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The fourth week of the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded on Sunday, February 3, with a win for 18-year-old Yasmin Rizvi of Wellington, FL, and Lumiere in the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior Jumper Classic, presented by Griffis Residential. WEF continues with its fifth week of competition on February 6-10, presented by Fidelity Investments® and runs through March 31.
Rizvi and Lumiere, a 15-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Clay x Feodora) owned by Peacock Ridge, LLC., jumped clear in the first round with a time of 69.008 seconds, and clinched their win with a clear trip in the jump-off with a time of 40.333 seconds. “I loved doing the jump-off. I love my horse and I feel comfortable with him so it’s always fun,” commented Rizvi about the class.
“In between the first and second jump I turned back tight, and then the last jump there was a long space in between so I just galloped up to the last jump and I think that made a lot of time up,” Rizvi added on her jump off. “I love him [Lumiere], he’s amazing. We have a strong connection since we’ve known each other so long. He just has a good heart, and he always wants to jump well and do his best.”