General news – Page 3

Victory in Grand Prix of Budapest and Nations Cup

12 July 2021/in Chacco's Lady, General news, Limbridge /by ashfordfarm

The CSIO-W in Budapest will go down in memory for our team as one of the most successful shows in history of our stable. With three wins in a row by Jana Wargers one of which for het home country Germany, we could not be happier with how Limbridge and Chacco’s Lady 2 jumped.

The Longines EEF Nations Cup of Budapest was the first high of the show in Hungary. Together with her compatriots Jana and Limbridge (by Limbus) managed to keep the faults to a minimum over both rounds and were the only team to have the penalty score of zero, earning them the win in this three-star Nations Cup.

On Saturday Jana had another horse in top form. In the 1.45m Chacco’s Lady 2 (by Chacco-Blue) jumped a fantastic double clear and finished in the fastest time – ex aequo – with Sophie Hinners. The German ladies shared the win in this Grand Prix qualification class.

On Sunday Jana scored a hat-trick by landing her third victory in a row! Limbridge was on top of his game and jumped a double clear in the 1.50 Grand Prix of CSIO-W Budapest. The pair finished the jump-off with half a second to spare on the clock, concluding a fantastic show for our team.

Click here to take look at the photo album of the show and all the wonderful memories we’ve made in Budapest.

High Point VDL earns 6th place in CSI3* Grand Prix

5 July 2021/in General news, High Point VDL /by ashfordfarm

After two great weeks at Knokke Hippique the final CSI3* Grand Prix proved to be another highlight for our team. Our nine-year-old High Point VDL (by Tinka’s Boy x Indoctro) jumped the third 1.50m course of his career and performed absolutely brilliant.

With Stefanie High Point VDL jumped a fantastic clear first round in the Grand Prix and went onto the jump-off. Going against very competitive combinations they finished in a super 6th place.

With already a 2nd place in last weeks CSI2* Grand Prix for this pair we could not be prouder of the great strides they are making.

2nd place in Grand Prix for High Point VDL and Stefanie

29 June 2021/in General news, High Point VDL /by ashfordfarm

Last weekend both Jana and Stefanie competed at Knokke Hippique in Belgium. Both riders had some excellent results in the young horse classes and in the CSI2*. With High Point VDL (by Tinka’s Boy) scoring top marks every day and moving up in the rankings.

On Wednesday the nine-year-old gelding and Stefanie finished in 7th place out of 81 riders in the 1.40m Grand Prix qualification class jumped against the clock. On Thurdays the pair upped their game and jumped two clear rounds in the 1.45m with a jump-off time that earned them a 4th place.

Saving the best for last on Saturday High Point VDL and Stefanie finished the show week as the runner-ups in the 1.45m Super Cup Grand Prix. Adding two more clear rounds to their result list and a fantastic 2nd place.

JANA & LIMBRIDGE FINISH IN TOP TEN GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

7 June 2021/in General news /by bonsai

We are very proud of our rider Jana Wargers and Limbridge (by Limbus). In the senior German Championships, she rode against the best German riders there are this past weekend and she managed to finish in the top ten.

With eleven-year-old Limbridge she had a very good start to the competition clearing all the fences with only one time fault in the first class. Jana rode exceptionally strong all the way into the finale. After a total of two classes and four rounds this top duo finished in 9th position of the National Championships.

Our new website is live

21 May 2021/in General news /by Eva van den Adel

After our creative team put their magic to work we are now very proud to launch our new website! It has been developed in-house & will feature all the wonderfull things that Ashford Farm has to offer!

We invite you to have a look around & contact us if we can be of any assistance.

JANA WARGERS EARNS LEADING RIDER TITLE

17 May 2021/in General news /by bonsai

At the end of the Easter Tour at Sentower Park Jana was announced as the leading rider of complete three-week tour in Opglabbeek, Belgium.

She scored top marks in the ranking classes and the Grand Prix’s. In first week with eleven-year-old Limbridge (by Limbus). And in the second and third week she scored lots of points by jumping a clear round in the GP-qualifier with Hardessa (by Berlin) and finishing in third place of the 1.45m Grand Prix with Chacco’s Lady 2 (Chacco-Blue).

A big thank you to the team of Sentower Park for this great opportunity and a well-organised tour.

HIGH POINT VDL JUMPES FROM STRENGHT TO STRENGHT

3 May 2021/in General news /by bonsai

One week after finishing in 11th place at the CSI2* in Kronenberg, High Point VDL climbed yet another Grand Prix ranking. In the 1.45m Grand Prix at Sentower Park in Belgium the nine-year-old gelding by Tinka’s Boy jumped an amazing clear first round. After an exciting jump-off High Point VDL finished in 8th place with his rider Stefanie Carroll.

Stefanie was not the only rider of our team to rank top marks. Michael Cristofoletti travelled to Italy to compete in the Italian Seniors Championship. With his horse Whysol Cassia Pleasure he cleared the very challenging 1.60m second round course and scored an overall fourth place in the championship.

HIGH POINT VDL SCORES HIGH MARKS IN GRAND PRIX

26 April 2021/in General news /by bonsai

At the CSI2** show at Equestrian Centre the Peelbergen our team was very well represented with four Ashford Farm riders competing. Both the younger horses as well as the older ones where happy to be back showing again. With many clear rounds the best was saved for last in the 1.45m Grand Prix.

Chacco’s Lady (by Chacco-Blue) and Jana Wargers jumped a top round, but finished with one unlucky rail down. High Point VDL and Stefanie Carroll showed were up next in the class of which the time allowed prooved to be a challenge for many combinations. The pair showed excellent form by clearing all the fences. They crossed the finish line just short of the time allowed, adding one time fault to their otherwise perfect score. Finishing in 11th place.

WE WELCOME CECILIE TOFTE TO OUR TEAM

12 April 2021/in General news /by bonsai

It is our pleasure to introduce our newest team member: Cecilie Tofte. Cecilie will strengthen our team as one of our show riders. With this Danish athlete we gain a team member with lots of experience in the arena at all levels of showjumping.

Cecilie has successfully represented Denmark at multiple European Championships at Pony, Junior & Young rider level. As a senior rider she also had the honor of representing her home country in the Nations Cups of the CSIO5* in Hickstead and the CSIO5* in Dublin in 2011.

In 2013 Cecilie took a break from showjumping to pursue a bachelor’s degree in business administration & service management. After her studies Cecilie worked at a facility and management company for several years before successfully returning to the international show ring in the spring of 2020.

Her first show riding for Ashford Farm is fast approaching. Next week she will be competing at CSI de Peelbergen in the Netherlands.

JANA WARGERS AND MICHAEL CRISTOFOLETTI JOIN ASHFORD FARM

15 March 2021/in General news /by bonsai

International showjumpers Jana Wargers and Michael Cristofoletti have partnered up with the team of Ashford Farm. The pair, who ran their own stables in Germany, already had a long-working relationship with Ashford Farm’s owner, Enda Carroll. The couple will hence forward call his stables in Bocholt, Belgium, their home.

The move to Ashford Farm was already taking shape, however due to an earlier than foreseen departure from the Sunshine Tour the plans had to be adjusted. “We made a virtue out of necessity”, Enda Carroll explains. “Jana and Michael already had most of the horses with them and because they had to go into quarantine, we agreed it would be better to push the moving plans forward.”

Next step
“Jana has been riding horses for Ashford Farm for over two years now and Michael has been involved with the management of these horses and as a sales partner. During this time, they’ve both continued to impress me, so I am looking forward to this next step in our collaboration. To have everyone under one roof will strengthen our position and will help Ashford Farm to continue to grow in the future. By combining our strengths and our sales networks we hope to be of service to more clients all over the world”, Enda concludes.

Partnership
German rider Jana Wargers and Michael Cristofoletti who represents Italy, are equally excited to join the Ashford Farm team: “We started with the idea to move closer to the centre of the horse industry. And after sharing our thoughts with Enda, we developed a new concept that allows us to develop our business and work more efficient as a team. The facilities here at Ashford Farm are amazing and we already feel at home.”

Joining forces
Michael continues: “With us working from Bocholt we will all be better together. Jana will continue to focus on the sport, and I will combine riding with developing the sales together with Enda. By connecting our network of clients, we will be able to create more opportunities. It will be amazing to be working alongside Enda and the rest of the Ashford Farm team.”