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Peter Pletcher and NLF Shakespeare's Rhythm Win $30,000 USHJA International
Hunter Derby at
Country Heir Horse Show
Peter Pletcher and NLF Shakespeare's Rhythm won the $30,000 USHJA
International Hunter Derby at the Country Heir Horse Show. Photo By: Anne Gittins.
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Lexington, KY - June 20, 2012 - Professional rider Peter Pletcher once again
captured the winning honors with NLF Shakespeare's Rhythm in a derby
event. The pair earned the top call during the $30,000 USHJA International
Hunter Derby at the Country Heir Horse Show for Nordic Lights Farm and the
Bruheim Family. A flawless handy round helped them receive high scores and
eventually head the event's victory gallop.
Pletcher and NLF Shakespeare's Rhythm's smooth trip during the first round
landed them in the second place position going into the handy round during
the $30,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby. Using an inside track to slice
one of the oxers and jump brilliantly through the challenging two-stride,
the duo quickly jumped to the top of the leaderboard with their high scores
and added bonus points. Pletcher and NLF Shakespeare's Rhythm's earned the
winning title and led the evening's lap of victory in the Walnut Ring of the
Kentucky Horse Park.
"NLF Shakespeare's Rhythm was really good and super smooth," commented
Pletcher. "He was amazing during the handy round, really the best he has
been all year. He has worked his way up and did the High Performance
division. After Devon I decided that he's good to just be a derby horse now
and focus on that instead of the High Performance. He's come along
beautifully. He's so brave and honest, he's right on track. We're hoping he
stays like this through the Finals."
The talented combination was on track for a victory at Country Heir after
warming up in the Performance 3'6" Hunters. Their winning ways shone through
as they earned the blue ribbon in the handy round as well as a second place
ribbon.
Pletcher and Nordic Lights Farm will show again later this summer at Horse
Shows by the Bay in Traverse City, MI, before returning to Kentucky for the
$100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals during the Bluegrass
Festival Horse Show.
Nordic Lights Farm is a 70-acre establishment located in Tomball, TX, that
was founded in 2007 by the Bruheim family to help further the equestrian
goals of 19-year-old Eirin Bruheim and 17-year-old Lene Bruheim. Both girls
have worked their way up through the ranks and are currently competing at
the top levels in the hunter and jumper divisions aboard their incredible
string of horses.
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