Equestrian athletes on form

NSWIS equestrian athletes Chris Burton and Shane Rose have finished second and fourth, respectively at New Zealand leg of the 2011 FEI Eventing World Cup.

It was a tense battle between Burton and eventual winner Clarke Johnstone of New Zealand. Burton was right in the mix for gold until recording a time penalty during the showjumping section to slip back to second and take silver overall on 50.9 points.

Rose was also unfortunate to record a time penalty in the showjumping section to finish on 54.7 points, narrowly missing out on a medal.

The series now moves to Sydney from 6-8 May 2011.