Wednesday, May 2, 2012

RevitaVet Congratulates the Rolex Competitors!


RevitaVet  congratulates all the 2012 competitors on another exciting year at the Rolex Ky 3 Day Event!!  William Fox-Pitt pulled in his second win of the Rolex Grand Slam aboard Parklane Hawk, winning on a score of 45.3 and a narrow margin of 1.7 points over Allison Springer on Arthur.   It wasn’t easy,  as he noted that he would need a little luck to win this year.  
William Fox Pitt on Parkland Hawk
Photo Credit Lisa Thoma
Allison Springer and Arthur gave William a run for the money, and this year her training & conditioning efforts paid off.  Not only did Allison finished a close second behind William on a score of 47, but she was also awarded Best Conditioned Horse.  Well done Allison!  


Boyd Martin on Otis Barbotiere and Karen O’Connor riding Mr. Medicott, finished 3rd and 4th respectively, both ending on a score of 51.  With Boyd being closer to the optimum time on XC, he was awarded the 3rd place spot over Karen. Clearly both Otis and Mr. Medicott will give the Olympic selectors something to think about!  Boyd also finished 8th on Remington XXV while Phillip Dutton on Mighty Nice were 10th and Fernhill Eagle took 12th.   

Boyd Martin on Otis Barbotiere
Photo Credit Lisa Thomas
RevitaVet rider Jordan Linstedt (Redmond, WA) and Tullibards Hawkwind competed in their first Rolex 4* and showed raw determination in order to finish the event.  We give Jordan and Jack all the credit in the world for completing the event, regardless as to their final score.  It took a lot of guts and heart to get around the technically grueling XC course which saw half the field either get eliminated or retire.  


Congratulations to all of the competitors and RevitaVet riders who made this event another good show.   We are proud to say that 3 of the top 4 finishers and 6 of the top 12 finishers are RevitaVet sponsored riders, and a whopping 35 percent of the original starting field are RevitaVet users!


Thank you all for your continued support.    
Tom Neuman