Traverse City, Michigan, USA – July 11, 2024 – Charlotte Jacobs (USA) returned to familiar territory on Thursday during the second week of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF), presented by B&D Builders, at Flintfields Horse Park. After winning the opening week two-star grand prix, Jacobs kicked off a new week with a win in the $32,000Two-Phase CSI 3* aboard Rincoola Milsean. 

Course designer Mauricio Garcia (PUR) set the track with a field of 25 challenging the test that included a ‘power’ phase and ‘speed’ phase against the clock. Ten horse-and-rider combinations successfully navigated the entirety of the track fault-free in the Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel International Ring. Hot off the heels of her win in the $75,000 Meijer CSI2* Grand Prix on the final day of GLEF I, Jacobs held the lead through the majority of the class after setting a hard-to-beat time of 30.02 seconds with North Star’s 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Rincoola Milsean (Aldatus Z x Cruising). 

“I have a really great group of horses right now for the FEI divisions,” explained the 29-year-old rider who currently sits atop a string of seasoned mounts as well as some up-and-coming international-level talent. “I’m very lucky that I get to switch them out so they are always fresh. I jumped this horse in a few small classes last week while the other two were competing in FEI, and now he gets to do FEI this week with another horse of mine.” 

Adding a little over a second to Jacobs’ winning time, David Oberkircher (USA) and Southfield Farm LLC’s 13-year-old Dutch Sport Horse stallion Vulkato (Vulkano x Carismo) landed from the final fence with a time of 31.47 seconds for second place.

Lillie Keenan (USA) closed out the clean sweep for the U.S. as she and Le Louvre 5, Chansonette Farm LLC’s nine-year-old Westphalian gelding (Latour VDM x Class de Luxe 2), galloped into third place with a time of 32.10 seconds. 

Rincoola Milsean has proven to be a fierce competitor for Jacobs, whose accolades most recently includes a four-star grand prix victory in Canada. According to Jacobs, the bond exists because of their longstanding partnership together.

“This horse has had a bit of time off because his last show was in Vancouver where he won the grand prix,” Jacobs continued. “He has a lot of experience, and I felt he was ready to jump straight into the three-star classes.

“We’re always just looking for the highest quality horses we can get, usually in the six to eight age range,” added Jacobs, who has earned a reputation for developing promising young horses through her family’s own North Star Sport horses. “I like to buy them in those ages because by the time they are ready to move up and jump bigger classes, you have a lot of time with them under your belt.” 

Final Results – $32,000 Two-Phase Challenge CSI 3* – 1.45m

1) Charlotte Jacobs (USA) & Rincoola Milsean – 0 / 0 – 30.02

2) David Oberkircher (USA) & Vulkato – 0 / 0 – 31.47

3) Lillie Keenan (USA) & Le Louvre 5 – 0 / 0 – 32.10

Source:  Press Release from Traverse City Horse Shows

Photos: © TCHS / Megan Giese Photography / Andrew Ryback Photography

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