{"id":48811,"date":"2025-09-05T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/?post_type=news&#038;p=48811"},"modified":"2025-09-05T06:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:13:05","slug":"farrington-poised-to-defend-title-as-nal-world-cup-season-opens-in-traverse-city","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/news\/farrington-poised-to-defend-title-as-nal-world-cup-season-opens-in-traverse-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Farrington Poised to Defend Title as NAL World Cup Season Opens in Traverse City"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48811\" class=\"elementor elementor-48811\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39c943c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39c943c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3f2423\" data-id=\"f3f2423\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d265a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59d265a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Kent Farrington and Greya return to Traverse City to launch the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup\u2122 North American League 2025\u201326 season, aiming to replicate last year\u2019s winning start.<\/strong><\/p><h2>Familiar Start Line: Traverse City Returns as NAL Opener<\/h2><p>The Longines FEI Jumping World Cup\u2122 2025\u201326 season in the North American League is set to kick off in Traverse City, <strong>Michigan<\/strong> \u2014 the very same venue that hosted the opening leg last year. Once again, riders will vie for critical World Cup qualifying points at the Tour of Champions\u2019 prestigious Flintfields Horse Park on September 14.<\/p><h2>Farrington and Greya to Defend Their Crown in Style<\/h2><p>Last year, Kent Farrington (USA) and his remarkable partner Greya launched the season with victory. Riding the Oldenburg mare, Farrington delivered a winning performance, and now the duo is back with their eyes on defending that opening win. Farrington enters the season on a high note, having already notched a <strong>second World Cup win<\/strong> at Thermal aboard Toulayna last season \u2014 a performance that secured him the top spot in the North American League standings.<\/p><p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.fei.org\/media-updates\/farrington-title-defense-nal-season-begins-traverse-city\">fei.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kent Farrington and Greya return to Traverse City to launch the Longines FEI Jumping 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