Janika Sprunger has announced the sale of Aris CMS – one of her top horses over the last year. The new rider will be Mexico's young and talented Mariel Victoria Aguirre, who trains with Marlon Zanotelli and Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli.

With Sprunger in the saddle, the 13-year-old stallion by BMC Nassau x Amethist has jumped all the way up to five-star Grand Prix level and the pair has top-three finishes from five-star shows in Al Rayyan, Verona and Knokke to look back at and also won the CSI3* Grand Prix of Arezzo back in 2016 as well as the CSI3* Grand Prix of Vejer de la Frontera in 2015 to mention some of their highlights.

"Thank you Aris for being my partner in crime for almost 8 years! Together we travelled the world and he jumped his heart out for me each time – now it's time for him to be a best friend and a good teacher to the young and talented Mariel. I'm very grateful for this opportunity for both of them!" writes Sprunger on her official Instagram account.

Source: Janika Sprunger's official Instagram account // Picture © Jenny Abrahamsson