20 July, 2011 – Kalispell, MT - Three-day event rider Kristin Schmolze of Califon, NJ is returning to The Event at Rebecca Farm three-day event in Kalispell, Montana for the second year in a row. Riding her 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse Ballylaffin Bracken, Kristin is competing in the CCI2* with the goal of representing the United States at the Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico this October.
“Competing on a team is something I’ve been working toward for a long time,” said Kristin. “If things work out, the Pan-Ams, since they are a two-star, are a great first step to representing the US and getting team experience.”
Ballylaffin Bracken (“Rox”) is by Ricardo Z, who stands at stud at Kedrah House Stud in Ireland. Kristin has partnered with Kedrah House to import young Irish horses by Ricardo Z and Lux Z to the United States and has recently brought over a four-year-old and five-year-old to compete and sell. She also ships semen for breeding US mares to both stallions.
Rox was sidelined with a minor tendon strain this spring and Kristin has brought him back slowly to competition. “I talked to [US eventing team Chef d’Equipe] Mark [Phillips] and he felt that because Rox hasn’t been out and been seen this year it would be a good idea to bring him to Montana,” she said. “It was a bit of a push to get him fit in time, but he feels great and we’ll take it one step at a time this weekend.”
The Event at Rebecca Farm is something of a comeback for Schmolze, whose three upper-level horses were all laid off this spring. Cavaldi was headed for the Badminton CCI4* in England when a minor injury just before the event prevented him from making the trip.
In 2010 Kristin took two horses to The Event at Rebecca Farm: Cavaldi finished 13th in the CIC3* and Castle Jordan placed seventh in the CCI2*.
2011 marks the tenth anniversary of the event at Rebecca Farm as well as the first year that the event has run since the passing of Rebecca Broussard, farm owner and eventing supporter for whom the event is named. “It’s sad but it’s also a wonderful opportunity to celebrate her life,” said Kristin. “This event is one of the nicest in the States – they don’t leave anything undone. The courses are beautiful, the grounds are beautiful and the organizers are very accommodating. The Broussard family also helped sponsor the flight for all of the horses from the East Coast last year and this year.”
Kristin said that Rox was wide-eyed as he walked off the airplane to crowds of people and members of the press with cameras clicking, but he is content to be part of the action again.
About Kristin Schmolze Eventing and Sport Horses
Based at Everbreeze Farm in Califon, NJ and wintering in Aiken, SC, Kristin Schmolze has competed to the four-star level of three-day eventing at the Rolex Kentucky three-day event and the Burghley Horse Trials (England). In partnership with Kedrah House Stud in Ireland Kristin imports young Irish Horses by Ricardo Z and Lux Z and provides shipped semen for breeding to both stallions. She is a member of the USEF “A” training list.
Kristin is proudly sponsored by County Saddlery, Equine Organix, Five Star Tack, Haygain, Running ‘S’ Equine Veterinary Services and Mushroom Matrix.
For more information visit www.kseventing.com and www.kseventing.blogspot.com
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