Harry Charles.

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