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Alexander Butler landed the Bonheiden Grand Prix CSI2 with Chilli B
Alexander Butler had a good weekend, as international competition got back into full swing for the first time since the raft of postponments due to the equine herpes virus (EHV-1) outbreak in Europe.
The Co Meath native claimed top honours in Sunday’s two-star Grand Prix at Bonheiden in Belgium on board the 14-year-old stallion Chilli B.
Ireland was strongly represented in the jump off, with Wexford’s Harry Allen finishing in sixth place with the 10-year-old stallion Guinness.
Butler was delighted to be back competing following the disruption caused by COVID-19 and the EHV-1 outbreak, saying: “It has been a very slow year, but now hopefully we can keep going. I have a nice string of horses that have the ability to compete at the big shows and I am looking forward to the rest of the season.”
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Molly Ashe Cawley flew to the top of the podium aboard Berdien, a mare who endured a serious illness last year, in the $37,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Jumper Classic on Friday, January 15, at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), held at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC).
Cawley has had Berdien since she was a six-year-old and brought her over from Europe shortly after that. The pair have experienced success from day one, but the mare was forced to sit out last year’s WEF after coming down with an illness while shipping south for the winter. Friday’s win was just one of many positive steps during her recovery and return to the show ring.