“I had the pleasure of taking care of Ilona under the advice of her coach Éric Denarnaud who trusted me by including me in his protocol for the preparation and management of some major deadlines. It's been a long time since I observed Ilona on the edge of her career: a young Amazon who worked without complaining under the advice of her coach. For me the “Denarnaud System” is to equestrian competition what Philippe Lucas is to swimming: together they define an objective, a championship with a dream of a medal and they give themselves the means with rigor, work and surpassing themselves. . And they reach it together.
My first experience with Ilona, in 2018, was magical! After a fall in the paddock at Fontainebleau where it was necessary to sort out and forget the sores, I succeeded in "re-anchoring" Ilona in her objectives and making her aware of her own resources which are performance with pleasure and joy.
Contract fulfilled: she makes the Marseillaise sound twice by winning the 7-year-old GP with Balentino and by winning the Nations Cup with Callas.
In 2019, the French championships where she made the double with ken and Callas are extraordinary.
As a great competitor, she was able to prepare as usual and trust her coach and her ponies. Strengthen its strengths and erase its weakest by relying on the expertise of people who
surround him to be at his best physically and mentally.
In the fall of 2019, at Equita Lyon, another magnificent moment! Ilona finished 3rd with Ken after a jump-off where she tried everything to win. That day, she becomes aware of the mirror effect that can have a positive impact on the confidence that her pony can give her to give her everything.
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Ilona knows how to put herself in her bubble to protect herself from the outside and stay focused on her goals. At her age, she shows a disconcerting resilience to stress and knows how to chain flawlessly to then let her joy burst when the goal is reached. She craves performance.
The pressure and the stakes transcend it in a positive way! "