'If You're Willing To Work, The Sport Can Take You Anywhere' - And Vasco Flores Is Proof

When Vasco Flores visits Puerto Rico later this year to teach a clinic, it will bring him full circle. After all, it was a clinic in the show jumper’s home country that forever changed the course of his life seven years ago.

Before meeting respected Irish trainer Jimmy Doyle, who ventured to the smallest island of the Greater Antilles to instruct a group of riders at Centro Equestre de Puerto Rico in 2012, Vasco had never jumped above 1.20m. Fast forward a few years, with a strong string of horses and a dedicated team supporting him, Vasco recently worked alongside Jimmy at Georgina Bloomberg’s Gotham Enterprizes in Wellington, Florida, and North Salem, New York.

Vasco’s introduction to the top level of show jumping came uniquely by chance, but the hardworking 29-year-old has learned to seize opportunity with both hands. “Back home, it was really basic. I had help from local professionals, and more than anything, they encouraged me to stick with it,” Vasco says.

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Article written by: Catie Staszak