Bravour Earns Second-Place Ranking in Young Horse Development Program

January 21, 2020 By Kentucky Equine Research Staff

Bravour, ridden by Kentucky Equine Research-sponsored rider Ashley Moore, finished second in the 6-Year-Old Division of Equestrian Canada’s Young Horse Development Program 2019 Ranking List. The Young Horse Development Program promotes and encourages the proper development of young horses to prepare them for future international success, according to the Equestrian Canada website. Six-year-old horses in the program must ride the FEI 6-Year-Old Test or equivalent Third Level National Tests.

Bravour had a spectacular 2019 season, seeing the Hanoverian gelding win the FEI 6-Year-Old Championships at both the 2019 Canadian Cup and British Columbia Championships.

“What an honour to be amongst these very well-decorated fellow dressage athletes!” Ashley said in Facebook post. “So proud of Bravour for earning the #2 ranking for FEI 6 year olds in Canada! He came so far so fast!”

Ashley relies on Nano-E® from KER Targeted Nutrition. “Bravour had an extreme vitamin E deficiency and had advanced to the point that he was actually unrideable! He had unexplainable, significant back soreness and tightness, and he bucked frequently. After many blood tests and extensive veterinary investigation, it turned out he was completely depleted of vitamin E. Enter Nano-E. He gets it every day and hasn’t had any issues since!” she said. Ashley also uses Bio-Bloom™ PS, EO-3™, Restore® SR, RiteTrac®, and Synovate HA®, and Total Wellness™ to give her horses targeted nutritional support for optimal performance.