Kristen moved the Bull Run operation to Wellington, FL long before the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival began. Since early November, Kristen has been working and training her horses in Wellington and has shown in all of the competitions that Equestrian Sport Productions has had to offer. 2011 is an especially exciting year for Kristen and her team due to the arrival of several new sale horses. There are now over 20 horses that Kristen personally trains, shows, and develops a program for. Make sure to ask Kristen next time you see her about some of her new mounts. She has everything from a perfect Child/Adult Jumper to an especially talented Young Jumper to top notch Grand Prix horses. Keep checking in periodically to see how Kristen and her horses show as the results will be updated each week.
11/25/10 to 11/28/10 - 2010 SFHJA Charity Horse Show
- Kristen and Bull Run's Zino Platinum take 3rd in the $10,000 Welcome Stake
- Bull Run's Kaleo came out strong to start the circuit, taking 4th place honors in the$5,000 Hunter Derby
11/30/10 to 12/05/10 - 2010 ESP Holiday and Horses
- Kristen and her main mount, Bull Run's Alpha and Omega, take 12th place in the $30,000 Holiday and Horses Grand Prix with one of the fastest four fault rounds
- One of Kristen's new rides, Bull Run's Revelation, proved his worth by taking 6th place in the 1.40m $10,000 Welcome Stake
12/11/10 to 12/12/10 - 2011 ESP Year End Awards Show/ Ocala Jumping Classic
- Kristen traveled a few hours up North to compete in the Ocala Jumping Classic, in which she took 3rd in the $25,000 Ocala Grand Prix aboard Bull Run's Revelation
- She also took 7th place in the $10,000 Welcome Stake on Bull Run's Zino Platinum
- Joshua VanderVeen, Kristen's brother, stayed in Wellington and was able to take 1st place in the $2,500 Low Junior/AO Jumper Classic aboard another new mount, Bull Run's Becky Blue
12/17/10 to 12/19/10 - 2011 ESP Holiday I
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Kristen and Bull Run's Alpha and Omega received 3rd place honors in the $10,000 Welcome Stake against 20 other competitors
12/22/10 to 12/24/10 - 2011 ESP Holiday II
- Kristen piloted Bull Run's Zino Platinum to 5th place in the $5,000 Welcome Stake
- Joshua also piloted Bull Run's Zino Platinum a couple days later to 1st place in the $2,500 Low Junior/ AO Jumper Classic
- Bull Run's Becky Blue and Joshua received 4th place in the in $5,000 Welcome Stake, just ahead of Kristen
12/29/10 to 01/02/11 - 2011 ESP New Years Show
- Joshua rode Bull Run's Amazing Grace to 5th place in the $2,500 Low Junior/AO Jumper Classic against 25 other competitors
- Kristen highlighted the week by taking 3rd place in the $25,000 New Year's Grand Prix
WEF - Week 1
- On the Grand Prix scene, Kristen and Bull Run's Alpha and Omega finished up with 4 faults in the $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup, finishing just out of the ribbons
- One of Kristen's up and coming young horses, Bull Run's Contagious, took 3rd place in the 6 YO Young Jumper Qualifier and then went on to go clean in the $10,000 Low Amateur Classic with Joshua aboard
WEF - Week 2
- Bull Run's La Bamba showed her true colors after taking 6th in the 1.35m and 7th in the 1.45m, both of which had a tremendous starting field
WEF - Week 3
- Bull Run's La Bamba couldn't be stopped this week after winning the 1.35m on Wednesday out of 45 horse/rider combinations. She then went on to take 3rd in the 1.40m out of 61 entries.
