91原创's Ayla Martinoff returns to Thunderbird Show Park this week on a high after a three-class win streak with her steed Calloway in their first-ever international win at the CSI three-star JustWorld International Winning Round.
鈥淚鈥檓 so happy. Another best day of my life!鈥 Martinoff enthused.
In the Winning Round format, the top 10 pairs return for the second round in reverse order of their score, and the slate is wiped clean.
Martinoff qualified both her mounts for the second half. She posted a speedy four fault performance on A Crown Royale in 40.18 seconds, then returned, second to last, with Calloway to shave almost a full second off, stopping the clock at 39.25.
Her winning strategy is to "go really fast" but keep her cool.
"Sometimes I can get a little ahead of myself, so just keeping that in check 鈥 go for the gallops but then have a moment," Martinoff shared.
Owned, ridden, and bred by Martinoff, Calloway and A Crown Royale are full siblings by Capone 1 out of A Little Bit 5. While the greys share genetics, though, they couldn't be more different to ride.
鈥淎 Crown Royal is very brave, but a little dull,鈥 said Martinoff. 鈥淎nd [Calloway] is so electric and a little careful.鈥
But he's "the sweetest boy" in the stable.
鈥淥ur lesson kids call him 鈥榮nuggly horse.鈥 He鈥檚 in the first stall in the barn and he鈥檚 just so kind. We feed him unlimited treats," Martinoff smiled.