AURSBURG, Germany — Jimmy Flores flew halfway around the globe to ride Hotroddersidquixote to the European Reined Cow Horse Association Open Futurity Championship at the 2010 Americana, held Sept. 8-12.
Flores, of Perris, thrilled the crowd of almost 5,000 at the cow work final with a score of 145 that pushed Hotroddersidquixote’s aggregate to total to 430 for all three events.
The 4-year-old Palomino stallion by Pablo Quixote out of Little Klassy Jewel is owned by Marita Larsson of Sweden.
Two other horses managed to get a 145 in the cow work, and both were ridden by Italy’s Markus Schöpfer: Remedy The Roan and MA Starfighter. This meant a total of 426 for Remedy The Roan (Very Smart Remedy x Evita Thereon), a 4-year-old mare owned by Dominique Reynaud of France.
It was another success for multiple ERCHA Futurity Champion Markus Schöpfer, who managed to ride three horses into the final. With Shine Like A Babe, a 4-year-old mare owned by Quarter Dream (Italy) Markus placed third with a total score of 425.5. With his third horse, the 3-year-old Appaloosa stallion MA Starfighter, he placed fifth.