Horse & Hound reports that Tim Stockdale’s top ride Fleur De L’Aube has been sold, and that the new rider will be Jessica Springsteen.
The 11-year-old mare by Thunder van de Zuuthoeve x Alcatraz has had a very good season under Stockdale, starting up with a second place in one of the CSI3* Grand Prix competitions at the Sunshine Tour before she was fifth in the CSI4* Grand Prix of Poznan in June, fifth in the CSIO5* Grand Prix of Falsterbo in July, fifth in the King George V Gold Cup at Hickstead in August and then later the same month on the winning British Nations Cup team at CSIO5* Gijon. The pair was also long-listed for the Olympic Games in Rio after a series of consistent results at international shows around Europe.
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Source: Horse & Hound // Picture © Jenny Abrahamsson