00:25Let's get in the game sa pagtutok ni Martin Javier.
00:37Let's get in the game sa pagtutok ni Martin Javier.
01:00Marie Antoinette Tony Leviste takes pride in her vast experience in the field.
01:06Of course, with her fellow athlete and partner horses.
01:10At the age of 10, sumabak na siya sa kanyang unang jumping competition.
01:16And the rest, they say, is history.
01:19As Tony lived her equestrian dream.
01:22Mga kapuso, nasa likod po natin, ito yung legacy wall ni Miss Tony Leviste.
01:27Of course, she's done many competitions.
01:30Nandito po lahat ng mga milestones niya in those competitions.
01:34Where do we begin here in your legacy wall?
01:36I wanted to show you first the Sydney 2000 frame because I think every athlete dreams to become an Olympian
01:47one day.
01:49She also had her share of podium wins.
02:04On her return to the Asian Games this year, from jumping, nag-transition na si Tony into the dressage category.
02:13I wanted to do something to stretch and rise.
02:17The dressage horse has to be both a ballerina, a sumo wrestler, and a gymnast.
02:23Because they have to be graceful but also very strong and very agile and athletic.
02:31The road, however, to Tony's seventh Asian Games with her partner horse, Kosti, short for Lacoste, has been nothing but
02:39challenging.
02:40Muntik na nga kami hindi makadalo sa Asian Games.
02:44Because nung nandun kami sa quarantine sa Aken, Germany, two weeks before flying to Tokyo for the Games, namilay yung
02:53kabayo.
02:55Naging katuwang ni Tony sa pagharap sa mga pagsubok, ang equine physiotherapist na si Dr. Marites Gozon Viterbo.
03:03Dahil kung susi para sa riders ang fitness at coordination, overall conditioning naman ang kailangan ng kanilang mga kabayo.
03:14Yan ang tinutukan ni Dr. Tess.
03:16I graduated as a human doctor, but now I mostly work with horses, which was my real dream.
03:25Sana Goya, Asian Games.
03:27So, si Miss Tony had a bit of a challenge there.
03:32Ten days before nilipad si Kosti to Japan, nag-text sa akin si Tony na pilay si Kosti.
03:39Bumalik ako ulit para lang i-relax siya ulit.
03:44Tense lang talaga siya.
03:45Kasi after one day lang ng session, nakapractice na si Tony na parang normal.
03:52And lame na lame siya bago yung session na yun.
03:57So, yun yung parang dapat maintindihan din ang mga tao.
04:00So, mga importante din sa mga horse yung alagaan mo yung mental and psychological well-being nila.
04:06Hindi lang yung physical.
04:08Tapos yun, paglipad niya, very relaxed siya.
04:11Yun na, may minor issue na nabangga niya yung ulo niya.
04:14Madali lang yan.
04:15Pagdating sa Japan, i-address natin yan.
04:19Hindi siya, pwede siya mag-practice.
04:22Hindi makaka-affect yun ng galaw.
04:26Hindi man nakapag-uwi ng medalya,
04:28Tony and Kosti's Asian Games performance was still one for the books.
04:33Hindi nagpatalo si Kosti.
04:34As in, maganda yung performance niya.
04:37He really gave his best and I was proud of his last performance.
04:41Ngayon po, susubukan natin sumukay, siyempre, ng kabayo.
04:47Okay.
04:48So, we're on, Mr. G.
04:53There you have it, mga kapuso.
04:55So, today, we got to meet one of the best athletes we've ever seen in the Philippines.
05:00Nalaman din po natin how important it is to connect with your horse when trying out Equestrian.
05:06So, this has been Martin Avere.
05:09Tony Levite.
05:10Yes, Godson Viterbo.
05:12Keeping you in the game!
05:14We're on,
