Jessica Kürten
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Jessica Kürten is an Irish
equestrian
who competes in the sport of show jumping
.
Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth.
In 1994 Kürten married Eckard Kürten and moved to Hünxe
in the German Rhineland. She has twice represented Ireland at the Olympic Games
, 1996 Atlanta on Diamond's Exchange finishing 26th individually and team 8th and in 2004 Athens
on Castle Forbes Maike finishing 18th individually.
She reached her highest ever World Ranking in April 2008 (No. 88) where she was the 2nd highest ranked rider in the world.
As of the end of October 2011, she is ranked 75th in the Rolex World Rankings - Irelands no. 6.
event. In April 2007 she won the prestigious British Open Show Jumping Championships
title at the NEC
, Birmingham, UK. In 2007, Kürten's horse Castle Forbes Maike was found tested positive for etoricoxib
, after a competition in La Baule in France. She has since challenged the result.
The contract between Jessica and Lady Georgina Forbes was terminated by the latter on the 31st of December 2010. Lady Forbes owned many of Kürten's most successful horses including Quibell, Castle Forbes Libertina, Castle Forbes Cosma, and Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois. A spokesman for Jessica said: "There are financial commitments which need to be cleared up between the owner and Kurtens, as well as third parties. There are diverse details also for the German tax authorities which need to be sorted out due to the fact that Lady Georgina Forbes is Irish and lives in Switzerland." The spat was taken to another level, with a court rejecting an application for a temporary injunction to return the horses to Lady Forbes, so the horses remain in the Kürten's care in Germany while a solution to the matter is sought. At the beginning of March, Kürten stated that both parties "have different point of views how financial claims between themselves and in regard to third parties can be settled." The five horses were handed over on the 20th April in the presence of lawyers and veterinarians, and €300,000 was posted by Lady Georgina Forbes as a guarantee against future claims by the Kürtens.
Kuerten travelled to the CSI4* in Antwerp, Belgium in April. Here, she won the opening four star class - the BMW Masters with Fashion. She also 3rd in Saturdays 1m50 class with Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois - just 0.25 seconds off the pace of European Champion Kevin Staut.
On the first weekend of May, she competed at the first leg of the Global Champions Tour in Valencia. Although Kuerten had no luck in the €285,000 Grand Prix on Saturday - she did capture the 1m50 class on the Sunday with Castle Forbes Cosma.
Kuerten then traveled to Hamburg for the second leg of the Global Champions Tour where she secured a decisive victory in the accumulator class. She won the class by nearly 14 seconds on Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois.
Next was the third leg of the Global Champions Tour held in Turin, Italy. She secured 4th place in the Grand Prix with Castle Forbes Libertina bagging herself €25,000 and 33 Global Champions Tour points moving her up to 5th place on the tour rankings.
From the 10–12 July, Kuerten competed at the CSI5* Global Champions Tour of Cannes, France. She got off to a good start on the first day by winning the 1m50 jump-off class with Castle Forbes Libertina. The pair were over 1.5 seconds ahead of second place; Phillipe Rozier and Randgraaf. In the Grand Prix on Saturday, Kuerten and Castle Forbes Libertina finished third. The class was won by the Australian, Edwina Alexandra on Cevo Itot du Château with the only treble clear. The pair picked up €38,000 and gained 35 GCT points which left Kuerten in 3rd position after four legs of the Tour.
Kuerten continued to climb the Global Champions Tour leader board after a fantastic treble clear in the (Global Champions Tour) Grand Prix of Monte Carlo with Castle Forbes Libertina. The pair were pipped by the final rider (Bernardo Alves) by just 0.02 of a second. This second place finish left her in 2nd place overall on the 2010 GCT Rankings after 5 legs.
Her Global Champions Tour campaign continued to the CSI5* Estoril, Portugal. On Day 1 (Friday), Kuerten had 4 faults on Castle Forbes Libertina in the 1m50 opening class. She then jumped API Largo in the 1m45 jump-off class that evening, but had 1 time fault in the first round. On Saturday, Kuerten jumped a double clear on API Largo in the 1m45 two phase class to finish 6th and earn €1,200. In the GCT Grand Prix that evening, she had the last fence down in the first round on Lady Georgina Forbes' Castle Forbes Libertina - this left Kuerten in 4th position in the GCT Rankings after the 6th leg.
Next, she travelled as part of the Irish squad to the CSIO5* in Falsterbo, Sweden. In the 7yo class on Day 1, Kuerten and Baco had 4 faults to finish 7th. In the 5th leg of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup, which was won by the home team, Ireland finished 5th on 24 faults: Dermott Lennon (Hallmark Elite) 4/12, Jessica Kuerten (Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois) (8)/(12), Shane Breen (Carmena Z) 4/4, Denis Lynch (Nabab's Son) 0/0.
The CSI5* of San Patrignano, Italy was Kuerten's next stop. Here, Paddington 82 picked up 2 placings, a 7th and 8th in 7 year old classes. Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois finished 3rd in the 1m45 speed class on Saturday, and API Largo took 8th place in the Accumulator class on Sunday.
At the penultimate leg of the Global Champions Tour at the CSI5* Valkensward, the Netherlands, Kuerten and Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois finished 10th in the GCT 'VDL Groep' Grand Prix, keeping 4th in the overall GCT rankings.
She did not travel to Rio de Janeiro for the final leg of the GCT, so she dropped to 5th in the overall GCT rankings and earned €60,000 of the €1,000,000 bonus.
Kuerten travelled to the CSI3* Humlikon, Switzerland next. Here, she and API Largo jumped a double clear in the Grand Prix but completed a steady jump-off round with 1 time fault to finish 7th and collect €1,250.
CSI 5*-W 'Kingsland' Oslo Horse Show, Finland: Kuerten steered Castle Forbes Cosma to 9th place in the Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier to collect €1,000, and earn 8 points towards qualifying.
CSI5*-W Helsinki International Horse Show, Finland: In the Grand Prix qualifier on Day 1, Kürten steered Castle Forbes Cosma to 7th place and earned €1,000. On Day 2, she partnered API Largo to 4th place in the Grand Prix and collected €6,000. In the 'Equita Masters' on Saturday night, Kürten steered Lector 35 to 7th place to earm €6,000.
CSI5*-W Verona, Italy: On Saturday, she and Castle Forbes Cosma finished in 4th place in a 1m40 class to earn €2,000. In the Grand Prix, Kürten steered API Largo to 8th place and €2,000. On Sunday, she and Lector finished 6th in the 1m40 two-phase class to earn €1,500.
CSI5*-W Gucci Masters, Paris, France: On the opening evening - in the Rolex Speed Challenge - Kürten and the VDL Stud's VDL Harley took 6th prize of €2,100. The pair took a further €4,500 by finishing 7th in the €100,000 'Gucci by Gucci' challenge on Saturday evening.
CSI5* La Coruna, Spain: In the 1m45 speed class on Friday evening, Kürten took 4th and 5th prize totaling €3,600 with VDL Harley and Castle Forbes Cosma respectively. In the feature class that evening, the 1m50 jump-off class, she saw a return to winning form when she and Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois took the top prize of €24,000. Her luck continued into the Grand Prix on Saturday where she again partnered Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois to take second prize of €26,000. That evening, she and Castle Forbes Cosma took 3rd prize of €3,000 in the 1m45 class.
CSI5*-W Mechelen, Belgium: In the 1m50 class on Tuesday, Kürten and Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois took 7th prize of €1,250. She and Castle Forbes Cosma then secured top-prize of €2,200 in the Queen's Cup that evening. Again, riding Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois, Kürten took the top prize of a Land Rover and €13,000 in the feature class - the Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier. And to top off a great weekend, Castle Forbes Cosma finished second in the Last Chance jump-off class.
CSI5* Global Champions Tour Doha, Qatar: VDL Harley had 4 faults in the 1m50 jump-off on Friday to settle for 12th position and €1,500.
CSI3* San Giovani, Italy: Kürten and Lektor finished 3rd in a 1m50 class to earn €3,450.
CSIO5* St. Gallen, Switzerland: Kürten and Lektor took 5th prize of 22,000CHF (€18,000) in the Longines Grand Prix
CSI4* De Steeg, the Netherlands: VDL Harley won a 1m50 jump-off class worth €5,750 to the winner.
World Breeding Championships, Lanaken, Belgium: Jessica and Cor de la Rossa Z won the 7 year old final earning €5,000.
CSI4* La Coruna, Spain: Harley VDL and Kurten had a productive show by winning a 1m45 class, taking €7,350 in prize-money. They also took 3rd prize of €2,990, and 6th prize of €1,380 in two other 1m45 classes.
CSI2* Sainte Cecile, France: Harley VDL earned €4,370 by finishing second in the Grand Prix.
CSI3* San Giovanni, Italy: Kurten and Vincente finished 6th in the 1m50 Grand Prix.
CSI3* Kiel, Germany: Vincente took 3rd prize of €5,600 in the Grand Prix. The pair also took 5th place (worth €1,400) in the 1.50 Grand Prix qualifier on Saturday.
Winner of the Grand Prix of Helsinki (1996) and Mechelen (1995). The pair were also members of two victorious Nations Cup teams in 1994 in La Baule and Modena. At the World Championships in 1994, he finished 10th individually, and the Olympic Game of 1996, the pair finished 27th individually.
Paavo N Gelding / Bay / 1986 / Polydor x Goldstern
Placed in Nations Cups and Grand Prix all over the world. At the European Championships in 1999, Paavo N took the 'Horse of the Show' award.
Bonita 38 Mare / Grey / 1989 / Bal Pare x Goldcup
Winner of International classes across the world, including the Aegon Masters Final in Monte Carlo, 2001.
Quibell Mare / Bay / 1994 / Quidam de Revel - owned by Lady Georgina Forbes
She won the $750,000 Dubai Grand Prix in 2006, along with the Grand Prix of Chernyakovsk, Russia. She also won the Gothenburg Graqnd Prix in 2008. In 2006, the pair won the opening round of the 2006 World Cup.
Castle Forbes Libertina Mare / Bay / 1996 / Libero H x Polydor - owned by Lady Georgina Forbes
Winner of nine 5* Grand Prix - 2007: Monaco, and the World Cup qualifier at London Olympia; 2008: Dublin, São Paulo, and the World Cup qualifier at Leipzig; 2009: The World Cup qualifiers at Zurich and Leipzig; 2010: the World Cup qualifiers at Gothenburg and Leipzig. The pair also took victory in the 2007 Rolex Top Ten Final in Geneva. At the 2006 World Cup final in Kuala Lumpur, they came within a single fault of first place to finish 2nd.
Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois Mare / Bay / 2000 / Dolar Du Murier x Grand Verneur - owned by Lady Georgina Forbes
Winner of the Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier at the 5* Mechelen, Belgium in 2010
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Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
who competes in the sport of show jumping
Show jumping
Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...
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Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth.
In 1994 Kürten married Eckard Kürten and moved to Hünxe
Hünxe
Hünxe is a municipality in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the Rhine-Waal euroregion- Location :Hünxe is located approximately 10 km east of Wesel and 9 km north of Dinslaken...
in the German Rhineland. She has twice represented Ireland at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, 1996 Atlanta on Diamond's Exchange finishing 26th individually and team 8th and in 2004 Athens
Athens
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on Castle Forbes Maike finishing 18th individually.
Rolex World Ranking
Kurten had been the highest ranked Irish rider (apart from October 2009 (Ranking no. 106), and January 2010 (Ranking no. 109), where Denis Lynch held the title) until July 2010 (Ranking no. 116) when Denis Lynch took over.She reached her highest ever World Ranking in April 2008 (No. 88) where she was the 2nd highest ranked rider in the world.
As of the end of October 2011, she is ranked 75th in the Rolex World Rankings - Irelands no. 6.
Career
In 2006 Kürten was a judge on the BBC's Only Fools on HorsesOnly Fools on Horses
Only Fools on Horses was a BBC reality television programme produced by Endemol UK. The show's name was a play on that of the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, and first aired on 7 July 2006. It featured twelve celebrities who performed equestrian events, with one celebrity being eliminated every day...
event. In April 2007 she won the prestigious British Open Show Jumping Championships
British Open Show Jumping Championships
The British Open Show Jumping Championships were launched in 2003 and have been held indoors during April of every year since.For the first four years they were held at Sheffield Arena before moving to the NEC Arena, Birmingham in 2007....
title at the NEC
National Exhibition Centre
The National Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre in Birmingham, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 628 acres making it the...
, Birmingham, UK. In 2007, Kürten's horse Castle Forbes Maike was found tested positive for etoricoxib
Etoricoxib
Etoricoxib is a COX-2 selective inhibitor from Merck & Co...
, after a competition in La Baule in France. She has since challenged the result.
The contract between Jessica and Lady Georgina Forbes was terminated by the latter on the 31st of December 2010. Lady Forbes owned many of Kürten's most successful horses including Quibell, Castle Forbes Libertina, Castle Forbes Cosma, and Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois. A spokesman for Jessica said: "There are financial commitments which need to be cleared up between the owner and Kurtens, as well as third parties. There are diverse details also for the German tax authorities which need to be sorted out due to the fact that Lady Georgina Forbes is Irish and lives in Switzerland." The spat was taken to another level, with a court rejecting an application for a temporary injunction to return the horses to Lady Forbes, so the horses remain in the Kürten's care in Germany while a solution to the matter is sought. At the beginning of March, Kürten stated that both parties "have different point of views how financial claims between themselves and in regard to third parties can be settled." The five horses were handed over on the 20th April in the presence of lawyers and veterinarians, and €300,000 was posted by Lady Georgina Forbes as a guarantee against future claims by the Kürtens.
2010
In January 2010 she returned to Leipzig for the CSI5*-W Show. For the third year in a row - after Castle Forbes Libertina only just returning to competition - she won the World Cup Qualifier securing her place in the final in Geneva. Kürten had to reluctantly pull out of the FEI Rolex World Cup Final in Geneva after suffering a fall off a horse at home the weekend before. She was hospitalised on Friday the 9th and released over the weekend. This was a big blow as she was heading into the final as a leading contender as she was on top of the Leader Board.Kuerten travelled to the CSI4* in Antwerp, Belgium in April. Here, she won the opening four star class - the BMW Masters with Fashion. She also 3rd in Saturdays 1m50 class with Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois - just 0.25 seconds off the pace of European Champion Kevin Staut.
On the first weekend of May, she competed at the first leg of the Global Champions Tour in Valencia. Although Kuerten had no luck in the €285,000 Grand Prix on Saturday - she did capture the 1m50 class on the Sunday with Castle Forbes Cosma.
Kuerten then traveled to Hamburg for the second leg of the Global Champions Tour where she secured a decisive victory in the accumulator class. She won the class by nearly 14 seconds on Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois.
Next was the third leg of the Global Champions Tour held in Turin, Italy. She secured 4th place in the Grand Prix with Castle Forbes Libertina bagging herself €25,000 and 33 Global Champions Tour points moving her up to 5th place on the tour rankings.
From the 10–12 July, Kuerten competed at the CSI5* Global Champions Tour of Cannes, France. She got off to a good start on the first day by winning the 1m50 jump-off class with Castle Forbes Libertina. The pair were over 1.5 seconds ahead of second place; Phillipe Rozier and Randgraaf. In the Grand Prix on Saturday, Kuerten and Castle Forbes Libertina finished third. The class was won by the Australian, Edwina Alexandra on Cevo Itot du Château with the only treble clear. The pair picked up €38,000 and gained 35 GCT points which left Kuerten in 3rd position after four legs of the Tour.
Kuerten continued to climb the Global Champions Tour leader board after a fantastic treble clear in the (Global Champions Tour) Grand Prix of Monte Carlo with Castle Forbes Libertina. The pair were pipped by the final rider (Bernardo Alves) by just 0.02 of a second. This second place finish left her in 2nd place overall on the 2010 GCT Rankings after 5 legs.
Her Global Champions Tour campaign continued to the CSI5* Estoril, Portugal. On Day 1 (Friday), Kuerten had 4 faults on Castle Forbes Libertina in the 1m50 opening class. She then jumped API Largo in the 1m45 jump-off class that evening, but had 1 time fault in the first round. On Saturday, Kuerten jumped a double clear on API Largo in the 1m45 two phase class to finish 6th and earn €1,200. In the GCT Grand Prix that evening, she had the last fence down in the first round on Lady Georgina Forbes' Castle Forbes Libertina - this left Kuerten in 4th position in the GCT Rankings after the 6th leg.
Next, she travelled as part of the Irish squad to the CSIO5* in Falsterbo, Sweden. In the 7yo class on Day 1, Kuerten and Baco had 4 faults to finish 7th. In the 5th leg of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup, which was won by the home team, Ireland finished 5th on 24 faults: Dermott Lennon (Hallmark Elite) 4/12, Jessica Kuerten (Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois) (8)/(12), Shane Breen (Carmena Z) 4/4, Denis Lynch (Nabab's Son) 0/0.
The CSI5* of San Patrignano, Italy was Kuerten's next stop. Here, Paddington 82 picked up 2 placings, a 7th and 8th in 7 year old classes. Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois finished 3rd in the 1m45 speed class on Saturday, and API Largo took 8th place in the Accumulator class on Sunday.
At the penultimate leg of the Global Champions Tour at the CSI5* Valkensward, the Netherlands, Kuerten and Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois finished 10th in the GCT 'VDL Groep' Grand Prix, keeping 4th in the overall GCT rankings.
She did not travel to Rio de Janeiro for the final leg of the GCT, so she dropped to 5th in the overall GCT rankings and earned €60,000 of the €1,000,000 bonus.
Kuerten travelled to the CSI3* Humlikon, Switzerland next. Here, she and API Largo jumped a double clear in the Grand Prix but completed a steady jump-off round with 1 time fault to finish 7th and collect €1,250.
CSI 5*-W 'Kingsland' Oslo Horse Show, Finland: Kuerten steered Castle Forbes Cosma to 9th place in the Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier to collect €1,000, and earn 8 points towards qualifying.
CSI5*-W Helsinki International Horse Show, Finland: In the Grand Prix qualifier on Day 1, Kürten steered Castle Forbes Cosma to 7th place and earned €1,000. On Day 2, she partnered API Largo to 4th place in the Grand Prix and collected €6,000. In the 'Equita Masters' on Saturday night, Kürten steered Lector 35 to 7th place to earm €6,000.
CSI5*-W Verona, Italy: On Saturday, she and Castle Forbes Cosma finished in 4th place in a 1m40 class to earn €2,000. In the Grand Prix, Kürten steered API Largo to 8th place and €2,000. On Sunday, she and Lector finished 6th in the 1m40 two-phase class to earn €1,500.
CSI5*-W Gucci Masters, Paris, France: On the opening evening - in the Rolex Speed Challenge - Kürten and the VDL Stud's VDL Harley took 6th prize of €2,100. The pair took a further €4,500 by finishing 7th in the €100,000 'Gucci by Gucci' challenge on Saturday evening.
CSI5* La Coruna, Spain: In the 1m45 speed class on Friday evening, Kürten took 4th and 5th prize totaling €3,600 with VDL Harley and Castle Forbes Cosma respectively. In the feature class that evening, the 1m50 jump-off class, she saw a return to winning form when she and Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois took the top prize of €24,000. Her luck continued into the Grand Prix on Saturday where she again partnered Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois to take second prize of €26,000. That evening, she and Castle Forbes Cosma took 3rd prize of €3,000 in the 1m45 class.
CSI5*-W Mechelen, Belgium: In the 1m50 class on Tuesday, Kürten and Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois took 7th prize of €1,250. She and Castle Forbes Cosma then secured top-prize of €2,200 in the Queen's Cup that evening. Again, riding Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois, Kürten took the top prize of a Land Rover and €13,000 in the feature class - the Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier. And to top off a great weekend, Castle Forbes Cosma finished second in the Last Chance jump-off class.
2011
CSI5*-W Vigo, Spain: In a 1m50 speed class on day 1, Kürten and API Largo took 6th prize of €2,200. On Saturday, she and Lektor earned €2,100 by finishing 5th in another 1m50 speed class.CSI5* Global Champions Tour Doha, Qatar: VDL Harley had 4 faults in the 1m50 jump-off on Friday to settle for 12th position and €1,500.
CSI3* San Giovani, Italy: Kürten and Lektor finished 3rd in a 1m50 class to earn €3,450.
CSIO5* St. Gallen, Switzerland: Kürten and Lektor took 5th prize of 22,000CHF (€18,000) in the Longines Grand Prix
CSI4* De Steeg, the Netherlands: VDL Harley won a 1m50 jump-off class worth €5,750 to the winner.
World Breeding Championships, Lanaken, Belgium: Jessica and Cor de la Rossa Z won the 7 year old final earning €5,000.
CSI4* La Coruna, Spain: Harley VDL and Kurten had a productive show by winning a 1m45 class, taking €7,350 in prize-money. They also took 3rd prize of €2,990, and 6th prize of €1,380 in two other 1m45 classes.
CSI2* Sainte Cecile, France: Harley VDL earned €4,370 by finishing second in the Grand Prix.
CSI3* San Giovanni, Italy: Kurten and Vincente finished 6th in the 1m50 Grand Prix.
CSI3* Kiel, Germany: Vincente took 3rd prize of €5,600 in the Grand Prix. The pair also took 5th place (worth €1,400) in the 1.50 Grand Prix qualifier on Saturday.
Horses
Diamond Exchange Gelding / Bay / 1983 / Diamond SerpentWinner of the Grand Prix of Helsinki (1996) and Mechelen (1995). The pair were also members of two victorious Nations Cup teams in 1994 in La Baule and Modena. At the World Championships in 1994, he finished 10th individually, and the Olympic Game of 1996, the pair finished 27th individually.
Paavo N Gelding / Bay / 1986 / Polydor x Goldstern
Placed in Nations Cups and Grand Prix all over the world. At the European Championships in 1999, Paavo N took the 'Horse of the Show' award.
Bonita 38 Mare / Grey / 1989 / Bal Pare x Goldcup
Winner of International classes across the world, including the Aegon Masters Final in Monte Carlo, 2001.
Quibell Mare / Bay / 1994 / Quidam de Revel - owned by Lady Georgina Forbes
She won the $750,000 Dubai Grand Prix in 2006, along with the Grand Prix of Chernyakovsk, Russia. She also won the Gothenburg Graqnd Prix in 2008. In 2006, the pair won the opening round of the 2006 World Cup.
Castle Forbes Libertina Mare / Bay / 1996 / Libero H x Polydor - owned by Lady Georgina Forbes
Winner of nine 5* Grand Prix - 2007: Monaco, and the World Cup qualifier at London Olympia; 2008: Dublin, São Paulo, and the World Cup qualifier at Leipzig; 2009: The World Cup qualifiers at Zurich and Leipzig; 2010: the World Cup qualifiers at Gothenburg and Leipzig. The pair also took victory in the 2007 Rolex Top Ten Final in Geneva. At the 2006 World Cup final in Kuala Lumpur, they came within a single fault of first place to finish 2nd.
Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois Mare / Bay / 2000 / Dolar Du Murier x Grand Verneur - owned by Lady Georgina Forbes
Winner of the Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier at the 5* Mechelen, Belgium in 2010
Career statistics
Notable Results
- 2011
- 3rd, Grand Prix, CSI3* Kiel, Germany (Vincente)
- 2010
- Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W, Mechelen, Belgium (Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois)
- 2nd, Grand Prix, CSI5* La Coruna, Spain (Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois)
- 2nd, Grand Prix, CSI5* GCT Mote Carlo, Monaco (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- 3rd, Grand Prix, CSI5* GCT Cannes, France (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W Gothenburg, Sweden, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- 2nd, Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W 's-Hertogenbosch, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W Leipzig, Germany, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- 2009
- 2nd, Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W Mechelen, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- Grand Prix, CSI4* Moorsele, Belgium, (Castle Forbes Vivaldo vh Costersveld)
- Grand Prix, CSIO4* Barcelona, Spain, (Castle Forbes Cosma)
- 2nd, Grand Prix, CSI3* Humlikon, Switzerland, (Castle Forbes Cosma)
- 2nd, Grand Prix, CSI3* Arezzo, Italy, (Quibell)
- Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W Zurich, Switzerland, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W Leipzig, Germany, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- 2008
- Grand Prix, CSI5* São Paulo, Brazil, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- Grand Prix, CSIO5* Dublin, Ireland, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- Grand Prix Pescanova, CSI4* GijonGijónGijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...
, (Castle Forbes Libertina) - 2nd, Grand Prix Telefonica, CSI4* La Coruna, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- Equal 4th, Rolex FEI World Cup FinalShow Jumping World CupThe FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final, is an annual international competition among the world’s best show jumping horses and riders. The series, created in 1978, today comprises 14 leagues on all continents. The best riders from 132 preliminary competitions qualify for the final. The FEI World Cup...
, GothenburgGothenburgGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, (Castle Forbes Libertina) - Rolex FEI World Cup Final, Gothenburg Trophy, Gothenburg, (Quibell) http://www.horsesportireland.ie/results
- Rolex FEI World Cup Final, Competition II, Gothenburg, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifer (Grand Prix of LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
), CSI5*-W Leipzig, Germany, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- 2007
- Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifer, CSI-W Olympia, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, (Castle Forbes Libertina) - NH Hoteles Trophy, CSI5* La Coruna, (Kalande des Grez)
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Top Ten Final, CSI5* GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, (Castle Forbes Libertina) - Equal 2nd, Rolex Grand Prix, CSI5* Geneva, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- Prix Clarins, CSI5* Geneva, (Castle Forbes Vivaldo vh Costersveld)
- Speed Class, CSI4*-W VeronaVeronaVerona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, (Castle Forbes Libertina) - British Open ChampionBritish Open Show Jumping ChampionshipsThe British Open Show Jumping Championships were launched in 2003 and have been held indoors during April of every year since.For the first four years they were held at Sheffield Arena before moving to the NEC Arena, Birmingham in 2007....
, CSI4* NECNational Exhibition CentreThe National Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre in Birmingham, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 628 acres making it the...
, BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
(Galopin de Bioley) - MonacoMonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
Grand Prix, CSI5* Monaco, (Castle Forbes Libertina) - 2nd, Grand Prix de Cannes, CSI5* CannesCannesCannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
, (Castle Forbes Libertina) - Longines Grand Prix, CSIO5* La Baule (Castle Forbes Maike)
- OBO Bettermann Prize, CSI3* BalveBalveBalve is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in Hönnetal, a narrow valley created by the river Hönne, which is near the Sorpesee, formerly part of Balve, and at the north end of the Sauerland, near Dortmund...
, Germany (Castle Forbes Libertina) - Preis der AachenMunchener, CSIO5* AachenAachenAachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
(Quibell) - Coruna City Council Grand Prix, CSI4* La Coruna, Spain (Quibell)
- Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifer, CSI-W Olympia, London
- 2006
- DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
Grand Prix (Quibell) - Dubai Masters (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- Credit Suisse Grand Prix, ZürichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
(Quibell) - Mercedes Swiss Masters (winning a car), Zürich (Castle Forbes Libertina)
- ChernyakhovskChernyakhovskChernyakhovsk is a town and the administrative center of Chernyakhovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Instruch and the Angrapa Rivers, forming the Pregolya...
Grand Prix, Russia (Quibell) - 2nd, Rolex World Cup FinalShow Jumping World CupThe FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final, is an annual international competition among the world’s best show jumping horses and riders. The series, created in 1978, today comprises 14 leagues on all continents. The best riders from 132 preliminary competitions qualify for the final. The FEI World Cup...
, Kuala Lumpur, (Castle Forbes Libertina) - Worldcup pre-Qualifier Competition, LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
- Qualifier young horses, LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
- Final young horses, Leipzig
- Qualifier Worldcup Competition Göteborg
- Göteborg Trophy, Göteborg
- Intern. jumping class CSI Cannes
- Dubai
- 2005
- EstorilEstorilEstoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...
Grand Prix, Portugal (Castle Forbes Maike) - The knock out, KielKielKiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
(Laurus)
- Estoril
- 2004
- Team Trophy, LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
(Lady Preishammer) - BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
World Cup Qualifier - Nations Cup: Dublin (Quibell)
- 18th, Athens Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
Individual Show Jumping
- Team Trophy, Leipzig
- 2003
- Ladies German Masters, StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
(Quibell) - Accumulator, National Show Nürnberg, Germany
- Queens Cup, MechelenMechelenMechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...
(Paavo N)
- Ladies German Masters, Stuttgart
- 2002
- Indoor-Derby, ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
(Lady Preishammer)
- Indoor-Derby, Vienna
- 2001
- Team Gold medal European ChampionshipsEuropean Show Jumping ChampionshipsThe FEI European Show Jumping Championships is the European Championship for the equestrian discipline of show jumping. Like most other European Championships, it is held every two years. Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are awarded in both the individual and team competition...
, ArnheimArnheimArnheim may refer to:* Edith Arnheim , Swedish tennis player* Fritz Arnheim , German historian* Gus Arnheim , American band leader* Rudolf Arnheim , German American author...
, Netherlands (Bonita 38) - Aegon MoneyMaxx Masters Final, (winning a car), Monte CarloMonte CarloMonte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
(Bonita 38) - Nations Cups: Calgary and LummenLummenLummen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006 Lummen had a total population of 13,691. The total area is 53.38 km² which gives a population density of 256 inhabitants per km²....
(Bonita 38)
- Team Gold medal European Championships
- 2000
- Nations Cups: CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
and RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, Dublin, San MarinoSan MarinoSan Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
& ModenaModenaModena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
- helping to win a record-breaking tenth Nations Cup, thus clinching Ireland’s place as outright winner of the SamsungSamsungThe Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
Nations Cup Series 1999/2000 (all Paavo N)
- Nations Cups: Calgary
- 1999
- Queen Elizabeth II Cup, HicksteadHicksteadThe All England Jumping Course at Hickstead, known widely as Hickstead is an equestrian sport centre in West Sussex, England, principally known for its showjumping activities, where it hosts two international level competitions, the British Jumping Derby and the Royal International Horse Show...
(Paavo N)
- Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Hickstead
- 1996
- HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
Grand Prix (Diamond Exchange)
- Helsinki
- 1995
- MechelenMechelenMechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...
Grand Prix (Diamond Exchange)
- Mechelen
- 1994
- World ChampionshipsShow Jumping World ChampionshipsThe Show Jumping World Championships, or the show jumping competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games, was started in 1953, with individual competition. In 1978 Team competitions began, and men and women began competing against one another. From 1990, show jumping was brought together along with...
, WEG The Hague, 10th individually (Diamond Exchange) - Nations Cups: La Baule and Modena (Diamond Exchange)
- World Championships
- 1992
- MillstreetMillstreetMillstreet is a town in north County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 1,500. It is located at the foot of Clara Mountain. The town's Catholic church is dedicated to St. Patrick. Since October 1985, the town has been twinned with Pommerit-le-Vicomte in Brittany, France...
World Cup Qualifer (Diamond Exchange)
- Millstreet