Stuttgart – Irishman Kian Dore was a comfortabe winner of the FEI Jumping Ponies‘ Trophy for the Prize of Ensinger Mineral-Heilquellen GmbH. Riding in front of a 8,000 crowd at the 37th International STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS Horse Show on Saturday, he was over two seconds quicker than his rivals. The 2023 team European champion for jumping ponies in Le Mans (France) and his ten-year-old gelding Sparkling Lackaghmore Joey also went clear in the eight rider jump-off when crossing the finishing line in 34.94 seconds.
The second placed Dutchwoman Renske van Middendorp in the saddle on Labonita ZV, an eight-year-old mare was also faultless but in a time of 37.06 seconds. The 16-year-old Naomi Himmelreich (Germany) and Red Star Optimus, a ten-year-old stallion bred in Belgium came third (38.16 seconds).
