Philippaerts wins US puissance with 7-foot leap
Nineteen-year-old Belgian rider Olivier Philippaerts too Chicago VH Moleneind jumped vii feet to convey out the characteristic shape at the 54th annual Washington International Horse Show on Friday.
Course designer Anthony d’Ambrosio prepare the wall for the $25,000 Open Jumper Puissance at 5’9” (1.75m) inward tiptop for the rootage circular too continued through 4 rounds upward to vii feet (2.13m). The Armed Forces Cup, sponsored yesteryear The Boeing Company, was awarded to Olivier Philippaerts too Chicago VH Moleneind for clearing the seven-foot wall inward the terminal round. Philippaerts also accepted The Congressman’s Challenge Trophy, donated yesteryear the Late Honorable Rogers C.B. Morton too the Late Honorable F. Robert Watkins, on behalf of his father, Ludo Philippaerts, every bit the possessor of the winning horse.
Six entries began the class, all clearing the wall at 5’9” (1.75m) too continuing on to elbow grease 6’3” (1.90m) inward height. Benjamin Meredith (AUS) brought the blocks downwards inward circular ii riding Kaskade, owned yesteryear Haley Schaufeld, to complete inward 6th place. The remaining 5 riders all continued on to a 3rd circular where the wall was built upward to 6’9” (2.01m). In circular three, Charlie Jayne (USA) too Pony Lane Farm’s Balougris SL Z, Laura Kraut (USA) too Beverly Widdowson’s Belmont, too Jessica Springsteen (USA) too Stone Hill Farm’s Temmie were all unable to clear the tiptop too finished inward a necktie for 3rd place. Philippaerts too Chicago, too Aaron Vale (USA) aboard Wodka L, owned yesteryear Thinks similar a Horse, continued on to the 4th circular to restrain the wall at vii feet (2.13m). Chicago was the alone Equus caballus to clear the imposing obstacle.
Chicago VH Moleneind is a ten-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding yesteryear Kashmir Van Schutterhof x Darco. After his win, Philippaerts explained that this was the rootage fourth dimension that either Equus caballus or passenger has jumped inward a Puissance class, too 2.13m was their biggest height.
Haity McNerney, The Honorable too Mrs. Kenneth M. Duberstein (leader manager of The Boeing Company), WIHS Executive Director Bridget Love Meehan, too Brigadier. Gen. Brian G. Neal, Deputy Director for Antiterrorism too Homeland Defense, Joint Staff Pentagon, acquaint The Armed Forces Cup sponsored yesteryear The Boeing Company. © Shawn McMillen Photography
“This is the rootage fourth dimension we’ve jumped the wall. I’ve never done it too the Equus caballus has never done it,” Philippaerts noted. “I had a feeling he could locomote a expert Equus caballus for that. He has a lot of ambit to restrain it, then I idea I would hand it a seek too it worked out real well. All classes receive got their ain difficulty. With the puissance you lot demand a footling chip of luck, but you lot also receive got to receive got the Equus caballus for it too I intend this Equus caballus genuinely really likes it.”
“It looks similar he loves to restrain the wall because he is non afraid of it. He genuinely wants to acquire to the wall, then I intend that’s a bully affair for a puissance horse.”
Philippaerts is from Belgium, but he too his twin blood brother Nicola came to North America to compete inward to a greater extent than FEI World Cup Qualifiers too receive got been taking business office inward the indoor circuit. They showed inward Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in conclusion calendar week too receive got plans to locomote along on to Kentucky too Toronto.
“We decided it would locomote prissy to restrain the World Cups over hither because inward Europe it is real hard to acquire in,” Philippaerts said. “We also wanted the whole experience of novel civilization too to regard novel people.”
After winning the CN International $1 Million Grand Prix at Spruce Meadows inward September, Philippaerts has a whole novel next of fans too enjoyed playing upward to the crowd during tonight’s class.
“The win inward Calgary was something particular too sure afterward that to a greater extent than people know me, then I promise that nosotros tin maintain upward similar that,” he smiled.
Philippaerts volition compete ane time again inward Lord's Day night’s $100,000 President’s Cup Grand Prix CSI 3*-W. He commented on the contest at WIHS, stating, “I intend it’s a bully show. The outcry upward too the crowd is genuinely fantastic. The fans are real expert here. I am real thankful that they all stayed for the Puissance. It was real prissy for us to ride amongst all of that crowd.”
Open Jumpers Go For Speed
Lauren Hough (USA) too Ohlala were the winners inward the $32,000 International Open Jumper 1.50m faults converted class, sponsored yesteryear Sleepy P Ranch, every bit business office of the even out contest on Friday. Nineteen entries jumped the course, too Hough too Ohlala cleared the obstacles inward a blazing fast fourth dimension of 46.82 seconds for the win.
Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) too Stal de Kalvarie’s Diebrich de Kalvarie cleared the course of pedagogy only a fraction behind inward 46.88 seconds to house second. Kent Farrington (USA) too Haity McNerney’s Zafira jumped clear inward 46.90 seconds for the 3rd house prize.
Ohlala is an eight-year-old Swedish Warmblood mare yesteryear Orlando x Cardento who Hough purchased a twelvemonth ago, too the brace has excelled.
“She came amongst the name. I bought her from to a greater extent than or less people inward Sweden who receive got owned her since she was born too it suits her perfectly,” Hough said. “She has had a real expert year. She was the best immature Equus caballus inward Aachen too inward Hamburg this year. She won the immature Equus caballus finals too had to a greater extent than or less expert placings inward to a greater extent than or less 1.50m classes.
“At the halt of her eight-year-old twelvemonth she is quite advanced, then she is only making that footstep up,” Hough said. “She is a naturally fast horse, then I didn’t fifty-fifty experience similar I allow it all out today. I only kind of allow her locomote inward her rhythm. She makes riding real easy,” Hough said.
“I receive got very, real high hopes for her. She’s small, but she doesn’t know she’s small. She’s only at the brink of making that footstep too then far she has answered every question.”
Hough has been showing at WIHS since she was a tiddler too has a personal necktie to the show. “I grew upward riding hither on small-scale ponies a long, long fourth dimension ago. I haven’t been hither inward a few years too it is lovely to locomote dorsum inward the city. (WIHS President) Juliet Reid is a expert friend of mine; I receive got known her for years too I am real proud of what she’s done hither at the Equus caballus show.”
Nick Dello Joio (USA) rode Wembley Farms, Inc.’s Zemilion to victory inward the $10,000 International Open Jumper 1.40m faults converted class, sponsored yesteryear Louisburg Farm, before inward the day. Last to locomote out of xiv entries, Dello Joio too Zemilion jumped fast too clear to complete on 52.06 seconds. For the win, they were presented the General Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Perpetual Trophy, donated yesteryear the belatedly Arthur J. Morris.
Aaron Vale (USA) too Wodka L, owned yesteryear Thinks Like a Horse, finished clear amongst a fourth dimension of 52.23 seconds to house second. Shane Sweetnam (IRL) too Sweet Oak Farm’s Solerina cleared the course of pedagogy inward 52.33 seconds to earn the 3rd house prize.
Zemilion is an eight-year-old KWPN gelding yesteryear Emilion x Voltaire. Dello Joio only started riding him at the halt of the summertime too explained that they are only getting to know each other.
“He is a novel Equus caballus too he’s green,” Dello Joio said. “I was using this indoor circuit every bit only an experience for him, hoping that side yesteryear side twelvemonth too the next years he volition locomote able to practise the bigger events competitively. It is only bully for him to larn to acquire fast inside. Today’s course of pedagogy was perfect too I felt super amongst him today; it suited him.
“He is a careful horse. He is a chip tedious off the ground, then inward corporation to acquire fast amongst him you lot only receive got to purpose his stride too play to his strengths,” Dello Joio said. “I had him inward Harrisburg too. I am only getting to know him. Some classes were up, to a greater extent than or less classes were down. We are only edifice a relationship. I demand to figure him out too he needs to figure me out.”
It was Dello Joio’s rootage win at the Washington International Horse Show, but he had a minute house complete inward ane of the Rolex FEI footing ranking classes in conclusion year.
“I dearest Washington; I intend it is ane of the best shows nosotros receive got inward our country,” he noted. “I similar the atmosphere, the agency it’s run, only the experience of it beingness inward a large city; it beats every other demo I think.”
Final Results: $25,000 Open Jumper Puissance
Placing/Back Number/Horse/Rider/Owner/Height Cleared
1 88 CHICAGO VH MOLENEIND Olivier Philippaerts Ludo Philippaerts 2.13m
2 74 WODKA L Aaron Vale Thinks Like H5N1 Horse 2.01m
3 thirty TEMMIE Jessica Springsteen Stone Hill Farm 1.90m
3 31 BELMONT Laura Kraut Beverley Widdowson 1.90m
3 94 BALOUGRIS SL Z Charlie Jayne Pony Lane Farm 1.90m
6 50 KASKADE Benjamin Meredith Haley Schaufeld 1.75m
Final Results: $32,000 International Open Jumper 1.50m Faults Converted, Sponsored yesteryear Sleepy P Ranch
Placing/Back Number/Horse/Rider/Country/Faults/Time/Score
/Owner
1 39 OH LA LA LAUREN HOUGH USA 0.00 46.82 46.82
2 92 DIEBRICH DE KALVARIE NICOLA PHILIPPAERTS BEL 0.00 46.88 46.88
3 84 ZAFIRA KENT FARRINGTON USA 0.00 46.90 46.90
4 49 LIGIST REED KESSLER USA 4.00 46.95 50.95
5 96 ZEMILION NICK DELLO JOIO USA 0.00 51.51 51.51
6 xviii VANILLA BEEZIE MADDEN USA 0.00 51.79 51.79
7 77 V KATIE PRUDENT USA 4.00 49.32 53.32
8 25 VALESKA CHARLIE JAYNE USA 4.00 49.72 53.72
ix 97 WATCH ME VD MANGELAAR MATT WILLIAMS AUS 0.00 55.00 55.00
10 86 VICTOR eastward CHRISTINE McCREA USA 4.00 52.87 56.87
eleven 17 SOLERINA SHANE SWEETNAM IRL 8.00 49.12 57.12
12 10 ROYCE MARGIE ENGLE USA 0.00 57.43 57.43
Finals Results; $10,000 International Open Jumper 1.40Faults Converted, Sponsored yesteryear Louisburg Farm
Placing /Back Number/Horse/Rider/Country/Faults/Time/Score/
Owner
1 96 ZEMILION NICK DELLO JOIO USA 0.00 52.06 52.06
2 74 WODKA L AARON VALE USA 0.00 52.23 52.23
3 17 SOLERINA SHANE SWEETNAM IRL 0.00 52.33 52.33
4 8 UNEX VALVENTE TIM GREDLEY GBR 0.00 53.33 53.33
5 86 VICTOR eastward CHRISTINE McCREA USA 0.00 54.35 54.35
6 25 VALESKA CHARLIE JAYNE USA 0.00 55.74 55.74
7 84 ZAFIRA KENT FARRINGTON USA 4.00 52.17 56.17
8 thirty TEMMIE JESSICA SPRINGSTEEN USA 4.00 56.52 60.52
ix 51 ZAZA BENJAMIN MEREDITH AUS 8.00 57.13 65.13
10 2 CARLOS V.H.P.Z. EMILIE MARTINSEN DEN 0.00 69.55 69.55
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