The Tagg Puissance is always a crowd favourite at HOYS and tonight did not disappoint. In front of the sold out crowd, eleven riders tackled the imposing brick wall with the competition going to four rounds.
Under the famous lights in the Andrews Bowen International Arena and the crowd cheering the on, the iconic towering red brick wall was conquered by not one, but two Champions, Victoria Gulliksen riding Grand Balou 4 and Karel Cox riding For Passion D Ive Z.
The wall reached a staggering 2m15 pushing both horse and rider to the limit. Gulliksen had a dramatic round four when she fell from her horse after clearing the finish line. In an unexpected twist both riders decided not to contest the fifth round and shared joint first and the winnings
“It was an amazing kick to jump that big wall, I never jumped the horse before” Gulliksen said. Cox has only had Passion D Ive Z for two months and decided to bring him to HOYS as an addition to the three horses he had entered.
“He did super, the horse jumped very good. My horse is very brave, scopey horse. When it was bigger he jumped better.” said Cox.
