2 GOLD'S

for

Philippa Johnson

She did it!  In addition to winning Gold for the Individual Championships at the Paralympics in Hong Kong on Monday this week, today, Philippa Johnson won the Freestyle to Music Championships with a whopping score of 77%.  Judy Vertue, who has composed and choreographed Philippa's freestyles for the last five years, is, to say the least, ecstatic!!  What a win for South Africa!!

Wins Individual Championship Test Grade IV


(Photo credit: Xinhua)
 

Gold medalist South African dressage rider Philippa Johnson riding horse Benedict receives congratulations from spectators during the awarding ceremony of Individual Championship Test (Grade IV) of Equestrian Events of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games at Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Sha Tin) in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 8, 2008. South African dressage rider Philippa Johnson won the gold medal with a score of 69.290.

Hony would like to congratulate Philippa for what she has achieved and to the team that helped here all the way well done.

Now lets work on doing this for all the riders of South Africa.

 

 

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