March 15, 2024, Myakka City, Florida. The TerraNova Winter Series features four weeks of hunter/jumper competition at TerraNova Equestrian Center, Florida’s premier equestrian destination. Each week showcases all levels of hunter/jumper competition, from elite international show jumpers and national hunters to cross rails and children’s classes.
The win marks Bluman’s second Welcome victory at TerraNova in 2024, having won the Welcome at TerraNova Winter Series Week II aboard Gemma W. “I try to go and perform in every class I go in,” Bluman said. “We’ll see how he feels tomorrow, but at least we already had one win in the bag, which was great. It’s a great show to produce young horses and to get the older horses going. We enjoy it and the horses jump very well.”
Riding to second place less than a second behind Bluman was Luiz Francisco de Azevedo (BRA) aboard Collin (Colandro x Oberlina), a 16-year-old KWPN gelding owned by Santa Cecilia Stables LLC. Rounding out the top three was Darragh Kenny (IRL) aboard Serendepety, an 8-year-old entry of Beerbaum Stables GMBH, stopping the clock at 63.17 seconds.
Taylor St. Jacques and Jaipur Win the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by Michael Saunders & Company
The hunters took center stage this morning at the TerraNova Winter Series III, with Taylor St. Jacques (Wellington, Florida.) and Jaipur securing the win in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by Michael Saunders & Company.
Mackenzie Suffy (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) and Lammtarra (Vagabond de la Pomme x U-Bresco Z) took the reserve honors for the second week in a row, jumping all four high options in both rounds for a first-round score of 88.5 and a handy round score of 88.
Hugh C. Mutch (Loxahatchee, Florida) and Va Bien Z (Va Vite x Arentha De Revel), Laurie Birnbach’s 17-year-old warmblood gelding, earned the third-place honors with an overall score of 170.