Ottawa, Ontario—Canadian Reining Team member, Lisa Coulter of Princeton, BC, finished in second place on July 23 at the 2009 Reining Kentucky Cup CRI 4* held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.
As the only woman in the competition, Coulter’s goal was to go fast and accurate during the Individual competition to make it to the podium. She expertly guided Hollywood Aces, a six-year-old Quarter Horse gelding owned by Robert Thompson, to score 219.5 securing the silver medal.
“My horse felt tired in the team event, so I stayed off him for the next day and just warmed him up lightly and went and showed. Ace responded beautifully and we had a great run. I had a lot of confidence going in to the individual competition,” said Coulter. “Bob Thompson has always believed in me. He bought this cool horse and allowed me the chance to go for it. The crowd was amazing and I had over 2500 people rooting for me. It was one ride I won’t ever forget.”