We conclude the Gijón International Horse Show , which has been held since Tuesday at the impressive facilities of Las Mestas, after the impressive victory of Harry Allen in the 1,60m Grand Prix alongside his magnificent 9-year-old "Calculatus", who has not touched a rail throughout the entire competition.
The 22-year-old Irishman secured his first CSI4* victory, edging out England's Jack Whitaker with "Equine America Valmy de La Lande" by less than a second. Robert Whitaker, a regular at the competition, finished third with "Vermento."
His brother Bertram Allen, who is also a regular at this Gijón International Horse Show, finished sixth with the gelding "Pacino Amiro"
The best Spaniard was Jesus Garmendia Echevarria with his very fast gray horse "Callias" who, after a jump in the last street, knocked down the last vertical of the tiebreaker, leaving him in seventh position.
Following the Basque rider was Santiago Núñez Riva from Madrid with his mare "Chakira Z" in ninth position.
The EL COMERCIO Trophy – Best Rider of the CSI4* was won by Jack Whitaker with 164,5 points.
Special mention also goes to Luciana Diniz, who, after knee surgery and a year and a half away from the courts, is making a strong comeback on the international stage!
A competition characterized by its good atmosphere, diversity of tests such as the winners' round that was held yesterday.
From Chacco Info we want to extend our sincerest congratulations on this great victory, both to Harry and to the Spanish team who gave their all to represent us in this competition!
