![]() Kraut tookover the ride in early spring 2021, with Baloutinue's ownership moving to St. The pair steadily moved up the international levels, ultimately competing at the FEI CSI5* level at the Winter Equestrian Festival in 2021. In April, he earned a third-place finish aboard Gazelle in the $214,000 Wellington Agricultural Services Grand Prix CSI4* and was second in the CSI5* 1.55m Audi Prize at the Dutch Masters with Creedanceīaloutinue began his international career with Adam Prudent in 2019, with the pair logging consistent results in FEI CSI 2*/3* competitions. He was named USEF’s International Equestrian of the Year for 2020.įarrington’s early 2021 results include wins in the $137,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI3* at WEF 3 with Austria 2, the $73,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Classic CSI5* with Creedance, and the $25,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic Spring 4 Grand Prix with Kaprice. At the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla., Farrington set the tone early with a win in the $214,000 Marshall & Sterling/Great American Insurance Grand Prix CSI4* aboard longtime mount Creedance. In 2020, Farrington brought home numerous victories, including a top finish aboard Gazelle in the coveted $213,300 American Gold Cup Grand Prix CSI4*, besting a competitive jump-off of 15 combinations. rider to win the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen and the International Jumping Riders Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva in the same year. In 2015, he rode Gazelle as part of the bronze medal-winning team at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, where the team won gold. In 2011, Farrington and Uceko represented the U.S. He has since gone on to represent the United States at numerous international championships, including as part of the silver medal-winning team at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and the bronze medal-winning team at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France, both with the KWPN gelding Voyeur. He quickly made his mark, ascending through the junior ranks before turning professional in 2000. Kent Farrington’s roots in equestrian sport were seeded in Chicago, Illinois, where he began riding at the age of eight. team to team bronze medals at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and Toronto 2015 Pan American Games as well as silver medals in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the 2017 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor in 2013, Ridland has led the U.S. As a television commentator, he worked for many years as the color analyst for ESPN and CBS, as well as two stints for NBC at the Barcelona and Athens Olympic Games. ![]() ![]() As an international official, he was the only American to have served as the FEI Technical Delegate for four FEI World Cup Finals. ![]() Olympic Trials and numerous international competitions. He won the Course Designer of the Year Award twice while building the courses for the U.S. Ridland's vast experience as an international course designer helped shaped his analytical approach to the sport. Ridland has been extensively involved in the governance of the sport, including several terms as a board member of US Equestrian and the United States Equestrian Team Foundation. Show Jumping.Īs an athlete, Ridland competed in the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games and won several grand prix competitions throughout his riding career. Ridland brings several decades of international experience to the U.S. The show jumping community always knew Robert Ridland as a great rider, but now they also see him as the brilliant, strategic mind guiding the NetJets Show Jumping team to unprecedented success.
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