Kent Farrington Wins with Promising Young Horse Rexton from Germany
Is the Oldenburg Rexton Kent Farrington’s next “wonderly gray” horse “made in Germany”?
from Jan Tönjes 
Kent Farrington and Rexton won their first Grand Prix at the Discovery Land Company Masters. Photo: Shannon Brinkman When Kent Farrington wins a Grand Prix in the U.S. with a purse of $116,500, it doesn’t sound like a big deal at first. But after his victory in the Discovery Land Company Grand Prix at the 2026 Discovery Land Company Masters, he introduced a new horse: Rexton, a nine-year-old Oldenburg gelding who won his first Grand Prix last Sunday.
Seven horses had qualified for the jump-off. No one could match Farrington’s ride on the nine-year-old by Diaron OLD-Chacco-Blue, which clocked in at 34.23 seconds. Speaking about Rexton—bred by Paul Schockemöhle at his Lewitz stud farm—Farrington says the gray horse, known in Germany as Diaro 6, is an “exciting horse.”
A Souvenir from the European Tour
“I was just wrapping up my
European
tour, and when I saw him in Germany, I knew he was one I had to take home with me,” explains Farrington. The pair made their debut in August at the Hampton Classics, and now they’ve secured their first Grand Prix victory. “I think what I saw in him is quite obvious,” says Farrington. The competition could only nod in agreement. His ability, speed, and natural talent were evident.
Bundeschampionat Final with Benjamin Wulschner
But the gray’s talent has been noticed across the pond for quite some time now. The gray competed in his first classes under Jasmin Hille, who presented him as a five-year-old with scores as high as 8.7 in Class A show jumping classes. Benjamin Wulschner then took the reins for a year. In one round, this pair even received a 9.0. Wulschner also placed the Diaron son in the final of the National Championship for six-year-olds. The pair finished eleventh.
Headed north
The gray horse then moved to Pinneberg, to the Waterkant farm owned by Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann and her husband Christoph. At first, Janne rode the gelding. Later, Mylen Kruse took the reins of Diaro 6—as the gray horse was still called at the time. Under her, the gelding—registered with the Oldenburg International Show Jumping Breeding Association—gained experience in young horse classes, including at internationally sanctioned tournaments. During this time, Diaro (aka Rexton) completed many clear rounds.
He celebrated his first S-level placings at the two-star level in the spring of 2026. Things also went well in three-star S-level show jumping. The pair placed right away at their debut in Munich over Ascension Day weekend.
At the German Women’s Championships in Balve, Mylen Kruse finished fourth in the first qualifying round. The German Championships in the Sauerland region in early June were the last tournament the two competed in together. Then came Farrington, and Diaro became Rexton—a name you might want to remember.
