Greenwich resident Sydney Shulman a shining equestrian star - Greenwich Time
During a month-and-a-half span this spring and summer, Shulman won four consecutive grand prix competitions, earning almost $40,000 and acquiring two new Mini Coopers. Schulman’s biggest win came at the Rood & Riddle Grand Prix at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show in Lexington on July 25 — a competition with a total purse of $50,000. Shulman and her horse Venice coasted past the first round and were one of just... Owned by Jill Shulman — Sydney’s mother — Venice and Sydney posted a winning time of 44. 82 seconds to capture the first-place prize of $15,000 at the Rood & Riddle Grand Prix. “I was the only American and the only female in the jump-off and my jump-off time was three seconds faster than the second-place finisher ( Shane Sweetnam , 47. 24). ”. Though she prefers to go second in the jump-off, Shulman went first, but... “She (Venice) was very small compared to other horses in the competition,” Shulman said. “You look at her and she doesn’t look like she is capable of doing that, but she is very quick, very fast and doesn’t spend much time in the air when she jumps. Just five days after winning the Rood & Riddle Grand Prix, Shulman and horse Wamira (also owned by Jill Shulman) captured the $25,000 Hagyard. Source: www.greenwichtime.com
