Ireland thrilled at Flexible’s World Cup win

Flexible too Rich Fellers inwards their victory lap for the Rolex FEI World Cup Final 2012. © Kit Houghton/FEI

Irish Sport Horse Flexible proved that historic menstruum is no barrier when he won the World Cup jumping in conclusion at the weekend.

Flexible was all but written off twice during his career due to severe injury, but returned to the piece of job past times of the sport each time.

At xvi years of historic menstruum too the oldest Equus caballus at the final, Flexible  pulled off a spectacular victory when beating the eleven year-old French-bred gelding Nino Des Buissonnets too Steve Guerdat (Switzerland) in a outpouring off inwards the Netherlands.

Bred past times Ireland’s Edward too Catherine Doyle, Flexible is an approved Irish Gaelic Sport Horse stallion too was ridden to victory past times the 52-year-old USA passenger Rich Fellers subsequently iii days of intensive contest at ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

With simply i penalization betoken apiece on their cards subsequently the starting fourth dimension 2 legs of the Final, Fellers too Guerdat both finished the two-round contest on a nil score, too Guerdat i time to a greater extent than went clear inwards the jump-off, amongst victory forthwith seeming assured. But Fellers too Flexible non alone left all the poles standing but shaved simply nether 2 thirds of a minute off the younger horse’s fourth dimension to cause got habitation the 2012 Rolex Trophy.

“This is a tremendous boost for the Irish Gaelic Sport Horse,” said Horse Sport Republic of Ireland Chairman Joe Walsh. “To win the world’s approximately testing indoor contest is an amazing tribute to the lineament of Irish Gaelic breeding too I desire to congratulate the breeders Edward too Catherine Doyle too of course of report the American passenger Rich Fellers for his tremendous science today.

“I believe it is besides a will to the soundness too longevity of the Irish Gaelic Sport Horse that a Equus caballus similar Flexible tin non alone proceed to compete at the historic menstruum of 16, but besides vanquish the world’s best inwards the rattling toughest of competitions.”

A boy of Cruising, who was runner-up at the FEI World Cup Jumping Final xiii years agone inwards Gothenburg (Sweden), Flexible has competed at all of the in conclusion 5 Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Finals, and was minute at the same venue inwards 2008.

 

 

 

 

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