50/ NOVEMBER 2021 THE RIDER


Taylor Land And Get Go Prove Invincible In WEC Fall $50,000 Grand Prix Finale


Wilmington, OHIO – The WEC Sanctuary Arena hosted top equestrian sport today with an international field of competitors for the $50,000 Grand Prix 1.40m – 1.45m; the finale of the Fall Classic series. Courses were designed by Anderson Lima of Brazil and featured wind- ing, technical tracks with sweeping turns and multiple combinations. Stunning aut- munal decor


including


unique elements such as a lovely pond feature and a fun ferris wheel. The atmos- phere was festive, with ring- side hospitality of an elegant


hors d’oeuvres spread mak- ing the last Saturday evening of October extra special for spectators. Twenty-two horse-


and-rider combinations con- tested the grand prix course with six entries advancing to the jump off, but it was Tay- lor Land of Pinetree Stables in Newnan, Georgia and Get Go who emerged victorious. Get Go (Grey Top x


Wantana) and Land have been competing together for nearly five years and their partnership shines through. This duo effortlessly won their class, with a two sec-


ond lead ahead of second place. Land and the 9-year- old Hanoverian gelding jumped a clean and smooth first round, stopping the clock in 73.330 seconds, well under the 78 second al- lowed time. They returned to the jump-off and flew through the short course in just 37.862 seconds, putting spectators on the edge of their seats and ultimately taking the big win. We caught up with


Taylor to chat about her strategy for the class. “The first round was challenging enough. There were many


big turns where you needed to make time. I took advan- tage of my horse’s large stride, so I was able to leave out strides in a few spots to save time. I thought that the jump off was so fun! ‘Grumbles’, that’s his name, handled it so well. My strat- egy was to go smooth and forward and to put some pressure on the people be- hind me!” Caiman des Sequoias


(Radco D’houtveld x Sub- lime De La Cour) and Nic- hole Loochtan left all of the rails up in the first round and crossed the timers in 75.751 seconds. Loochtan and the thirteen-year-old Belgian Sport Horse gelding gave it their all in the jump- off, jumping clean and fin- ishing the course in a speedy 39.097 seconds to claim the second place spot. Rounding out the top


Soaring to victory riding Get Go.


three is Kady M. Abraham- son and her own Vancouver (Valentino x Cocco). Abra- hamson and Vancouver have been steadily climbing the rankings during the WEC Fall Classic series and were on their A-game tonight. They left all rails up in the first round in a time of 77.418 seconds, conserving plenty of energy for their second round where they crossed the timers in 39.195 seconds.


$50,000 Grand Prix 1.40m – 1.45m Results


Get Go, Taylor Land – 0 | 0 | 37.862 Caiman Des Sequoias, Nicole Loochtan – 0 | 0 | 39.097 Vancouver, Kady M. Abraham- son – 0 | 0 | 39.195 VDL Gerinus T, Ryan Michael Genn – 0 | 4 | 39.090 Aristot, Kevin Mealiff – 0 | 4 | 39.487 Fiper, Colin Syquia – 0 | 4 | 42.020 Nazarine Van De Axelhoeve, Sabine Cooper – 1 | 78.375 Chagrand, Michael D. Burnett – 4 | 65.965 King van het keyzerhof, Gus- tavo Prato – 4 | 69.175 Limerick, Kady Abrahamson – 4 | 74.385 $10,000 Futures Prix Splits, McCarthy and Thornell Claim the Top Honors


Kevin McCarthy and his own Catch a Star HSS in the winner’s circle. Fourteen open riders


and eight non-pro riders gave it their all in the $10,000 Futures Prix 1.35m combined class in the Sanc- tuary arena. Once again, WEC management elected to split the class into Open and Non-pro divisions and effectively doubled the prize money awarded. Winning big in the


Nichole Loochtan and Caiman des Sequoias take second.


open division were crowd favorites Kevin McCarthy aboard his own Catch a Star HSS (Sheraton x Tolinda). Kevin and his trusted part- ner, an eleven-year-old Swedish Warmblood mare, are frequent visitors to the winner’s circle at World Equestrian Center. During the first round they negoti- ated the winding track to go clear in just 77.232 seconds.


Erika Thornell claims first amongst the non-pros.


Catch a Star HSS is well suited to a galloping jump off course and completed the jump-off in just 35.377 seconds to nab the win.


$10,000 Future Prix 1.35m Open Results Catch a Star HSS, Kevin Mc- Carthy – 0 | 0 | 35.377 Vincent, Richard L. Rinehart – 0 | 0 | 35.682 Lolly Pop Van’t Akkerhof, Kevin Mealiff – 0 | 4 | 36.144 Falco V, Taylor Land – 0 | 4 | 36.940 Justice, Colin Syquia – 0 | 4 | 37.171 Gluckskeks, Sam Pegg – 0 | 4 | 39.522 Dolla 3, Sam Pegg – 0 | 8 | 50.016 Jabbadabbadoo WB, Samantha A. MacKenzie – 75.640 | EL Norwin Z, Erika Heintschel- Githens – 4 | 73.882 Gloves Off, Kelsey Mogel – 4 | 76.525


The non-pro division


saw fierce competition among it’s talented up and coming riders. Erika Thor- nell and her own, Gyloma (Kashmir Van Schuttershoff x Baloma), stole the show. The eleven-year-old Dutch Warmblood jumped fast and clean in the first round, to stop the timers at 78.284 seconds. Thornell piloted Gyloma expertly in the jump-off to complete sev- eral tight turns and gallop to the finish line in 37.912 sec- onds for first place honors.


$10,000 Futures Prix 1.35m Non-Pro Results


Gyloma, Erika Thornell – 0 | 0 | 37.912 Kir Royale SCF, Ella Mauritz-


Taylor Land and Get Go taking their victory lap.


son – 0 | 0 | 37.924 Maraca LS La Silla, Kady M. Abrahamson – 0 | 0 | 42.175 Ismael, Ashley Stumm – 0 | 4 | 38.555 Herolov De Wy, Ava Le – 0 | 4 | 40.464 Ulysse Du Bourberg, Ella Mauritzson – 0 | 4 | 40.589 Chaccomo, Drew Arnold – 0 | 4 | 42.127 Milady Des Bruyeres, Ann Marie Cowdrey – 0 | 80.489


Thank you to all ex-


hibitors, trainers and specta- tors for another great day of equestrian sport at World Equestrian Center – Wilm- ington. Join us in November


for two weeks of horse showing! Entries and stall reservations are now open for Midwest Indoors I (Nov. 10-14) and II (Nov. 17-21) featuring top NSBA sanc-


tioned hunter/jumper com- petition. The two weeks of consecutive


indoor


hunter/jumper shows offer a perfect opportunity to pre- pare for finals and winter circuits in our beautiful cli- mate-controlled venue along with $275,000 in prize money. Entries and stall reservations can be submit- ted


at


www.horseshowing.com. For more information


regarding competing with the National Snaffle Bit As- sociation


please


https://www.nsba.com/ Photos courtesy of


Winslow Photography.


Source: World Equestrian Association News Releasse


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Kady M. Abrahamson claiming third place aboard Vancouver.


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