Tretorn Juniors take top spot in Hagen Nations Cup

Last Saturday saw teams from across the globe descend on Germany for the Hagen Junior Nations Cup.

 

The Tretorn International Junior Nations Cup team showed off their skill by taking first place on a total score of 18. First to go was 16 year old Pippa Allen from Stockton-On-Tees, Cleveland riding her father’s 9 year old bay gelding Bonfire III. The pair did not get off to the best of starts as they finished their first round on a score of 10. However they rallied, completing round two with just 4 faults, finishing on a total score of 14.

 

 

Next to go was 18 year old George Whitaker from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire riding Sally McSharry’s 10 year old chestnut mare Tubana. The pair jumped a superb faultless first round but unfortunately had 2 fences down in the second round giving them a total score of 8.

 

Last to jump for Great Britain was 18 year old Jessie Drea from Horsham, West Sussex. Jessie riding Dermot O’Rourke’s 10 year old chestnut mare Baloufina had an unlucky 4 faults in the first round and retired from the second round.

 

            Pippa Allen on Bonfire III – (10)/4

            Graham Gillespie on USA Today – 1/1

            George Whitaker on Tubana – 0/8

            Jessie Drea on Baloufina – 4/(RET)

 

Tretorn was founded in 1891 by Johan Dunker in Helsingborg, Sweden. In 1904 Tretorn was manufacturing around one million rubberboots a year. The manufacturing of rubberboots and tennis balls continued until 1991 in Helsingborg, when they moved the production overseas, to Poland and other countries. Tretorn is today one of the leading manufacturers of rubberboots in Scandinavia and as well the third biggest producer in Europe of tennis balls. Tretorn riding boot was launched during 2007. Tretorn is today owned by PUMA AG.