Ruy Fonseca and Tom Bombadill Too. Photo by Jenni Autry.
The Confederação Brasileira de Hipismo has named the four horse/rider combinations that will comprise the Brazilian Olympic Team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janerio:
- Carlos Parro and Summon Up The Blood, an 11-year-old Irish gelding owned by the rider and Nicola Tootle
- Márcio Appel and Iberon Jmen, a 14-year-old Brazilian gelding owned by Thalita Cristina Antonioli
- Márcio Carvalho Jorge and Lissy Mac Wayer, a 13-year-old Westphalian mare owned by the rider, Ana J. F. J. Jorge and Emiliana J. Jorge
- Ruy Leme da Fonseca and Tom Bombadill Too, a 16-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by the rider, Renata Rabello Costa and Andrea Costa
The traveling reserve is Nilson Moreira da Silva and Muggle, a 12-year-old Thoroughbred cross gelding owned by the rider and the Phoenix Syndicate, LLC.
We’re happy to see Ruy and Nilson on the list, as both have spent ample time in the folds of U.S. eventing while based in the States.
The two Marcios placed first and second at the Aquece Rio Olympic Test Event last year, and Carlos Parro is a Britain-based rider who most recently placed 18th in the Barbury Castle CIC3* earlier this month.
Brazil earned its Olympic berth automatically by being the host country. Team Brazil is coached by Mark Todd.
