The Opening Ceremony for Tokyo 2020. © FEIHippo Foto – Stefan Lafrentz
By Suzanne McFadden/LockerRoom
Show jumper Uma O’Neill has been called on at the 11th hour to compete for NZ at the Tokyo Olympics. The girl from Hawaii, whose grandfather was a surfing legend, explains to Suzanne McFadden how she ended up riding for the Kiwis.
Uma O’Neill’s grandfather must have known something no one else did seven years ago when he bought her a brash young grey stallion named Clockwise.
Jack O’Neill wasn’t a horseman. In fact, the American was a surfer, credited with inventing the surfing wetsuit (who hasn’t heard of the O’Neill brand?).
But he loved his 17-year-old granddaughter, Uma, and was an ardent supporter of her show jumping career.
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