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Horse Show, held at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa.
Ballard and the 8-year-old Belgian Warmblood
mare, owned by Ilan Ferder and Esperanza Imports LLC, were one of 11 entries to navigate the first- round, Guilherme Jorge-designed course without fault, making for a crowd-pleasing jump-off round. When Ballard crossed under the Longines arch-
way and entered the ring as the penultimate jump-off entry, the time to beat had been set at 29.13 seconds by the USA’s Karl Cook and E’Special P.S., owned by Signe Ostby. While Ballard felt that she and Nanini van d’A-
Along with a Horseware Ireland blanket and an
Ogilvy saddle pad, provided by Tack of the Town, Bal- lard was awarded a Human Touch Foot and Calf Mas- sager for her win. I think that Vegas is really special,” concluded Bal-
lard. “I’ve jumped three World Cup qualifiers so far – Sacramento, Kentucky, and now Vegas. The feel in Sacramento and now Vegas prepares you for World Cup Finals. There’s such a great atmosphere. They’re not huge rings, so I think you really get an opportunity to know if you’re ready to go to the World Cup Finals or if you have some work to do..
Photo at Right: For her win, Erynn Ballard was pre- sented with numerous awards, including a certificate for a Human Touch Foot and Calf Masssager. Photo by An- drew Ryback Photography
Erynn Ballard and Nanini van d’Abelendreef led the
victory gallop for the $25,000 CSI4*-W 1.35m Blenheim EquiSports Jump-Off Classic, presented by Human Touch. Photo by Andrew Ryback Photography
belendreef could have shaved off further time had they opted to leave out a stride or two that others had, their time of 28.89 seconds would prove to be just enough to clinch the win. With Cook finishing in sec- ond place, third place went to Laura Hite of the U.S., and Chattanooga, owned by HF Farms LLC. “It worked out for me tonight,” said Ballard, who
will also contest Saturday’s $50,000 CSI4*-W Las Vegas National Winning Round Classic with Nanini van d’Abelendreef. “I left the window open for some- body else to beat me, but on the flip side, Nini’s get- ting ready to jump her biggest class tomorrow, so the more confident we can go into the night class the bet- ter.”
Ballard has had the ride on “Nini” for the past
year, and for her, the Las Vegas National CSI4*-W presents an ideal opportunity for the young mare. “This is the first opportunity that we’ve had to
bring her to a [Fédération Equestre Internationale] show, so it’s a pretty big deal – her first time out FEI and her first big win,” said Ballard, who expressed great appreciation for the offering of a 1.35m CSI4*- W division at this year’s Las Vegas National Horse Show. “You saw a mixed group of horses and riders in the class, some young riders that were able to come to the Las Vegas Horse Show to show FEI, and I was able to bring a young horse, which I normally would never be able to do in a CSI4*. I think it’s quite an opportunity, and it was well supported, so maybe it’s something that we should work for at more shows in the future.”
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