Deprived of Ambition

Whenever I hear the word equestrienne, the face of Mikee Cojuangco would pop into my mind. 

She started riding horses at the age of 8, but formally took lessons when she was 10 years old and started competing at the age of 16.  Proving that she is one of the best equestriennes in the country, here are here accomplishments throughout her career:

Achievements
Here are some of Mikee’s accomplishments as an athlete:

2002
Champion, Individual Show Jumping, Asian Games

2001
Champion, CSI-B New Delhi
Philippine Equestrian Federation Over-all Rider of the Year
Philippine Equestrian Federation Show Jumping Rider Of the Year
Manila Polo Club Annual Horse Show Category A Champion

1999
3rd Sydney Royal Easter Horse Show World Cup and Olympic Qualifier

1998
Champion of the Manila Polo Ball Cup
Champion (RP Team) - Southeast Asian Nations Cup Series
Member, Show Jumping Team to the Bangkok Asian Games
4th Over-all Southeast Asian League World Cup qualifier

1997
4th Overall Philippine Equestrian Federation (PEF) Rider of the Year
3rd (Team Competition - Composite Team) Sydney Royal Easter Show
4th (Individual Show Jumping) Trivett Classic International Dressage CDI-O Show Jumping Invitational Derby

1996
4th (Individual Show Jumping) A & B Grade Dapto Show N.S.W., Australia
3rd (Team Show Jumping) Canberra Nations Cup Class Australia
4th (Individual Show Jumping) Volvo World Cup Qualifier Finals Pacific League, Australia

1995
2nd (Team Show Jumping) Canberra Nations Cup Class Australia
1st (Team Show Jumping) Asia-Pacific Equestrian Games
3rd (Team Dressage) APEC Werribee, Australia
3rd (Team Show Jumping) Southeast Asian Games Chiang-Mai, Thailand

1994
Leading Lady Rider Hawkesbury Show N.S.W., Australia
4th (Individual Show Jumping) Pre-Asian Games Invitational Show Jumping Competition Hiroshima, Japan
Member of the Philippine Show Jumping Team to the 12th Asian Games Hiroshima, Japan
3rd (Individual Show Jumping) N.S.W. Young Rider State Championships Nowra N.S.W., Australia
3rd (Individual Show Jumping) Southeast Asian Show Jumping Singapore
2nd (Team Show Jumping)

1992
Reserve Champion PEF Show Jumping Rider of the Year
2nd (Individual Show Jumping) Inner-Mongolia, China
3rd (Team Show Jumping)
1st (Team Show Jumping) Asian Show Jumping Championships Chinese-Taipei (Taiwan)

1991
Reserve Champion PEF Show Jumping Rider of the Year
2nd (Individual Show Jumping) Jakarta, Indonesia
2nd (Team Show Jumping)
6th (Individual Show Jumping) Cha-Am, Thailand

1990
3rd (Individual Show Jumping) Shizuoka, Japan
Reserve Champion Clark Air Base Annual Horse Show High Point Trophy

1989
Clark Air Base Annual Horse Show High Point Trophy

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I’ve wanted to learn horse-back riding since i was kid, but the sport was too expensive for my family to afford it. Buying a horse, maintenance and horse supplies could burn a hole in your wallet.  Actually, i was deprived of the things that i wanted to do. 

- learn ballet

-learn ice skating

-learn gymnastics

-take piano lessons

-take violin lessons

- taekwando

- aikido

And the list goes on and on.