Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA – October 24, 2024 –  The 2024 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), presented by MARS Equestrian™ on Thursday, October 24, welcomed riders from around the world to the Show Place Arena for the start of the Fédération Equestre International (FEI) division for international show jumpers.

Among the 34 riders competing in the international jumper division at WIHS, there are 13 countries represented and 14 Olympians, including U.S. team silver medalists McLain Ward (USA) and Laura Kraut (USA) from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

The second class of the night offered a different kind of competition, with 27 horse-and-rider combinations in the $32,000 Accumulator costume class. Featuring 11 nations represented in the field, the class upped the ante with athletes collecting points for each fence cleared without penalty and a final “joker” fence that could give them an additional 20 points if cleared, or take away 20 points from their previous score if faulted.

The United States’ first president George Washington, otherwise known as McLain Ward (USA), gave chase to the eventual winners on Robin Parsky’s 11-year-old Oldenburg mare First Lady (Don Diarado x Lordanos), leaving all the jumps standing in 43.76 seconds to earn second place and a thrilled crowd.

Final Results – $32,000 Accumulator Costume Class CSI 5*-W , presented by Walkenbach Equestrian

1) Nina Mallevaey (FRA) & My Clementine – 65 / 43.61

2) McLain Ward (USA) & First Lady – 65 / 43.76

3) Jessica Mendoza (GBR) & In the Air– 65 / 44.72

Source: Press Release (edited) from Jump Media for the Washington International Horse Show

Photos: © WIHS / Shawn McMillen Photography

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