International horse of the year title to Flexible
Irish sport Equus caballus Flexible has been named the US International Horse of the Year for 2012 at the prestigious United States of America of America Equestrian Federation awards ceremony.
Flexible was bred inwards Republic of Ireland yesteryear Edward as well as Catherine Doyle.
Partnered yesteryear the 53 year-old US passenger Rich Fellers, Flexible himself is ane of the oldest horses competing at the hand reach of international demo jumping, as well as turned 17 inwards Jan of this year. He is too ane of the smallest horses on the footing stage, mensuration but 15.3 hands high.
Now owned yesteryear US couplet Harry as well as Mollie Chapman, Flexible had a remarkable yr inwards 2012, as well as with other major victories won the demo jumping World Cup for America after a 25 yr drought as well as too finished 8th individually inwards the London Olympics.
A boy of the famous Irish Gaelic Sport Horse stallion Cruising, who was runner-up inwards the World Cup inwards 1999 with Irish Gaelic passenger Trevor Coyle, Flexible is an approved stallion inwards the Irish Sport Horse studbook.
Edward Doyle was honoured with the accolade for Breeder of the Top International Show Jumper yesteryear Horse Sport Ireland, Ireland’s governing body, inwards Nov lastly year.
Flexible has twice come upwardly dorsum from career-threatening injuries as well as captured hand standings at prestigious competitions.
He won 4 times at the 2012 U.S. Show Jumping Observation Events, won twice inwards Del Mar (the $50,000 Surfside Grand Prix as well as the $100,000 Hermes Grand Prix of Del Mar) as well as thus ane time to a greater extent than 6 weeks afterward at Spruce Meadows. Fellers as well as Flexible jumped 4 clear rounds inwards 2 classes, including 2 jump-offs inwards Calgary to win the $35,000 Husky Energy Cup as well as the $200,000 CN Performance Grand Prix.
They thus earned their ticket to stand upwardly for the U.S. at the 2012 Olympic Games inwards London, where they finished inwards the hand 10 as well as were the highest placing American pair.
• Jersey Boy has been named 2012 USEF National Horse of the Year, next his unparalleled accomplishments inwards the hunter ring.
For the 4 years that the USHJA International Hunter Derby has been inwards existence, the 11-year-old hanoverian gelding has ruled it. He is the leader on the International Hunter Derby lifetime net listing with a total of $196,640. He has won a total of xx Hunter Derby classes, as well as has iii serial titles to his name. He’s been described every bit the “quintessential Derby horse” as well as his tape proves it. But 2012 was different.
Though Bailiwick of Jersey Boy was every bit skillful every bit ever, he came into the yr all the same striving for ane major title: USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals winner.
The plain at the finals was the best it’s e'er been and, with longtime passenger Jennifer Alfano, Bailiwick of Jersey Boy was sitting inwards tertiary identify after the Classic Hunter round. So, with footing to brand up, inwards forepart of a packed identify at Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park, Bailiwick of Jersey Boy had to live at his best during the Handy Hunter round. He was. On the line of that superb round Jersey Boy ended upwardly with a 588.25 score, clinched the USHJA International Hunter Derby, as well as set the exclamation indicate on his bid for 2012 USEF National Horse of the Year honors.
Following the Hunter Derby Finals Bailiwick of Jersey Boy strengthened his illustration with major wins that included the $10,000 International Hunter Derby at the State College Classic, the $15,000 International Hunter Derby at Skidmore College Saratoga Classic, as well as the Chicago Hunter Derby.
“You know, Bailiwick of Jersey Boy is an particular horse, likely the best hunter to take away maintain gone through the SBS stables” said Mason Phelps, accepting the accolade on behalf of SBS Farms, “I’m honored that they asked me to take away maintain this accolade on their behalf.”
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