CONFIRMING that she's back in fighting form, Ireland's Jessica Kurten tonight won the prestigious Ladies German Masters Competition at Stuttgart, and collected the top prize of 5000 Euro.

Though not shining in previous competitions at this international winter venue, Co. Antrim-born Kurten brought out her nine year-old Danish-bred bay mare <Quibell> for tonight's big class, and led from very early on in the battle.

A member of the victorious Irish Senior team that won the European Championships in 2001, Kurten saw off competition from such notables as the USA's Beezie Madden, Sweden's Malin Baryard and Germany's Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum to clinch the Ladies Masters in front of a capacity crowd.

SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSI**** STUTTGART GERMANY 19-23 NOVEMBER 2003

LADIES GERMAN MASTERS
International Show Jumping Competition with Two Rounds
Saturday November 22, 2003

1) Quibell; Kurten, Jessica (IRL) Faults 0 Time 49.73
2) Hofgut Liederbach's; Aufrecht, Pia-Luise (GER) Faults 0 Time 49.75
3) Argelith Stakkato; Bitter, Eva (GER) Faults 0 Time 51.62

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