On Friday Victor Bettendorf (LUX) conquered the 1.60m CSI5* Longines Grand Prix at Equita Lyon. "I can't feel blessed enough riding Foxy de la Roque. Foxy is truly an amazing horse! And showed this today!" Bettendorf says.
"Only last year, in Deauville, she took part in her first event counting towards the world rankings, and since then she has gone from strength to strength. Every time a few centimetres were added, she gave the impression that she was used to jumping that height every weekend."
"This evening, the course designer gave us a good jump-off in which we could easily take strides off, which is very easy with Foxy, since she has a lot of amplitude in her stride. She is so obedient and gives so much, and has so much talent that I'm never worried. I wouldn't say that the courses are easy, but when you have a mare like her, who is really confident, it's almost as if I go into the arena just to have fun; I know that if I ride well, I'll finish with a clear round. Especially, as I don't have to think about the time. She has so much energy that she almost needs slowing down. To sum everything up, I really enjoyed myself tonight."
"Only last year, in Deauville, she took part in her first event counting towards the world rankings, and since then she has gone from strength to strength. Every time a few centimetres were added, she gave the impression that she was used to jumping that height every weekend."
"This evening, the course designer gave us a good jump-off in which we could easily take strides off, which is very easy with Foxy, since she has a lot of amplitude in her stride. She is so obedient and gives so much, and has so much talent that I'm never worried. I wouldn't say that the courses are easy, but when you have a mare like her, who is really confident, it's almost as if I go into the arena just to have fun; I know that if I ride well, I'll finish with a clear round. Especially, as I don't have to think about the time. She has so much energy that she almost needs slowing down. To sum everything up, I really enjoyed myself tonight."