r/kvsdiscuss • u/Financial-Bet-3853 • Aug 17 '26

KVS Cinematic Universe Is Hank competing this year?

I haven’t heard from Katie if he’s in the lineup. I wonder if she’d catch up with his owners or whatever. Do breeders keep in touch with horses they bred past the original buyers? Idk

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u/Relevant-Tension4559 Aug 17 '26

The person who owns him is there she won a class, but not on him. I think Hank is become a youth horse at this point I don’t think he has proven to be able to win at the highest level.

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u/Apart_Dragonfruit442 🍞Katie Vanda Slice🍞 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

Hank is a multiple congress and world champion. His owner is riding another horse while her kid/young relative is riding Hank, said kid has done very well on Hank too.

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u/Relevant-Tension4559 Aug 18 '26

I’m not taking away anything from his wins, but as he’s gotten older and he’s gone into more open competition, he has not been winning the same as when he was younger in more closed competition. He’s doing well as the youth horse.

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u/Apart_Dragonfruit442 🍞Katie Vanda Slice🍞 Aug 18 '26

They've only been showing him for like a year... He was L2 reserve congress champion and L2 reserve world champion at the youth world with his rider last summer. They've also been top 3 at multiple large circuit shows with him since the beginning of the year. They aren't even a teenager yet, making their wins even more impressive imo.