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Shepherd triumphs with ‘most incredible horse’ Triompf

Feb 19, 2013

It was Triompf, owned by Loretta Patterson and ridden by Holly Shepherd who would be welcomed to the winner’s circle of the $35,000 Adequan Grand Prix Sunday to close out the Gulf Coast Classic’s National Week. It was Holly Shepherd’s first time back in the grand prix ring since she broke her ankle! And Triompf did not disappoint! “He is the most incredible horse”, said Shepherd. “To ride this horse is better than life itself!”

Twenty two horses took to the pristine grand prix field under sunny skies to tackle the course designed by Paul Jewel of Lambertville, New Jersey. Only seven would find themselves qualified for the jump off. Devin Ryan riding No Worries delivered a fast, clean jump off effort in the time of 45.284 seconds which took him to second place. Theo Genn took third place with Cola posting a clean round of 46.081 seconds.

“I’m thrilled,” commented proud owner Loretta Patterson, “this was the first grand prix Holly and Triompf have been in this year since she hurt her ankle. I’m heading to our home in Scottsdale this Thursday, so it was so great to watch Holly ride him to a win for us while we were here,” she said.

Patterson, from Omaha, Nebraska, owns 28 horses and said that she has half of them on Adequan. “It’s a great product,” she said, “and we appreciate their support of the Gulf Coast Winter Classic Shows!” she added.

“The footing was really good today,” said Shepherd, “The new grass is so thick and lush and when it comes apart, it reseeds itself in a couple of days. It feels really great. I think this is the best field in the country to ride on. It is beautiful to look at and absolutely beautiful to ride on,” she added.

Source Horses International / USEF