Live Oak International is the largest and most prestigious international equestrian competition in the United States, and, at the same time, the official US championship. Four gold medals in the horse-drawn carriage driving competition were won by competitors driving the GLINKOWSKI carriages.
The rank of the 31st edition of this competition, which ended last week, is evidenced by the fact that it was a qualification of the USEF (U.S. Equestrian Federation) and the international equestrian federation FEI (Fédération Equestre Internationale). Traditionally, apart from the horse-drawn carriage driving category, there were also show jumping competitions.
USEF and FEI qualifications, as well as attractive financial awards, which this year amounted to $ 320,000, over the years have built a reputation that attracts the best competitors to Live Oak every year. This year's edition was attended by drivers representing twelve countries.
The competition taking place on the area of 5,000 acres (2,000 hectares) is perfectly organized, with excellent conditions for observing the competition. Thus, the Live Oak is visited by thousands of observers, and the competition itself is not only a sports event, but also a cultural and social event. Like this year, in the first competition in two years, the organization of which was interrupted in 2021 by the coronavirus pandemic.
The driving competition turned out to be exceptionally successful for the female competitors driving on the GLINKOWSKI sports carriages. The gold medal in the one-horse carriage driving category was won by Taylor Bradish, driving on the FALCON 160 model (marathon carriage) and SPEIDER LIGHT (dressage carriage).
The competitors in the PONY horse category turned out to be unrivaled in this competition. As many as three gold medals in the one-horse, two-horse and four-horse carriage driving category were won, respectively by: Jennifer Keeler, Katie Whaley and Mary Phelps. All the competitors, like Taylor Bradish, competed on the FALCON (model 120) and SPEIDER LIGHT models..
The FALCON horse-drawn carriage is a line of carriages dedicated to professional marathon competitions. It is characterized by a unique design and a modern frame structure, which ensures very high stiffness and durability, while maintaining a low weight of the carriage. It is the brand's global bestseller in the marathon carriages category. Low weight, durability and great driving properties are also characteristic of the Speider Light horse-drawn carriage for dressage and agility tests.
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These victories mean that the four current US Champions in the above-mentioned categories are driving GLINKOWSKI carriages.
- We are very happy about these successes, congratulations to the competitors who are great drivers and extremely professional athletes. - says proudly Hubert Glinkowski, co-owner of the GLINKOWSKI brand - It is worth noting that during the competition many more drivers competed on our carriages, which is an additional reason for satisfaction. We can say that the position of our brand on the American market is directly proportional to the results and the number of competitors in the Live Oak competition - he adds.
More information:
- https://liveoakinternational.com
- https://www.usef.org/media/press-releases/four-usef-combined-driving-national-championships