In April 2007 she won the prestigious British Open Show Jumping Championships title at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.

In 2007, Kürten's horse Castle Forbes Maike was found tested positive for etoricoxib, after a competition in La Baule in France.

[2] The judgement was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and Kürten was suspended for two months[3] The contract between Jessica and Lady Georgina Forbes was terminated by the latter on 31 December 2010.

There are diverse details also for the German tax authorities which need to be sorted out due to the fact that Lady Georgina Forbes is Irish and lives in Switzerland."

"[4][5][6] The five horses were handed over on 20 April in the presence of lawyers and veterinarians, and €300,000 was posted by Lady Georgina Forbes as a guarantee against future claims by the Kürtens.

For the third year in a row – after Castle Forbes Libertina only just returning to competition – she won the World Cup Qualifier securing her place in the final in Geneva.

Kürten had to reluctantly pull out of the FEI Rolex World Cup Final in Geneva after suffering a fall off a horse at home the weekend before.

She also 3rd in Saturdays 1m50 class with Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois – just 0.25 seconds off the pace of European Champion Kevin Staut.

Kuerten then travelled to Hamburg for the second leg of the Global Champions Tour where she secured a decisive victory in the accumulator class.

In the 5th leg of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup, which was won by the home team, Ireland finished 5th on 24 faults: Dermott Lennon (Hallmark Elite) 4/12, Jessica Kuerten (Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois) (8)/(12), Shane Breen (Carmena Z) 4/4, Denis Lynch (Nabab's Son) 0/0.

Here, she and API Largo jumped a double clear in the Grand Prix but completed a steady jump-off round with 1 time fault to finish 7th and collect €1,250.

CSI5*-W Helsinki International Horse Show, Finland: In the Grand Prix qualifier on Day 1, Kürten steered Castle Forbes Cosma to 7th place and earned €1,000.

CSI5* A Coruña, Spain: In the 1m45 speed class on Friday evening, Kürten took 4th and 5th prize totalling €3,600 with VDL Harley and Castle Forbes Cosma respectively.

Her luck continued into the Grand Prix on Saturday where she again partnered Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois to take second prize of €26,000.

Again, riding Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois, Kürten took the top prize of a Land Rover and €13,000 in the feature class – the Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier.

CSI5* Global Champions Tour Doha, Qatar: VDL Harley had 4 faults in the 1m50 jump-off on Friday to settle for 12th position and €1,500.

CSIO5* St. Gallen, Switzerland: Kürten and Lektor took 5th prize of 22,000CHF (€18,000) in the Longines Grand Prix CSI4* De Steeg, the Netherlands: VDL Harley won a 1m50 jump-off class worth €5,750 to the winner.

World Breeding Championships, Lanaken, Belgium: Jessica and Cor de la Rossa Z won the 7 year old final earning €5,000.

CSI5*-W Mechelen, Belgium: Kurten and API Largo earned 2nd prize of €5,000 in a 1m45 two-phase class behind fellow countryman, Denis Lynch.

CSI5*-W Zurich, Switzerland: Vincente had 4 faults in the 'Mercedes Benz' Rolex FEI World Cup and finished 12th to earn €1,660 (2,000CHF).

CSI5* Paris, France: Kürten and API Largo joined Marcus Ehning and Copin van de Broy in the pairs competition where they finished 3rd earning €5,000.

Bonita 38 Mare / Grey / 1989 / Bal Pare x Goldcup Winner of International classes across the world, including the Aegon Masters Final in Monte Carlo, 2001.