Vince and Babun Record Scorching Wins in NAL Jumpers at 2025 Capital Challenge Horse Show
In the $10,000 NAL 1.15m Amateur Jumper Final presented by SmartEquine, the top four finishers in the jump-off were within one second of each other. However, it was Willow Vince of Verbank, NY, and Kadara, owned by Summer Stone Farm, who were able to trip the timers with the fastest time of 34.164 seconds over seven other competitors in the second round. Second place went to Taylor Kungle on Breakwater Farm LLC’s Quickly Stated, who finished in 34.385 seconds. With a time of 34.955 seconds, Rachel Boggus and Conrad 149, owned by 18 Gauge LLC, placed third.
“She has two speeds — fast and faster — so in the first round, we always try to kind of go slow and then we can really gallop in the jump off. In the jump-off, sometimes I get a little too casual to jump one or I go a little too fast, so I wanted to meet jump one very nicely,” said Vince of her riding plan. “I know my horse is so quick, and I just used her specialty of going fast. I just kept putting my foot on the gas.”
Vince described the 10-year-old KWPN mare by Dakar VDL as a “typical mare.” She continued, “She’s a little opinionated in the barn, but will do absolutely everything for me, and I just couldn’t thank her enough.”
Vince and Kadara celebrated their one-year anniversary last week and the 22-year-old rider was competing in the jumpers for the second time at Capital Challenge Horse Show. It was Kadara’s first time at an indoor championship.
“I’m so excited to win here at Capital Challenge,” said the 22-year-old rider. “I got really nervous coming to indoors, and I think this is just a combination of so many people doing so many different things for me. My trainers, Michael Myers and Michael Dowling, have done absolutely everything for me and my horses, and I couldn’t thank them enough. I’m so grateful to be here with Kadara at her first championship, my first final on her, and to see it all come together is just amazing.”
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Vince and Kadara Top a Blistering Jump-Off Field — Capital Challenge Horse Show
