Tryon Summer 5 Midweek Update:

Samuel Parot and Cumorka Z Collect $39,000 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 2* Win

Gabriella Curry and Cantero Crowned $3,000 USHJA Junior Hunter Derby Regional Champions

 Samantha Karp and Icadello Score Win in the $3,000 USHJA Amateur Hunter Derby Regional Championships

Stella Wasserman and Skyhawk Claim $10,000 USHJA Open Hunter Derby Regional Championships Win 

Caelinn Leahy Dominates $6,000 Two Phase CSI 2* Aboard Halo

Jad Dana and Caro W: $6,000 Speed Stake CSI 2* Winners

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Rette Solomon and Leyla Caynak for Tryon International

June 13, 2023 – With forty-nine entries in the $39,000 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 2*, Samuel Parot (CHI) recorded yet another Tryon International win as he rode Cumorka Z to top honors with a jump off time of 34.22 seconds. Claiming reserve was Rebecca Conway (USA) and Unestar D'Ysenbeeck Z, the 2014 Zangersheide mare owned by Blue Hill Farm, LLC, marking a time of 36.53 seconds. Rounding out the podium in third and marking a time of 36.95 seconds was Caelinn Leahy (USA) and Steve Schaeffer’s The Gray Man (Tjungske x Calando I), the 2008 Dutch Warmblood gelding.

Samuel Parot and Cumorka Z
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Cumorka Z (Copin Van De Broy x Calato), the 2013 Zangersheide mare owned by Trinidad Soffia Richard, has seen numerous top placings with Samuel Parot this year. “The mare is very fast every week,” Parot commented. “I jump her in the 2*s, qualify, and am [often] second or third, but today is a win.”

“The course was very difficult today,” Parot said of Guilherme Jorge (BRA)’s design. “All the [jump off qualifiers] ride well. But with one down, or a time fault, it’s a very careful course. Guilherme is the best course designer in the world for me,” Parot detailed.

Rebecca Conway and Unestar D’ysenbeeck Z
© Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography

Parot and his team of equine athletes have continued to celebrate multiple wins at Tryon International. “I come every year, but this summer is really fantastic!” He shared. “I’ve won two Grand Prixs, and have been second and third.”

Caelinn Leahy and The Gray Man
© Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography

For full results from the $39,000 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 2*, click here. 

Gabriella Curry and Cantero Crowned $3,000 USHJA Junior Hunter Derby Regional Champions

June 14, 2023 - Gabriella Curry (Plantation, FL) kicked off Friday morning’s trio of derbies by winning the $3,000 USHJA Junior Hunter Derby Regional Championship with Cantero, scoring a 169 over both rounds. Marking a 153 to claim reserve honors was Aline Ludemann (Fort Mill, SC) and her own Didi Blue (Diamant De Semilly x Jung Lady Ship), the 2017 Westphalian gelding. Rounding out the podium in third was Ella Collins (Tega Cay, SC) and her own Hashtag (Eurocommerce Napels x Kicky), the 2012 Dutch Warmblood gelding, with a score of 150.5. 

Gabriella Curry and Cantero
©Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography

Cantero [Connor], the 2013 gelding owned by GA Stables LLC and Gabriella have been a team since November. They normally compete in Equitation together, but they have jumped in a few derbies together over the past couple of weeks. “He’s been great and he is learning the Hunter lifestyle,” Curry shared.

With 79 points in the first round, and a score of 90 in the handy, Curry explained, “The first round was pretty good, but he was funny on the grass in some areas. After we had jumped once around the ring, I knew he’d be even better and quieter coming into the handy.” She added, “I was so happy with this round today and the derby field is just so fun to jump on!”

Aline Ludemann and Didi Blue
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Curry and Connor will be competing in a few Junior Hunter rounds for their remaining time at Tryon. “We got here on Sunday, the horses have been great, the weather has been beautiful, and we’ve been having a good time.” 

Ella Collins and Hashtag
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For full results from the $3,000 USHJA Junior Hunter Derby Regional Championships, click here.

Samantha Karp and Icadello Win the $3,000 USHJA Amateur Hunter Derby Regional Championships

June 14, 2023 - Samantha Karp (Great Falls, VA) and her own 2013 Warmblood gelding, Icadello scored a 176 to win the $3,000 USHJA Amateur Hunter Derby Regional Championships. Earning reserve honors with a combined score of 172.5 was Rebekah Warren (Atlanta, GA) and Cassico, her 2011 Holsteiner gelding. Completing the podium was Emma Gurley (Rutherfordton, NC) and her 2005 Swedish Warmblood gelding, Latino who had the top score of 90 in the first round, and finished with a total score of 172. 

Samantha Karp and Icadello
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Icadello, the 2013 Warmblood gelding and Samantha Karp have been a team for a year and a half, she got him as a children’s hunter but they have progressed to the 3’6 amateurs. Karp shared, “He’s brought me so far and he’s the best, he is so trustworthy,” she added. “He loves the derbies and he is a different horse in the dirt.” 

Rebekah Warren and Cassico
©Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography

They entered the handy sitting in second place with 88 points, “I was extremely nervous for my first round, but he was phenomenal and he just perked up.” They completed the handy with a very consistent score of 88 and Karp shared, “I was really nervous, but we just went for it and took all the inside turns and it ended up working out.” 

Karp previously showed at Tryon in 2021 aboard her former children’s Hunter with this being her second time here she explained, “I could not wait to come back, I love it here.” 

Emma Gurley and Latino
©Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography

For full results from the $3,000 USHJA Amateur Hunter Derby Regional Championships, click here.

Stella Wasserman and Skyhawk Claim $10,000 USHJA Open Hunter Derby Regional Championships Win 

June 14, 2023 - Stella Wasserman (Beverly Hills, CA) ended Friday’s string of derby championships with Skyhawk and a total score of 180, winning the $10,000 USHJA Open Hunter Derby Regional Championship. With a score of 176 over both rounds, Savannah Talcott (Wildwood, MO) and Frog Pond Stables’ 2015 Westphalian mare Primrose (Balous Bellini x Ferrara), claimed reserve honors. In third with a score of 170 was Annie Walters (Huger, SC) and the 2018 warmblood gelding, Cassius Del Caribe Z (Comilfo Plus Z x Optima BZ) owned by Hardie Horses LLC. 

Stella Wasserman and Skyhawk
©Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography

Skyhawk (Quick Lauro Z x Aevita), the 2009 warmblood gelding owned by Laura Wasserman, has been a reliable partner for Stella and her family. “I've actually had this horse for a very long time,” she shared. “He’s been a bit of a family horse – my mom showed him and I've shown him. He's incredible, he's brave, and he's always there for me. Derbies are what he excels at.”

Savannah Talcott and Primrose
©Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography

Thirteen horse and rider pairs rode the Andreas Christiansen (ECU)-designed derby course. “The first round went great,” Wasserman said of her preliminary trip that earned her a score of 91. “He went out there, put his ears forward, and was with me every step of the way. The handy is what I enjoyed most, and he's so good at them for being such a big horse…he can turn on a dime. So that was really fun to do as well!”

Annie Walters and Cassius Del Caribe Z
©Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography

Wasserman noted that this win felt “very good! It's only my second time winning any type of derby and it's always nice to have a win like this.”

Wasserman will remain at Tryon to compete in Summer 6. “It's such a nice facility here. All the rings are nice, and they do a really good job putting on every class and making everything feel special.”

For full results from the $10,000 USHJA Open Hunter Derby Regional Championships, click here.

Caelinn Leahy Dominates $6,000 Two Phase CSI 2* Aboard Halo

Mill Spring, NC – June 12, 2023 – The women filled out the podium in Wednesday’s $6,000 Two Phase CSI 2*. Caelinn Leahy (USA) claimed both top and reserve honors with two double clear rounds. Steve Schaefer's Halo (Klotaire Du Moulin x Caretina III) completed the speed phase in 28.68 seconds. With 29.57 seconds in the speed phase was The Gray Man (Tjungske x Galanda I), a 2088 KWPN gelding owned by Steve Schaefer. Earning third with 30.57 seconds in the speed phase was Abigail Mc Ardle (USA) aboard Sweetwater Jumpers LLC’s Olympia Van Het Eikenhof (Elvis Ter Putte x Kyra Van Het Eikenhof), a 2014 Belgian Warmblood mare.

Caelinn Leahy and Halo
©Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography

“We have had Halo since he was five, and he is one of my oldest and favorite partners. I am super happy with how fit he is and it felt like he was coming out just as excited as he went in” Leahy shared about the 2012 Selle Français gelding.  

Taking some time off after Florida Leahy explained, “I’ve been riding The Gray Man for a little bit under a year, but he’s been super great. It has been fun for me to have the two of them as a young rider getting into some of these bigger classes.” 

Caelinn Leahy and The Gray Man
©Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography

The $6,000 Two Phase CSI 2* had 42 entries and was a challenging course designed by Guilherme Jorge (BRA). Leahy described her strategy, “In the speed phase our plan was to keep that up tempo and just try to make the turns a little bit tighter. Practicing being fast and efficient especially with the different demands of an FEI course is always good.”

Caelinn Leahy and The Gray Man will also be competing in the $39,000 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 2* during their time at Tryon International. “When we come to Tryon we just feel spoiled. At the end of the day, there’s no other facility like it.”

Abigail McArdle and Olympia Van Het Eikenhof
©Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography

For full results from the $6,000 Two Phase, click here. 

Jad Dana and Caro W: $6,000 Speed Stake CSI 2* Winners

June 14, 2023 - Aboard the 2012 Holsteiner gelding Caro W (Castelan II x Aragorn), Jad Dana (LEB) earned the top spot in Friday morning’s $6,000 Speed Stake CSI 2*. Dana and Laure Sudreau’s gelding stopped timers at 70.12 seconds to claim the win. Taking second in the Speed Stake with a time of 74.45 seconds was Stella Wasserman (USA) and Iphigeneia De Muze (Erco Van T Roosakker x For Pleasure), her own 2008 Belgian Warmblood mare. Richie Moloney (IRL) rode Daisycutter (Diktator Van De Boslandhoeve x Quidam De Revel), the 2014 North American Sporthorse mare owned by Equinimity LLC to third place, marking a time of 75.38 seconds.

Jad Dana and Caro W
©Sarah Sturgis for Natalie Suto Photography

For full results from the $6,000 Speed Stake CSI 2*, click here. 

Tryon Summer 5 continues through Sunday, July 16 and features Hunter and Jumper competition. Saturday Night Lights presented by Tryon Horse & Home continues on July 15th, with activities starting at 6PM and the $78,000 Stuller Power Solutions Grand Prix CSI 2* kicking off at 8PM. Learn more at www.Tryon.com/snl. 

View details and learn more about ongoing events at Tryon.com/allevents.

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