Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2025

US Show Jumpers Kick Off CHIO Aachen In Style

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Laura Kraut and Kent Farrington set the tone Wednesday for Team USA at the CHIO Aachen, running through Sunday in Aachen, Germany, when each rider won a class.

Kraut rode Emeraldo 4 in the Prize of StädteRegion Aachen amidst a downpour that forced the organizers to pause the class.

“After leaving the arena, I joked that I had only ridden so fast because I wanted to get out of the ring,” she said.

Laura Kraut thanked Emeraldo 4 for a winning round in the pouring rain June 2 at CHIO Aachen. Roy A Brinkman Photos

Kraut, Royal Palm Beach, Florida, started showing the 9-year-old Oldenburg (Emerald—Reviera, Narcos II) owned by Stars and Stripes at the start of this season.

“He is simply wonderful,” she said. “Every time I jump him, he tries to do everything right. He simply has a remarkable attitude toward everything—including thunderstorms, as I now know.”

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Kent Farrington scored his second career victory in the evening’s featured class, the Turkish Airlines-Prize of Europe, when he guided Myla to the win.

Kent Farrington and Myla won the Turkish Airlines-Prize of Europe.

Last to go in the jump-off, Farrington and the 10-year-old Holsteiner (Crunch 3—Dinara I, Quadros) owned by Haity McNerny knocked 0.28 seconds off Daniel Bluman and Corbie V.V.’s time to take the title.

“They are super riders, so it was a challenging task,” said Farrington. “But I knew exactly what I had to do. I trust my horse and her speed. Even if I do one stride more, she has a faster footstep.”

Kent Farrington won the Turkish Airlines-Prize of Europe for the second time in his career, this time aboard Myla.

In the dressage competition Kevin Kohmann (Scala) and Marcus Orlob (JJ Glory Day) competed in the Prize of VUV Vereinigte Unternehmerverbände Aachen Prix St. Georges CDI1*, finishing fifth and sixth respectively behind winner Frederic Wandres (Quizmaster FRH). Orlob also rode Jane in the Havens Horsefeed-Prize CDI4* Grand Prix, finishing 10th on a score of 70.91%.

Marcus Orlob and JJ Glory Day finished sixth in the Prix St. Georges competition.
Germany’s Richard Vogel piloted Phenyo Van Het Keysersbos to the top of the Prize of Handwerk CSIO5*.
Aaron Vale and I.Adermie R 4 picked up 4 faults for 30th place in the Prize of Handwerk.

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