Breeding / News / 2021
26.03.2021
Adrienne Sternlicht is one of America's most talented riders. She was on the winning team at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon and in recent months has graced the winners' podium at numerous competitions. Sternlicht, 27, runs a renowned stable for jumpers in New Jersey and currently trains mainly with Oldenburgs, including one of her absolute top horses, Benny's Legacy, as well as Toulago and Quidam MB.
The high flyer
Adrienne Sternlicht's recent acquisition is Benny's Legacy, born 2008 by Lupicor (by Lux) out of Acordia by Voltaire - Acord II - Pilot, bred by Alfons Brüggehagen, Cloppenburg, and owned by Starlight Farms LLC, USA. The gelding was born in 2008 in the Oldenburg Münsterland. His name has an interesting story attached to it: Benny's Legacy was sold as a foal to the young rider Benedict Kuehnle in Ireland. Shortly afterward, Kuehnle died, and so the handsome bay was named for his former owner. The gelding was slowly introduced to show jumping on the Emerald Isle, with Kuehnle's sister Jessica riding him in competitions. The pair placed in 1.45 m jumping, including at the Grand Prix in Millstreet. At the end of 2016 this talented horse began training with Jenny Rankin. Under the Irish rider Benny's Legacy saw triumphs up to 1.60 m Grand Prix, including at the Nations Cups in Drammen (Norway) and Uggerhalne (Denmark).