Enda Carroll has secured Marlon Zanotelli the ride on his top horse Extra van Essene. The 11 year old gelding by Diamant de Semilly x Gotthardsen came to Ashford Farm towards the end of 2013 under the ownership of Sylvie Levallois. After numerous top results during this indoor season, which included a recent second place in the five star Longines Grand Prix in Basel, Enda Carroll decided to buy the horse from Levallois.

"I wanted to secure the horse for Marlon, but as we are a dealing stable it is in the cards that he at one point will be for sale. I am very grateful that Sylvie gave us the opportunity to buy Extra so that Marlon could keep on riding him, and it has been fantastic to collaborate with her. Our partnership with the Levallois-family continues, we still have several horses from Richard and Eric in our stable," Enda Carroll says to World of Showjumping.