I don’t think there is any US eventer whose stock has risen more in 2011 than Sinead Halpin. She’s like the Apple Inc. of US riders. As is often the case in eventing, her quick rise has a great deal to do with those 72 hours at Rolex where she finished 3rd with Manior De Carneville “Tate”. One of the things that is critical for a rider is to build upon a great moment in their career by developing a strong base of horses and owners. This is something that Sinead clearly understands.
Sinead also asked me to make a quick note that Tate’s Burghley entry went in yesterday, which is why she is not on the current entry list that Coren linked to this morning. Tate will be flying out Aug 8th to compete at Hartbury CIC *** and then remain in the UK until Burghley.
Sinead has added two great teams of owners this year. Brendan and Wendy Furlong own a horse named Classical King for her and Adrienne Iorio owns Outfoxed. Both of the horses have cool stories, complemented with videos from Stuart horse trials two weekends ago for your viewing pleasure.
Adrienne Iorio bought Outfoxed as a 4 year old and produced him through the advanced level. She is giving back to eventing through the love of her horse. Adrienne is having her third child and “Foxy” is getting older so Adrienne is allowing Sinead to ride him so he has a chance to see if he could possibly get to Rolex. Sinead told me that after riding him cross-country this weekend that she can see what he was put on this earth to do! He finished 6th in the intermediate at Stuart.
Congrats to Sinead, her horses, and her owners on coming together to form great partnerships for the betterment of the sport. Go eventing.
