Marlon Zanotelli and Celena VDL. Photo (c) One Shot.
The VDL Stud has sold Marlon Zanotelli's mount Celena VDL (Mr. Blue x Chin Chin) to the USA, and it will be Sayre Happy taking over the reins on the 11-year-old mare.
Celena VDL was bred by the VDL Stud, and successfully produced by James Billington. Last year Marlon Zanotelli took over the ride, and together the pair won the CSI4* Grand Prix of Samorin and CSI2* Grand Prix of Valkenswaard as well as being on the winning Nations Cup team in Samorin. In addition, the pair won two international five-star classes in Rome and Valkenswaard last year, as well as finishing third in the World Cup in Helsinki.
"Celena is an amazing mare. I'm very thankful to VDL that they gave me the opportunity to be able to ride such a horse! I'm looking forward to follow her with her new rider," Zanotelli says to World of Showjumping.
Source: VDL Stud // Picture © One Shot
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