Asian Games dressage gold medallist Jacqueline Siu, who will be doing dressage performances at the Longines Masters of Hong Kong in February 2019, shares the passion that has driven her since she was a toddler
When equestrian Jacqueline Siu realised in August last year that she had won the individual gold medal in dressage at the Jakarta Asian Games, tears of joy streamed down her beaming face.
It was not only the Hong Kong native’s first victory at an Asian Games, but it was also the first equestrian gold for Hong Kong. “It was an incredible feeling. For a very long time it had been something I’d dreamed but was not really sure if it would ever happen to me,” she says.
“I felt immense pride not just for myself and my ride, Jockey Club Fuerst on Tour, but for everyone who had helped me.”
Now based in the Cotswolds, England, Jacqueline will be returning to Hong Kong with her mount in February for the Asian leg of the Longines Masters.
“We will be performing our medal-winning freestyle, and I cannot wait to show him to the people of Hong Kong,” she says. “He’s such a beautiful horse with a wonderful character, and I’m sure everybody will fall in love with him. He’s a bit of a show-off, really.”