Rolex Review October 2016: ROLEX'S TOP EQUESTRIAN ATHLETES IN ACTION

An update on Rolex's family of international equestrian Testimonees from around the globe in show jumping.

Swiss rider Steve Guerdat has sustained his fine form of 2016, with a win in the CSI5* (Table A) at Knokke Hippique, adding to his numerous top 10 finishes this year.

 

 

Rolex's youngest Testimonee Bertram Allen has continued to impress the international show jumping circuit. The Irish show jumper recently won the Prix Massimo Dutti trophy on the GCT in Monaco on Friday 24 June, aboard his brilliant 12-year-old grey mare Molly Malone.

 

 

Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 reigned supreme in the CSIO5* at CHIO Aachen, Germany. Latterly, at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Lamaze won Individual bronze in the show jumping competition. Rolex's newest Testimonee, Jereon Dubbeldam came 7th in the Individual show jumping competition at the Rio Olympic Games this summer.

 

Kent Farrington has continued his 2016 campaign in fine style, with big wins in May at Mill Spring, North Carolina, taking top honors aboard Gazelle at the 1.50m Suncast Welcome and Tryon International Equestrian Center CSI 3*. Farrington has also won his first Olympic medal at Rio 2016 when he helped USA secure Team show jumping silver.

 

Scott Brash has enjoyed some stunning performances in 2016, in particular coming second in the Rolex Grand prix aboard Ursula XII in CHIO Aachen, only to go one further at the Spruce Meadows 'Masters' in Calgary, by winning the Rolex Grand Prix, again aboard Ursula XII. This now makes him the live contender for the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping.

 

June proved to be a successful month for the 'first lady of German show jumping' Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum who achieved four top 10 finishes in La Baule, Villach, Treffen and Madrid. In August Michaels-Beerbaum helped the German show jumping Team achieve bronze at the Rio Olympic Games.

 

French Olympic show jumping team member Kevin Staut also competed at Villach, Trefen and won the CSI5* Table A class aboard Estoy Aqui De Muze H D C. Staut has returned victorious from the Olympic Games with a Team gold medal in the show jumping competition.

 

 

Rodrigo Pessoa achieved two top 10 finishes at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May and one in Cannes. Pessoa recently won the Challenge Cup as part of the Brazilian team at the 2016 Nations Cup Final in Barcelona.

 

 

 

 

source: Rolex