Saturday night’s $125,000 National Horse Show Grand Prix was one to remember. In a field of 15 obstacles, 25 competitors from five different countries piloted their mounts in an effort to go clear and move forward into the jump-off. Of these riders, the top seven made it to the second round with a time allowed of 50 seconds.
In a tight jump-off Kent Farrington, riding for the USA and Rabbit Root Stables LLC’s 2014 Zangersheide mare Toulayna (Toulon x Vuelta) laid down a speedy round to seal the victory, beating the runner-up Brian Moggre (USA) and Major Wager LLC’s 2009 Westphalian gelding MTM Vivre Le Reve (Ustinov x Chellana) by 4-100ths of a second, making it Farrington’s third victory of the week.
“I’ve been riding Toulayna since she was seven and I’ve had a lot of success with her so far, so it’s been a fun journey. I like this show because it is a great venue, and I brought a few younger horses this year to get some experience indoors and it’s been great. The plan tonight was pretty simple and that was to go as fast as I thought I could go. Brian’s horse is very fast, and they are very competitive against the clock so luckily, I brought a fast horse. Toulayna has always been very careful, she has a lot of blood and energy and really everything I look for in a modern show jumper.”
(Ed. note: The only Canadian entry in the class, Chris Pratt, placed 13th riding Ideaal ES, owned by Take The High Road LLC.)
Rider Kent Farrington was also awarded with the…
Leading International Jumper Rider Award
Presented by Sterling Equestrian/Forest Hill Stables
Caitlin Boyle was awarded the…
Leading Lady International Jumper Rider Award
Presented by Sterling Equestrian/Forest Hill Stables
The grooms of the top three riders also went home with an award being presented with the…
Cherry Knoll Farm Groom’s Award
Presented by Bob and Margaret Duprey
1st Place – Arthur Anty groom of Rabbit Root Stables LLC’, 2014 Zangersheide mare, Toulayna (Toulon x Vuelta)
2nd Place – Lesley Leeman groom of Major Wager LLC’s, 2009, Westphalian gelding, MTM Vivre Le Reve (Ustinov x Chellana)
3rd Place – Stephanie Kerman groom of High Hopes Farm LLC’s, 2014, Oldenburg gelding, Forrestal, (Don Diarado x Kannelle De La Baie)
Results here.
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