Show jumping competition concluded on Sunday of Desert Circuit III at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, CA, with the FEI $137,000 1.55m CSI3* Grand Prix, sponsored by Purina Animal Nutrition. Canadians topped the leaderboard claiming all three podium positions with Lisa Carlsen and Livestream 2 (Lordanos x Heidebluete) stopping the timers at 38.8 seconds earning the top spot. Livestream 2 is an eleven-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Attache stables.

With the second fastest time, Beth Underhill (CAN) and Sandy Lupton’s Count Me In (Count Grannus x Sunshine), a fourteen-year-old Hannovarian gelding, posted a clear round at 39.22 seconds to claim the red ribbon. The top three was completed by Ben Asselin (CAN) and Luikan Q (Luidam x Camina Van De Kornelishoeve), a twelve-year-old Anglo European Sport Horse owned by Attache Stables, for their time of 39.54 seconds.

Riders were put to the test against Manuel Esparza’s (MEX) stout thirteen obstacle course and a 79 second time allowed. With multiple big lines and a triple combination, riders battled to secure a spot in the jump-off round. Five of the original thirty-seven combinations returned for the shortened course where they raced against the clock to see who would earn first. Carlsen set the Roeckl Sport time to beat as the first clear in the jump-off with their time of 38.8 seconds.

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