Katy, TX – November 20, 2012 – Topping off a successful 2012 show season for Nordic Lights Farm, Peter Pletcher claimed another Derby victory during the Final Chase Horse Show with NLF Shakespeare’s Rhythm. Pletcher took home the winning prize during the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby after piloting NLF Shakespeare’s Rhythm to the lead during both rounds of competition. The pair also claimed the championship honors in the Performance 3’6″ Hunter division earlier in the week after winning two over fences classes.
“NLF Shakespeare’s Rhythm was awesome this weekend,” expressed Pletcher. “He was jumping very crisp, and as always, he was very brave in the ring. The Derby had a nice course with some really big option jumps and he’s really good at the high jumps. In the handy round there were strides going away from the gate to the first jump and you could go either direction, but I decided to go straight at it. He was super, had a beautiful jump this weekend and rode amazing.”