On Friday, October 20, 2017, Ireland’s Bertram Allen and the nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion Dino (Berlin x l’Amour Z), sold by Stal Everse, rode to victory in the International Longines Ranking 1.45m competition at the Helsinki International Horse Show CSI5*-W in Finland.

“I didn’t expect to be this fast so I’m very surprised. This horse isn’t typically fast but I just got a good rhythm and managed to make a great round,” commented Allen.

Allen first rode on the international circuit with Dino in March of 2013, where they competed at the CSI level. This marked their second CSI5* victory to date.