By Siri DuPont-Hurley

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Getting To Know EquiFit’s Equine Athletes: Lucas

While we constantly hear about the lives and successes of top riders, less is known about their invaluable equine partners. Here is the next in a series to offer an inside look at the horses we are so proud to work with. We may know of classes they have won and titles they have been awarded, but their characters, quirks and traits are largely unknown to us, their adoring fans.

Lucas is a 15.3 hand, bay Hessian gelding. What he lacks in size, he makes up for in character and energy. He was purchased as a 5 year old by Peter Breakwell of New Zealand who carefully brought him up through the Jumper divisions. Lucas made his Grand Prix debut in the spring of 2008, and since then he and Breakwell have had many impressive wins and placings. These include a win in the $30,000 Ariat Grand Prix at Pebble Beach, 2nd place in the $30,000 June Classic Grand Prix at the Oaks, 2nd in the $20,000 Grand Prix at Woodside, 2nd in the $30,000 Pebble Beach I Grand Prix, and this past summer a win in the $40,000 Menlo Circus Club Grand Prix.

Breakwell describes Lucas as a very agreeable horse, saying “he doesn’t take a lot of prep work at all. He’s naturally careful, so I just have to listen to him and not over-face him in our classes. He shows me every day that he loves his job and wants to keep doing it for a long time.”

Breakwell is an avid fan of EquiFit products. “I’ve always used front and hind T-Boots on Lucas, and he was one of the first horses to wear a prototype of the boot years ago. So we’ve definitely stuck with what works, and Lucas goes really well in the boots. We also use the T-Form Belly Guard Girth on Lucas as well,” says Breakwell.

The Sacramento International Horse Show held in early November was Breakwell and Lucas’s last show for the year, and the team will return to the show ring at HITS Thermal. EquiFit wishes them the best of luck during this upcoming winter circuit.

A genuine commitment to horses and riders drives EquiFit to seek new and better ways to help them perform and succeed at all levels. We are honored to be able to work with such amazing horses and to be part of these winning teams who represent EquiFit around the world. We wish them the best of luck and continued success both in and out of the show ring.