02 July '25
Colina Z jumps to victory at Lake Placid Horse Shows
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While in the United States most of the attention last weekend was focused on the four-star competition at the World Equestrian Center of Ocala, there was also some solid jumping in the north-east of the country. At the Lake Placid Horse Show in New York, quite a few international combinations also competed. Several Zangersheide horses also showed their best side and managed to jump into the limelight.
The most striking name was that of the 11-year-old chestnut mare Colina Z, a daughter of C-Ingmar and Carthago Z, bred in the Netherlands by J.R.J Evenhuis and L.G. Morsink and trained by Gerben Morsink. Colina Z has been a combination with young American rider Campbell Brown since last winter and together they won the 1.45m main class in Lake Placid on Saturday. In a class against the clock, they crossed the finish line in 67.60 seconds after a clear round, putting them as much as four (!) full seconds ahead of their closest pursuer.
Campbell Brown: "I only got her in December, so she is still quite new to me. But we actually found each other quite quickly. She really is a go-getter and quite generous. I really enjoy riding her!"
Also in this 1.45m class, Brown's compatriot Jimmy Torano managed to secure a top 5 ranking with the also 11-year-old gelding Kochio Z, a son of Kannan and Diamant de Semilly from the breeding farm of Jolien Van Turnhoud. With a finishing time of 65.34 seconds, Torano and Kochio Z managed to do it more than two full seconds faster than Brown and Colina Z, but a mistake on the way then relegated them to 5th place.
On Sunday in Lake Placid it was then looking forward to the CSI3* Grand prix, in which American rider Lauren Fischer then provided another fine performance with the 13-year-old chestnut gelding Concouleur Z, a son of Clarissimo Z and Acorado I bred in Germany by Dirk Peters. In a jump-off for which eight combinations managed to qualify, Fischer and Concouleur Z again kept all the bars in the scoops and this performance earned them 5th place in the rankings.
Last but not least, the American rider Heather Caristo Williams also jumped into the prizes with the 14-year-old gelding Marciano MVF, a son of Stakkato and Libero H, who was born in the Netherlands at Stoeterij Landetta under the name Swing de Landetta Z. In the jump-off of the 1.50m class on Friday, the duo ran into four penalties, which was good for 6th place in the final ranking.