Kreuth, Germany – March 24, 2009 – Non Pro riders took the show arena by storm at the 2009 NRHA European Futurity. A beautiful snow covered the hillsides and treetops in Kreuth-Rieden, Germany making morning preparations a bit chilly. However, the indoor facility more than handled the needs of exhibitors. The Italian team of RS Linkwood Jac and Claudio Risso won the Non Pro Division Go Round with a score of 213. Twist Please and Germany’s Birgit Wenninger marked a 212 which was good enough for first place in the Go Round of the Level 3 Intermediate, Level 2 Limited and Level 1 Non Pro Divisions.
Level 4 Non Pro
Place / Horse (Country) / Rider (Country) / Owner (Country) / Score
1 / RS Linkwood Jac (Mcjac Flash x NMSU Bonitas) / Claudio Risso (ITA) / Claudio Risso (ITA) / 213 / Risso owned Oregon N Jac, a member of Italy’s Gold Medal Team at the 2008 FEI World Reining Championships
2 / Twist Please / Birgit Wenninger (GER) / Birgit Wenninger (GER) / 212
3 / ND Smart Pleasedunit (Chic Please x Its Hollywood Lights) / Piet Mestagh (BEL) / Piet Mestagh (BEL) / 211
4 / Miss Whiz Sparkles (Topsail Whiz x Diamonds Sparklette) / Katharina King (GER) / Katharina King (GER) / 210
4 / Peppy Olena Chex (Chex Enterprise x Poco Lena Peppy) / Jan Tobias Kock (GER) / Jan Tobias Kock (GER) / 210
4 / Lil Ruf Prissy (Lil Ruf Peppy x JD Prissy Whizard) / Bjorn Burig (GER) / Christine Burig (GER) / 210
Level 3 Intermediate Non Pro
Place / Horse (Country) / Rider (Country) / Owner (Country) / Score
1 / Twist Please / Birgit Wenninger (GER) / Birgit Wenninger (GER) / 212
2 / ND Smart Pleasedunit (Chic Please x Its Hollywood Lights) / Piet Mestagh (BEL) / Piet Mestagh (BEL) / 211
3 / Miss Whiz Sparkles (Topsail Whiz x Diamonds Sparklette) / Katharina King (GER) / Katharina King (GER) / 210
3 / Peppy Olena Chex (Chex Enterprise x Poco Lena Peppy) / Jan Tobias Kock (GER) / Jan Tobias Kock (GER) / 2103 / Lil Ruf Prissy (Lil Ruf Peppy x JD Prissy Whizard) / Bjorn Burig (GER) / Christine Burig (GER) / 210
Level 2 Limited Non Pro
Place / Horse (Country) / Rider (Country) / Owner (Country) / Score
1 / Twist Please / Birgit Wenninger (GER) / Birgit Wenninger (GER) / 212
2 / ND Smart Pleasedunit (Chic Please x Its Hollywood Lights) / Piet Mestagh (BEL) / Piet Mestagh (BEL) / 211
3 / Miss Whiz Sparkles (Topsail Whiz x Diamonds Sparklette) / Katharina King (GER) / Katharina King (GER) / 210
3 / Peppy Olena Chex (Chex Enterprise x Poco Lena Peppy) / Jan Tobias Kock (GER) / Jan Tobias Kock (GER) / 210
3 / Lil Ruf Prissy (Lil Ruf Peppy x JD Prissy Whizard) / Bjorn Burig (GER) / Christine Burig (GER) / 210
Level 1 Non Pro
Place / Horse (Country) / Rider (Country) / Owner (Country) / Score
1 / Twist Please / Birgit Wenninger (GER) / Birgit Wenninger (GER) / 212
2 / Miss Whiz Sparkles (Topsail Whiz x Diamonds Sparklette) / Katharina King (GER) / Katharina King (GER) / 210
2 / Peppy Olena Chex (Chex Enterprise x Poco Lena Peppy) / Jan Tobias Kock (GER) / Jan Tobias Kock (GER) / 210
2 / Lil Ruf Prissy (Lil Ruf Peppy x JD Prissy Whizard) / Bjorn Burig (GER) / Christine Burig (GER) / 210
Entries in the first-ever NRHA European Futurity & NRHA Show have exceeded expectations with a total of 635 entries. It appears to be on its way to being the largest NRHA-approved event, in terms of entries, ever to be held outside of the United States. The NRHA European Futurity & NRHA Show offer a full slate of Category 1 classes for Open and Non Pro riders. The NRHA European Futurity is “Open to the World” and showcases four-year-old reining horses and riders competing for close to $300,000 in prize money.
More information is available on the official Web site of the NRHA European Futurity at www.nrha-european-futurity.com or on the Online Reiner Blog at www.reiner.nrha.com.
