It can go that fast – this saying goes well with the success that Laura Kraut was able to celebrate this weekend in Florida. The US rider quickly decided to present her new horse in a Grand Prix. And the time that the couple delivered was quick.
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And so quickly and without errors (0 / 40.01 seconds) that she and the eleven-year-old Baloutinue v. Balou du Rouet left the lap of honor as the winner. The Hanoverian gelding passed into the possession of St. Bride’s Farm only a few days ago, which is the sponsor of team Olympic champion Laura Kraut. Previously, Adam Prudent had the gelding from Hanoverian breeding under the saddle and a few weeks ago he was also able to win a Grand Prix in Wellington.
Kraut, who is friends with the Prudent family, had been observing the horse for many years. The Prudent family just didn’t want to sell the gelding until the end. Laura Kraut is overjoyed that Katie and Henry Prudent have changed their minds and were able to acquire St. Bride’s Farm Baloutinue. Laura Kraut considers the eleven year old Hanoverian to be “one of the best horses in the world”.
After her victory, she expressed her enthusiasm: “What I have always loved about him is that he reminds me of a thoroughbred. He’s got a lot of blood, he’s brave, agile and has all of the best qualities a thoroughbred can have. He’s just a quick horse. That’s the quality of a thoroughbred because I didn’t ride a fast lap. I’ve taken more steps than other people, but he’s just so fast. He lands and comes off the jump very, very quickly, so I think I had an advantage there. ”45,210 US dollars, that is the equivalent of almost 38,000 euros, went into the oat kitty for the win.
The placed
The other couples who made it into the jump-off were left behind. There were a total of 44 starters in the Grand Prix at three-star level, but apart from Laura Kraut only ten other riders with their horses remained flawless. With her 2018 World Cup winner, Breitling, Beezie Madden (USA) came closest to Laura Kraut’s time. The 15-year-old KWPN stallion by Quintero galloped over the finish line after 40.27 seconds and also left all the bars in the supports.
The US rider Paris Sellon completed the podium with an error-free ride in the jump-off in a time of 40.95 seconds. She sat in the saddle of the Oldenburg mare Anna Jo, who descended from Acodetto. Fourth place went to Enrique Gonzalez in the saddle of Chacna (0 / 41.06), followed by Sharn Wordley with Verdini D’Houtveld Z (0 / 41.90).
The Swiss Beat Mändli rode the KWPN mare Dsarie v. Veron finished sixth with a clean lap in 42.53 seconds.
Second Grand Prix to Darragh Kenny
Another $ 35,000 Grand Prix was held in Wellington on Sunday. Darragh Kenny won there with the 13-year-old Belgian gelding Idalville D’Esprit, which he has also only had under the saddle for a few weeks. Before that, the Wateringhoeve son had already competed in jumping over 1.60 meters with Eric Lamaze (CAN). With a clean lap, the pair showed the competition the irons with a time of 42.68 seconds. He hadn’t counted on the triumph, even if he was very fond of the gelding: “I think the horse is unbelievable and I only built him up slowly, but his jump feels unbelievable. He feels like he can jump anything. “
Second place went to the 16-year-old Amazon Grace Debney from Great Britain. With the ten-year-old mare Zarina De Vidau, she needed 43.22 seconds for the jump-off course and left all the bars.
You can find all the results from Wellington here.