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Thaisa Erwin lines up for CHIO Rotterdam Grand Prix

Meanwhile, Amber Fuller has finished third in a 1.50m class with Nopal van Tallaert....

Equestrian Life

Published 23 Jun 2024

Main image: Thaisa Erwin with Hialita B, pictured here competing at CSIO3* Peelbergen, by Sportfot.

Australian show jumper Thaisa Erwin has qualified for the €300,000 Grand Prix of CHIO Rotterdam 1.60m with Michael and Wendy Smith’s Hialita B in the Netherlands.

On Thursday, Thaisa and the mare jumped clear for eighth (68.4 sec) in the Grand Prix Qualifier (Havenbedrijf Rotterdam Prize Int. jumping competition against the clock 1.55m). Fellow Aussie Amber Fuller was also clear for 27th place (73.41 sec) with Nopal van Tallaert.

The Grand Prix begins at 10.30pm AEST Sunday and Thaisa is starting as number 26 in the 50-horse draw.

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Read more about Thaisa Erwin in the June 2024 issue of Equestrian Life here.

Amber Fuller third in 1.50m class at CHIO Rotterdam

Following her clear round in Thursday’s Grand Prix Qualifier, Amber Fuller finished third in the DHL Prize Int. jumping competition with jump-off (1.50m) on Saturday, producing one of only three double clears with 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding Nopal van Tallaert. The class capped off a faultless competition for the combination.

Thaisa and High Star Hero, also owned by Michael and Wendy Smith, were 16th after jumping clear in the same class but incurred 1 time fault in the first round to miss the jump-off. Earlier, Thaisa also jumped a double clear for 10th place with High Star Hero in the Dura Vermeer Prize Int. jumping competition in two phases (1.45m).

Congratulations to Amber and Thaisa on terrific results!

Full results and draws can be found here.