I'm Richard Kierkegaard, and I'm 13.
I do horse riding,
and my dream is to get a medal in the Olympics.
I was born among horses, and when I was younger,
I spent time in the bushes peeking at how my dad rode.
I was in the national team for 20 consecutive years.
Good. Good landing! Perfect!
Winning an Olympic medal, I think that in that moment,
my family and my dad will be really proud of me.
One, two, three, four.
Very good!
From the accident up to going back to compete,
it took a month.
And all the doctors there said
that it was a veritable miracle.
I showed everyone
that I was stronger than they expected,
and that I can overcome anything.
Let's go!
I get along with horses,
they are more than pets, above all to me.
Whenever I have free time, or I'm bored, I come and see them,
and ride without a saddle, take them out to pasture.
When I'm not horse jumping, I'm jumping on my own feet.
I love doing that.
I do it every time I can!
Today, we'll start off on the first hurdle,
we're going to jump coming in from the right side.
Shorten the trot! Good!
It didn't switch the hind leg, just the front, son.
I believe that he'll be an Olympic athlete soon.
He has it in his mind to become an Olympic athlete,
and I don't know if it is going to be in Tokyo or when,
but he is on the path.
Good. Up! Up! Higher, backward step!
Getting to the Olympics,
I think will be an honour for my country.
Very good!
Don't bend forward so much again when you land!
Keep looking forward!
Perfect.
The moment I would be able to win an Olympic medal
is a moment I imagine I would be the happiest in the world.
My whole life, I have strived for that.
I would like him to have a great career
that allows him to be one of the best in the world.