Mallevaey has been paired with My Clementine, a 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare by O.B.O.S. Quality x Kashmir van Schuttershof, for less than a year, but this is their fourth international win together. Previous victories include a two-star grand prix in Valkenswaard, Holland, a five-star speed class at the 2024 Washington International Horse Show, and an Under 25 Grand Prix last month.

“I came here to WEC in December for the three-star, and it was actually our first three-star grand prix,” she said. “I usually use her a lot in the speed classes because she loves that. She likes to go fast, and she’s so careful. I think she really enjoys it. I also tried to step up a bit in the three-star here, and she did it so well. I think she still has bigger classes in her; we are just taking our time to do those.”

In Wednesday’s class, Mallevaey’s plan was to go for the win instead of using it as a warm-up round.

“I like the format because I could still take my time in the first phase and then ask her to go faster,” she explained. “I tried to have a good rhythm in the first phase to not shock her in the second phase. She did everything so well. I really tried to go as fast as I can. She’s just so competitive. I feel really lucky to have her in these classes. She did everything that I asked. She was great.”

While the 2025 FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final in Switzerland in April is not in Mallevaey’s plan, she will be riding Nikka vd Bisschop in Thursday’s $117,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix Qualifier CSI5*-W with hopes to compete in their first grand prix together on Saturday night. The 25-year-old, who is based in Holland and travels to the United States to compete in the winter, has worked full-time for the Rein family for three years.

She noted, “I am so grateful for everything they allow me to do and all the opportunities that I have with the horses. They trust me with the horses, and I feel really lucky for that.”

Second place in the $32,000 1.45m Two Phase Special CSI5*-W went to U.S. Olympic team silver medalist Kent Farrington and Orafina, a 13-year-old KWPN mare (For Fashion x Canturo) owned by Kent Farrington LLC. They finished clear in 31.98 seconds, just behind Mallevaey and My Clementine, who stopped the timers in 31.21 seconds. Tom Wachman (IRL) and Do It Easy, a 12-year-old Selle Francais gelding (Vigo Cece x Laeken) owned by Coolmore Showjumping, were third with no faults in 32.57 seconds.