consecutive time at four-star level he was last to go which meant a rather long and tense wait on Saturday before the cross-country. But he didn’t let me down and gave me a great ride across country, just incurring a few time faults. He came out particularly well on Sunday and jumped a lovely clear round that moved him up to second behind Caroline Powell and the great Lenamore. We all had to be incredibly patient following the disappointment of Bad- minton, but his performance at Burghley certainly made it worth the wait.” Aſter beginning the 2011 season well with two good runs at
Intermediate events, Seacookie suffered a setback and missed the rest of the year. In 2012, Cookie had some good early runs, then bad weather caused cancellations of some key events. Tat year at Badminton in May Cookie wasn’t feeling well, so William pulled him up. By September they were in good form and ran at Blenheim. “Having still held an entry for Blenheim and with all his blood tests, etc., showing no abnormalities, I decided to run him in the CCI3*. Tis proved to be a good decision. Following an excellent test he jumped a fantastic double-clear to clinch the win. Not only was this a great result for Cookie and his owner Catherine Wit, but it was also my fiſtieth three-day event win,” re- calls William, who was the first British rider to achieve the world number-one eventing rider ranking (he has been number one in 2002, 2009 and 2010 so far) and is the only rider worldwide to have won five of the six CCI4* events (Badminton, Burghley, Ro- lex Kentucky, Luhmühlen, Pau). 2013 was perhaps the pair’s best year yet together. Tey made
the long trip “across the pond” to return to Rolex Kentucky in April and it was well worth it. Tey were first in the order of go this time and it was to their liking. Tey scored 46.2 in dressage and finished exactly on the optimum time on cross-country, then jumped a flawless stadium jumping round to take second. William reflects on their success, “We headed to Rolex Kentucky CCI4* with absolutely no expectations on Cookie and he surprised us all by producing one of his best performances.” Aſter a tune-up run at the two-star level at Barbury in July,
Cookie and William did their fall four-star at Pau in France. “It was fantastic that Seacookie held onto his lead in the show jump- ing to win Pau and secure a much deserved 4* win. By the time he came to jump he had a fence in hand, which is always a relief. But, he unfortunately used this up at the treble at fence 6, leaving a long and nerve racking second half to his round. However, he jumped very well and coped with the atmosphere and pressure brilliantly. Te older he’s goten, the beter his gallop has become and the distances are easier. He is more relaxed in his dressage now. We were thrilled with his lead in the dressage at Pau,” says William. “Cookie will have some much deserved time off this winter
and then we will decide what events he will do in 2014,” says Alice. His fans will be excited to see what’s next for the big, expressive bay.
58 January/February 2014
RF Tabasco (formerly Tabasco TSF) Trakehner gelding by Heraldik xx, out of
Titania III by Heling
Foaled 4/3/2000, Black, 17.3 hands Bred by Karl-Heinz Schulenburg, Gestüt Griebeler Höh, Kasseedorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Current Owner – Team Tabasco, U.S.A. (Purchased in August 2013 from Ingrid Klimke and his breeder)
Current Rider – Marilyn Little, Raylyn Farm, Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Highest Level Completed So Far: CIC3* Top Performances with Marilyn Little: won Breda Horse Trials CIC2*,
September 2013, The Netherlands; twelfth at Schenefeld CIC3*, Sep- tember 2013, Germany; third at Blair Castle CCI2*, August 2013, U.K.; sixth at Hambach CIC2*, August 2013, Germany. Top Performances with Ingrid Klimke: won Sahrendorf CIC2*, July 2013, Germany; won Houghton Hall CICO3*, May 2013, U.K.; won Mar- bach CIC3*, May 2013, Germany; second at Bredeneek CIC2*, April 2013, Germany; fourth at Boekelo CICO3*, October 2012, The Netherlands; second at Schenefeld CIC3*, September 2012, Germany; won Malmö CIC3*-W, August 2012, Sweden; third at Luhmühlen CIC3*, June 2012, Germany; won Wiesbaden CIC3*, May 2012, Germany; third at Marbach CIC3*, May 2012, Germany; third at Osberton CIC2*, September 2011, U.K.; fourth at Varsseveld CIC2*, September 2011, The Netherlands; won Langenhagen CIC2*, September 2011, Germany. Tabasco was named Trakehner Horse of the Year by the German Trakehner Verband in October 2012.
T
he website of RF Tabasco’s breeder Karl-Heinz Schulenburg, Gestüt Griebeler Höh, Kasseedorf, Schleswig-Holstein, de-
scribes his enthusiasm the day of Tabasco’s foaling on April 3, 2000: “What a sleek and leggy foal was there in the straw!” Tabasco’s Trakehner
dam Titania III came from a performance- packed mare line (Trakehner Mare Fam- ily # T 17 A 1–Tatiana, foaled in Germany in 1958)—a mare family with great jumper genes that trace all the way back to the Main Stud Trakehnen family of the mare Tapete. Titania
Ingrid Klimke on Tabasco in May 2013.
Thomas C
American Trakehner Association
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