General news – Page 2

Jana and Limbridge represent Germany in Nations Cup

28 April 2022/in General news /by Eva van den Adel

Chef d’Equipe Otto Becker has announced the German team for the Nations Cup in La Baule, France. It is the first Nations Cup for the German showjumpers this year and selected as one of the team members is our own Jana Wargers.

Together with Limbridge she joins the team with fellow countrymen; Daniel Deusser, Marcus Ehning, Hans-Dieter Dreher and Gerrit Nieberg. On Friday the 6th of May Jana and Limbridge will compete in the Nations Cup and we wish the whole team the best of luck.

Partnership with B&T Stables in Italy continues

18 April 2022/in Chester, General news, Happiness /by Eva van den Adel

We are very happy to announce the continuation of our partnership with B&T Stables.

A few months ago, we bought a fantastic 8yo gelding, Cadeau Z (by Carmena Z x Quattro B) from the owners of B&T Stables, Francesco Turturiello and Linda Bratomi. While we continue to enjoy Cadeau Z, we have recently also sold two of our own horses to this Italian couple.

After many happy memories, we will see Happiness (9yo by Phin Phin) and Chester 318 (10yo by Corlensky G) continue their jumping careers with B&T Stables rider Svea Tegnestedt.

We wish our friends the best of luck with these two amazing horses and look forward to following their journey on the showjumping circuit.

Chacco’s Lady 2 climbs the ranks in 1.50m Big Tour

17 February 2022/in Chacco's Lady, General news /by Eva van den Adel

In de second week of the Sunshine Tour our small but mighty Chacco’s Lady 2 proves to be in top form. Out of 72 other combinations this ten-year-old mare by Chacco-Blue made excellent time in the two-phase 1.50m Big Tour class. Scoring the win with 0,77 seconds to spare on the competition.

A big thanks to our whole team for working so hard day in & day out to make successes like this possible!

Mexico Tour ends with all rankings in Grand Prixs

29 November 2021/in Chacco's Lady, General news /by Eva van den Adel

We end the final Grand Prix in Mexico at the Balvanera Polo & Country Club on a high with Jana & Chacco’s Lady finishing in 5^th place.

With this result we could not be prouder of Jana on placing in every Grand Prix she jumped in Mexico over the past six weeks! We cannot compliment all the show organizations and the Major League Show Jumping enough on all their efforts and great events that we got to compete at dring our tour.

Jana and Michael have scored many top results and will return home with lots of ranking points and new experiences. We also owe a big thanks to the rest of the team who’ve been in Mexico working behind the scenes contributing to the success of Ashford Farm.

Click here to view the photo albums of the Mexico Tour.

Winning mood continues at Major League show in Monterrey, Mexico

15 November 2021/in Chacco's Lady, General news, Happiness, Lezaro, Limbridge /by Eva van den Adel

Monterrey in Mexico was the third stop for our team on the Major League’s CSI 5* & 2* Tour. With the beautiful host venue of the Club Hípico La Silla our riders and horses were given the perfect setting and facilities to perform at their best. And they did with multiple top rankings and two victories for our team.

We were off to an excellent start with Limbridge and Jana securing a second place in the 1.50m class on the opening day. Proving all the AF-horses are currently in excellent shape, Cajus jumped clear rounds only and subsequently earned a fourth place in the Monterrey Championships.

Ranking points
The first victory was achieved by our Michael Cristofoletti and Lezaro on Friday. This pair jumped an exceptional speedy round in the 1.45m ranking which was ridden directly on time. Beating the fastest time with half a second to spare, scoring the win and Longines ranking points to boot.

Grand Prix win
Jana and her string of horses also had an excellent show, finishing on Sunday with a placing in each of the top classes including a win. With Chacco’s Lady Jana completed the CSI2* jump-off by crossing the finish line almost whole second faster than the competition. In this GP Michael and Lezarro also jumped a clear round but had a time fault that kept them out of the JO, still scoring a nice 11th placing.

CSI5* top rankings
In the CSI5* Grand Prix Limbridge was once again on top of his game. Finishing as one of only three combinations in a double clear with a time that was good for the third place in this 1.55m class. In the 1.45m ranking finale it was Happiness that finished in sixth place with two super clear rounds.

Top rankings in the CSI5* & 2* at Otomi Club Hipico

1 November 2021/in Chacco's Lady, General news, Limbridge /by Eva van den Adel

We’ve finished the show at Otomi Club Hipico in San Miguel de Allende on a high! Our Chacco’s Lady and Jana jumped two brilliant clear rounds which earned this lovely pair the second place in the 1.45m Grand Prix on Sunday. In the very competitive jump-off it was an Ashford Farm reference horse, Christos, who came in third place with his top rider Bliss Heers.

This was not the only success for our stable in Mexico this past show week, we‘ve celebrated top placings also in the CSI5* classes with our nine-year-old Happiness (by Phin Phin) who finished third in the 1.45m ranking class last Saturday and Limbridge (by Limbus) who scored the same result in 1.50m class on the opening day both with Jana in the saddle.

We cannot thank the organization and Daniel Rihan enough for a fantastic show and their hospitality. We’ve had a great stay and will definetly be back!

RESCHEDULED – Ashford Farm Friends for Charity event

3 August 2021/in General news /by Eva van den Adel

Unfortunately, we will have to reschedule the charity event and training show due to the bad weather we’ve had and are still expecting.

We would’ve loved to welcome everyone on the 10^th of August but since our meadows have had to endure a lot of rain, we cannot guarantee a perfect warm-up arena and we foresee some issues with the truck parking.

Therefor we are rescheduling the event to a later date. Hopefully at the end of August or at the beginning of September. Please keep an eye out on our social channels for a new invitation because you are all still very much invited, and we hope to welcome you soon!

Please note if you’ve already made your payment via Equipe your money will be refunded a.s.a.p.

Ashford Farm Friends for Charity – 2021

23 July 2021/in General news /by ashfordfarm

It is time for the second edition of the Ashford Farm Friends for Charity event!
On Tuesday 10 August 2021 the Ashford Farm estate will be the stage of a training show of which the proceeds will be donated to charity.

We will host several showjumping classes and a children’s ride & play course. We will end the day with a barbecue, some live music, and the announcement of how much funds we’ve raised for the Make a Wish foundation. We’ve chosen this charity because at Ashford Farm we are all about making dreams come true!

Have a look at the program below and save the date! The entries to this training show are limited so make sure you make your entries in time when they open this Monday 26 July at 19h00 on online.equipe.com
Here you can also make a reservation to join the barbecue and pay for your entry ticket.

PROGRAM
1.10m class
1.25m class
1.35m class
18h00 – Kids ride & play course
Barbecue (excl. drinks): ticket price for adults 35 euro/children 17,50 euro

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions and to guarantee the safety of our friends this event is not open to the public. There is a maximum of people allowed on the premises according to the rules of the Belgian government. Riders are requested to bring necessary team members only.

For more information about the Kids ride & play course or other questions, please email eva@ashfordfarm.net

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.