Saturday night’s much anticipated Truman Homes Cup began with 30 entries and 8 continued to the jump off. Werner Deeg designed the intricate 15-jump course. “[Tonight’s course] was bigger than what it’s been with a few slightly trickier parts to it,” explained Swail, “[Grasshopper] jumped around really nicely.”
Our top three tonight are the definition of teamwork. Swail, Chawke and Mannix have been a team for many years, riding in Grand Prix’s and training young horses together. “What you see in the ring is only a small part of the process that goes into results,” said Swail when asked about the team dynamic, “Myself, James and Vanessa – we’ve been together for many years as a team – tonight we’re one, two and three in a very prestigious 3-star event; it’s wonderful.”
“The growth of [Royal West], the support the riders have given us – Royal West is becoming a mainstay on the circuit,” said Anderson, “It is a tribute to the people who support us.” George Trutina, from Truman Homes, who constantly gives back to Calgary, sponsored this evening’s class and donated $150,000 in support of the Calgary Homeless Foundation. “We couldn’t do it without [Trutina],” explained Anderson, “to have this competition and the results we had today – it’s amazing, I am extremely happy.”
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