Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida and Karonia.L. Photo © Mackenzie Clark.
Saturday’s CSI4* 1.45m La Equina Small Grand Prix at the Andalucía Sunshine Tour in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain, went to Portugal’s Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida and the 10-year-old Karonia.L (Harley x G-Ramiro Z).
With a time of 41.10 in a jump-off between 19 horse-and-rider combinations, Almeida bested a field of 78 participants, taking the win ahead of Anthony Bourquard (SUI) and Festival Semilly (Tornesch x Orame) in second in 42.71. Marie Demonte (FRA) on Forban de Beliard (Upsilon x Diamant de Semilly) took the third spot in 43.42, followed by Camila Mazza De Benedicto (BRA) on Barbarossa Dree Boecken (Vagabond de La Pomme x Goldfever) in fourth in 43.53 and Graham Gillespie (GBR) aboard Veneno (Chacco-Blue x Baloubet du Rouet) in fifth in 44.23.
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