Top Kiwi eventers find catch rides for $75,000 US horse trials
Tim Price and fellow British-based Kiwi event rider Dan Jocelyn have found catch rides for the Wellington Eventing Showcase this weekend (5-6 February).
The US competition, held at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, Florida, boasts a $75,000 (£52,441) prize pot.
A call was put out to find horses in North America for Dan and Tim (pictured, top) to ride for the competition and three owners responded.
Texas-based event rider Angela Grzywinski offered her 14-year-old mare Novelle to Luhmühlen-winning rider Tim, who she met while competing at Kentucky Horse Trials last year.
Tim will also ride Classico Z, an 11-year-old gelding owned by Virginia-based Edy Rameika and previously campaigned by Danny Warrington and Sara Kozumplik Murphy.
Dan will also be riding two horses, Win the War and Devil Munchkin.
Win The War is an ex-racehorse owned by a syndicate and Jessica Bortner-Harris, who is based in North Carolina. Jessica has partnered the 15-year-old gelding for 10 years and moved from novice to the three-star level together.
Never miss out on the latest happenings in the equestrian world
Devil Munchkin is an eight-year-old gelding owned and ridden by Canadian Sable Giesler.
Unique event
“Approximately 20 top riders representing the USA, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand are expected to attend this unique event that highlights the Olympic sport at a premier venue,” said a United States Eventing Association spokesman.
“All riders were invited to ride two horses each, but several have opted to bring only one horse.”
US riders Buck Davidson, Phillip Dutton and Marilyn Little are among the other riders taking part.
View the full list of entries.
Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2026 and beyond with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now
Rachael joined Horse & Hound in 2014, initially as a digital sub editor then became part of the news team as a writer in 2015. The philosophy graduate studied journalism at the Press Association before working as a local reporter at the Brentwood Gazette. Rachael is now a mum of two and still loves all things equestrian, including hacking, dressage and jumping with her cob Bert. Rachael left the H&H staff to go freelance in June 2019, but still contributes to our magazine and website, as well as our sister magazine Country Life, among others.