Kurten wins Dresden Young Horse final
Jessica Kurten's persistence in Dresden's Young Horse classes finally paid off in Germany this morning with an outright win in the Bioranch Young Horse Final.
Though she had claimed a qualifying second and fifth in two separate competitions at Dresden with Lady Moira Forbes's seven year-old chestnut stallion 'Naturel', Cullybackey-born Kurten this morning switched to the bay mare 'Fashion' to clinch the Bioranch Youngster Cup.
The mare, 'For Feeling', delivered the goods for the Irish rider with two clear rounds over a 1m40 course and a quarter-of-a-second advantage in the 15-horse jump-off over Dutch runner-up Willem Greve and the Celano mare 'Uceline'.
Thirty-nine year-old Kurten will not be taking part in the Dresden Grand Prix today, where Shane Breen is listed as the only representative for Ireland.
Bioranch Youngster-Cup Final - International Jumping Competition with Jump-Off for Seven Year-Old Horses Table A FEI Art. 238.2.2 1m40 Sunday, 30 November 2008
1) Fashion; Jessica Kurten (IRL) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 36.64
2) Uceline; Willem Greve (NED) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 36.92
3) Donkosack; Taizo Sugitani (JPN) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 41.35
