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文 / 董 天 乐 BY EDEN HARRINGTON

China’s emerging jockey ranks were provided with a success not only across a myriad of feature carnivals in
royal endorsement after Her Royal Highness Princess China but also overseas.
Anne visited the Wuhan Business School’s jockey
academy during her four-day visit to China in July. Resplendent in the China Horse Club’s iconic red and
yellow silks, Qin Yong spent several minutes in the
The Princess Royal’s visit to China coincided with the 45th company of Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, who was
Anniversary of UK-China Ambassadorial ties and the Vice interested in both the experiences he has enjoyed as a rider
Patron of the British Horse Society ensured she took in one and in his ongoing studies.
of her great loves - horses and horse riding.
INTEREST IN FURTHER EDUCATION
Qin Yong, China’s most accomplished international jockey, The Princess Royal has long been recognised as an
was personally invited to be on hand for the occasion and exceptional horsewoman in her own right, having competed
demonstrated the technique which has seen him ride to as part of Britain’s Three-Day-Event team at the Montreal

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