DEVON, Pa.--Zayna Rizvi finished both first and third in the Junior Jumpers at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, winning on Exit of Ice Z and placing third on Kung Fu.

Zayna Rizvi on Exit of Ice Z There was a four horse jump-off from the starting field of 30, and Olivia Sweetnam, daughter of Irish Olympian Shane Sweetnam, placed second on HDB Quality, and Amira Kettaneh on Mark 19 was fourth.

First to go in the jump-off, Rizvi, 17 of Wellington, Fla., on Kung Fu was clean in 42.394, followed by Kettaneh, who had four faults in 45.151 to eventually finish fourth.

With two horses in the jump-off, Rizvi was next to go, but as she was warming up, Sweetnam moved up and went next, going clean in a fast 40.363.

After a few minutes wait, Rizvi went last on Exit Of Ice Z, cutting almost three seconds off Sweetnam''s time to win in 37.600.

 "My horse has a big stride, so she can leave out strides easily,"said Rezvi. "And she's very good at turns. I think I made up time turning from one to two and turning from three to four.

 

REZVI showed successfully in junior jumpers at Devon last year, and she also showed in open jumpers, placing high in the ribbons in at least one class.

Carlee McCutcheon on Chacco Star, Equitation Champion (Photo by Kind Media)She''s planning to show two horses in open jumpers again this year, Kung Fu and Exquise Du Pachis.

"I got Kung Fu last December," said Rezvi, who trains with Missy Clark and John Brennan. "He's only 8, so he's growing up. I'm learning a lot from riding a young horse."

During the past winter Rezvi competed in the U25 division at the Winter Equestrian Festival, where she placed reserve champion, and also competed in a couple of 3* classes at WEF, placing second in at least one 3* class.

Earlier in the day, Carlee McCutcheon and Avery Glynn tied for the R.W. (Ronnie) Mutch Equitation Championship with equal points from the four equitation classes.

"Chacco Star is great,"said McCutcheon of her mount. "He loves to do anything that's hard, in and outs, Slines and bending lines. He's really great about following my eye and is a seasoned horse."

"I put a lot of pressure on myself, because I won co-champion of this award last year as well," said Glynn. "I was reall trying to go two fortwo and hold myself to the same standard."

McCutcheon had won the first class of the day, section B of the ASPCA Maclay, with Blythe Goguen placing second..

"It was great," McCutcheon said. "Chacco was amazing in the warm up. He had a long day yesterday so I knew he’d be a little tired and I’d have to work for it. But he’s an incredible partner and I’m lucky to have him.”

Sweetnam won section A over Glynn.

“I struggle getting a good rhythm to the first jump sometimes, and the first line was a little forward," said Sweetman. "The last line also had a bit of a blind turn so I just had to go for it.”

Aeden Mooney won section C over Caroline Olsen.

"Astro De Ravel is amazing," said Mooney of her mount. "He’s done the equitation for a few years and he’s
such a good partner. He does whatever you want him to do and has a fun personality."