Marcus Ehning of Germany Wins Budweiser Show Jumping World Cup Final

Las Vegas, NV—April 20, 2003— Marcus Ehning of Germany emerged as the 25th Show Jumping World Cup Champion with a faultess performance on Sunday, riding his Oldenburg mare Anka to victory at the Budweiser World Cup 2003 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Three-time World Cup Champion Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil had to settle for the runner-up position this time aboard Baloubet du Rouet, owned by Diago Pereira Coutinho. Third went to Malin Baryard of Sweden riding H& M Butterfly Flip, owned by Christina Larsson. The top US rider was Laura Kraut of Oconomowoc, WI who tied for fifth aboard Anthem, owned by the Summit Syndicate.

Ehning received a wonderful birthday present a day late, as he celebrated his 29th birthday on Saturday. “I can’t believe it,” said Ehning. “I never thought I would win. If you think too much about it, it can hurt you, you need to go day to day.”