Aaron Vale
Aaron Vale (born November 6, 1968 in Texas ) is an American show jumper .
Career
Aaron Vale has won more than 160 grand prizes and over $ 3 million in prize money.
At the age of 8, Vale rode his first tournament and his first Grand Prix at the age of 14. On borrowed horses he was reserve champion at the “AHSA Medal”, the “Rolex Maclay” and the “USET Talent Search”. In 1997, Vale made history when it finished in the top 5 of the Roanoke Grand Prix . Vale is known for his ability to work with difficult horses. With the two former refusers "My Diamond" and "Mafito" he won grand prizes after retraining.
Vale runs a show stable in Ocala , Florida and prepares racehorses for sale on the side. The British show jumper William Whitaker is one of his former students .
In the Rolex / USEF Show Jumping Ranking List, which records national and international successes of US show jumpers, he is ranked 37th.
Horses
- Valentine
- Paparazzi (* 1997), brown Westphalian gelding , father: celebrities, mother's father : Apart, previously ridden by Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst and Lesley McNaught
- Copado
- Be lucky
- Tarco (* 1996), brown Belgian warmblood gelding, father: Darco, mother's father: Dawnballet xx , previously ridden by Candice King and Joe Fargis, ridden by Jazz Mace since 2010
successes
- 2009
- World Cup, CSIO *** - W Bratislava (Quito), 14th place
- Ocala (Florida, USA): Victory in a US $ 75,000 Grand Prix and in a US $ 50,000 Grand Prix (both with Tarco )
- 2010
- CSI **, Lexington KY Grand Prix (Paparazzi), 10th place
- Ocala (Florida, USA): Victory in the US $ 25,000 Grand Prix with paparazzi
- Upperville Colt and Horse Show, Upperville (Virginia, USA) : Victory in the US $ 100,000 Grand Prix with paparazzi
- Roanoke (Virginia, USA): US $ 50,000 Grand Prix victory with paparazzi
- Culpeper (Virginia, USA): Victory in a US $ 40,000 Grand Prix with paparazzi
- World Cup, CSI *** - W Washington DC, 2nd place with paparazzi
- 2011
- Ocala (Florida, USA): 2nd place in the US $ 50,000 Grand Prix with paparazzi
- Upperville Colt and Horse Show, Upperville (Virginia, USA): 2nd place in the US $ 75,000 Upperville Jumper Classic with Tibor
- Roanoke (Virginia, USA): Victory in the US $ 50,000 Grand Prix with Tibor
- 2012
- Ocala (Florida, USA), HITS IV: 2nd place in the US $ 50,000 Grand Prix with Tibor
- Ocala (Florida, USA), HITS VI: Victory in the US $ 50,000 Grand Prix with Tibor
- Ocala (Florida, USA), HITS VII: 2nd place in the US $ 100,000 Grand Prix with Honeylands Douglason
- Roanoke (Virginia, USA): Victory in the US $ 50,000 Grand Prix with Tibor
- 2013
- Ocala (Florida, USA), HITS I: 1st place in the US $ 50,000 Grand Prix with Palm Sunday
- Ocala (Florida, USA), HITS IX: 2nd place in the US $ 100,000 Grand Prix with Zippo II
- 2014
- Ocala (Florida, USA), HITS IV: 1st place in the US $ 50,000 Grand Prix with Spirit of Alena
He cites victories in the US $ 150,000 Grand Prix in Upperville and in the US $ 100,000 Grand Prix of Ocala and Washington DC (the latter two times) as his career highlights.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vale rides to 10th Prix victory , Roanoke Times, June 27, 2010 (English)
- ↑ Biography: William Whitaker , www.horseandhound.co.uk, May 9, 2009 (English)
- ↑ Rolex / USEF Show Jumping Ranking List as of March 2010 (PDF; 275 kB)
- ↑ FEI horse database: Paparazzi 10 ( Memento from July 18, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ a b Horse results search of the USEF ( Memento from June 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ USA09773 - TARCO (USA) ( Memento from July 14, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Results on his website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vale, Aaron |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American show jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Texas |