The US rider narrowly edged a pair of Canadians at the top of the leaderboard in this highly competitive division for top young talent.
Found 133 Results from Thunderbird Show Park
Canadians Kassidy Keith with Havana and Vanessa Mannix riding Carmela Z rounded out the podium as the tbird tournament gets underway.
The Canadian rider took a pair of big classes during Western Family weekend, including the Odlum Brown Ltd Grand Prix.
The Canadian rider made it a double at Thunderbird Show Park by winning the Speed Derby and the Grand Prix.
The US rider took the feature finale at the BC Open at tbird riding 'Roy'; top Canadian was Vanessa Mannix and Carmela Z, 4th.
The Irish rider added another landmark 4* win to his resumé, this time aboard Alison Locke’s Nacara van Berkenbroeck Z.
The 17-year-old Canadian piloted Je Happy Lina to the mare's first FEI win, and his own first 4* victory, during the BC Open.
The Irish rider won Thursday's feature class at tbird aboard Vanessa Mannix's One Edition during the BC Open.
"She suits me" said the Canadian as she logged her first victory aboard Nikka and her first 5* grand prix win on an unforgettable day.
The Olympic Games is the one thing noticeably absent from Ballard’s lengthy resumé – but that might be about to change.
