Matt Williams and FR Yandoo Pennsylvania.
© Shannon Brinkman
Matt Williams & Rowan Willis enjoy success at Tryon Spring Series
By Equestrian Life
Australian showjumpers Matt Williams and Rowan Willis have both enjoyed a great week of competition at the fifth leg of the Tryon Spring Series (1-5 June), held at Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina, USA.
Matt rode FR Yandoo Pennsylvania, a 2012 Australian-bred mare that he owns in partnership with Brigio Williams, to win the FEI CSI3* $2,000 Power & Speed Stake class with a speed phase time of 29.744 seconds. Thirty entries navigated the power phase of the track set by Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA) with 17 horse-and-rider pairs continuing on to the speed phase of the course.
Full results from this class can be found here.
Rowan Willis and Wellington Grey Goose.
© Shannon Brinkman
Rowan Willis and Wellington Grey Goose continued their fabulous form to finish third in the FEI CSI3* $37,000 Power & Speed Stakes. Rowan and his own 2011 British-bred mare completed the Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA) designed course to finish with a time of 25.893 seconds.
Canadian Erynn Ballard (CAN) and Bettina des Celtes won the class.
Full results from this class can be found here.
You can read the full report on these classes here.
Rowan placed in the FEI CSI3* $137,000 Cleghorn Gun Club Grand Prix, finishing tenth with Ashton Dakota, a 2008 British Sport Horse gelding (Lupicor H x Corofino I), and also finsihed sixth in the $6,000 FEI Speed Stake 1.45 Art 238.2.1 riding Ekita Eindeken Z.
Another Australian, Lauren Balcomb, placed in the $2000 1.30m Open Jumper Stakes. Riding her own Billy Clairet, Lauren produced a double clear to finish in fourth place.
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