Sweden dominates as Tinne turns tables
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven together with Don Auriello rode the momentum from an enthusiastic crowd on Sabbatum nighttime to claim the 2013 World Dressage Masters (WDM) CDI5* Palm Beach championship.
After finishing 2nd to Swedish Olympic teammates Patrik Kittel together with Watermill Scandic H B C in Friday’s Grand Prix CDI5* at WDM, Vilhelmson-Silfven together with Don Auriello took it upwards a notch to seize victory inwards Saturday’s Grand Prix Freestyle CDI5*.
Vilhelmson-Silfven collected a personal best rank of 84.075% for her electrifying freestyle performance. She received a standing ovation from the crowd every bit she exited the ring.
“It’s simply such an respect to ride a Equus caballus similar Don Auriello,” she said. “He is together with then fun to ride. He was enjoying himself amongst me, enjoying the time, enjoying the energy. It was a keen atmosphere.”
Vilhelmson-Silfven has seen improvement inwards Don Auriello over the past times months. “He’s getting stronger, to a greater extent than mature, developing, together with it gets easier together with easier to purpose his whole potential,” she said.
Kittel was gracious inwards defeat. “I’m going to give Tinne the return,” he said. “Yesterday she said if she should last beaten it would last from some other Swedish someone together with I give that dorsum today. I recollect it’s amazing that nosotros direct maintain directly 2 such top horses inwards Sweden.”
Kittel and Watermill Scandic H B C scored 82.525% for their freestyle. Their high freestyle placing capped a successful string of performances at Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. Along amongst their victory together with career-best Grand Prix rank inwards the WDM Grand Prix on Friday, Kittel together with Scandic took habitation wins inwards the Gold Coast Opener CDI-W Grand Prix together with Grand Prix Freestyle (Jan. 18-20). They left for Sweden on Sunday.
“It’s been a fantastic number here,” Kittel said. “I mean, hold back at the crowd, hold back at the riding. It’s unbelievable.”
Vilhelmson-Silfven and Kittel defeated two-time WDM Palm Beach champion Steffen Peters, who notched a tertiary house complete for the USA amongst 80.175% on the promising Legolas 92. Peters said both he together with his Equus caballus enjoyed the freestyle. “I dear it when I direct maintain fun, but I tin give the axe guarantee you lot he had a lot of fun this night too,” he said later on the ride.
Stephen Clarke, the approximate at “C,” expressed his excitement at the 11-year-old Legolas 92’s potential, describing him every bit “a globe flat Equus caballus that has a keen future.” Clarke said he saw “true moments of brilliance” during the test.
Heather Blitz together with Paragon, the 2012 United States of America Olympic squad alternates, took the quaternary house spot amongst 74.900%. “He was actually electrical from the crowd together with simply the unloose energy inwards here,” Blitz said of her horse.
Five-time Danish National Champion Lars Petersen rode Mariett to take fifth house amongst 73.925%. Petersen, a local favorite who bases his grooming functioning inwards Loxahatchee, Florida, earned thank you lot from the crowd amongst his upbeat freestyle routine. Mariett, a 15-year-old Danish Warmblood mare, is owned past times Marcia Pepper.
David Marcus together with Chrevi’s Capital impressed spectators amongst their piaffe together with passage, scoring 70.750% to complete inwards sixth. The duo improved their standings from Friday’s Grand Prix, inwards which they placed seventh.
Adrienne Lyle together with Wizard, winners of the Grand Prix Special CDI4* at the 2012 WDM Palm Beach, rounded out the companionship of complete inwards the Freestyle amongst 68.575%. Lyle trains amongst Debbie McDonald at Peggy together with Parry Thomas’s River Grove Farm inwards Idaho. “He’s a fantastic Equus caballus together with I was together with then happy to direct maintain the adventure to compete here,” said Lyle.
Hans Peter Minderhoud was scheduled to ride starting fourth dimension inwards the Grand Prix Freestyle, but his horse, Withney van ‘t Genthof, was withdrawn from the competition. Instead, Minderhoud treated spectators to a especial exhibition: he brought out Edward Gal’s mount, Inter Floor Next One, for a dressage demonstration amongst Gal providing commentary. Gal withdrew from WDM on Fri due to illness.
The talented horses together with riders inwards the Freestyle pose on a exhibit for spectators together with judges alike. Clarke, who was lately elected the FEI Dressage Judge General, spoke highly of Vilhelmson-Silfven’s ride on Don Auriello. “Tinne’s horse, for me, it’s absolutely what dressage should last about,” Clarke said. “It’s all the verbalise close horses that should last uphill together with inwards ease together with inwards consummate harmony amongst the rider.”
“The moving painting that she presents is, for me, really outstanding, together with I recollect that nosotros were really lucky to witness that tonight.”
• Mikala Gundersen added a victory inwards the Grand Prix Special CDI5* to a growing listing of accomplishments. Gundersen together with My Lady, a 13-year-old Danish Warmblood mare, were tertiary inwards Thursday’s Wellington Classic Dressage Sunshine Challenge Grand Prix CDI3* at Jim Brandon. They also finished simply out of the top viii inwards Friday’s Grand Prix CDI5* at WDM Palm Beach, taking 9th house amongst 68.447%.
Gundersen earned a rank of 69.479% for her ride.
James Koford rode Rhett, a 13-year-old KWPN gelding, to a 2nd house complete inwards the Special amongst 67.333%. Koford, whose recent successes include wins inwards the Grand Prix at the 2011 International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI3* together with the Grand Prix Freestyle at the 2012 Wellington Dressage CDI-W, also competed at final year’s WDM Palm Beach.
Jacqueline Brooks of Canada scored 66.833% on D Niro to claim tertiary place. Brooks, a seasoned international competition for Canada, won a squad silvery medal at the Pan American Games inwards 2003 together with has ridden on 2 Olympic teams. D Niro, a 14-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding, is owned past times Brookhaven Dressage, Brooks’ grooming facility.
Fourth house went to Cheryl Meisner together with her ain Tango. The judges awarded them a rank of 66.208% for their test. The duo took tertiary inwards the Grand Prix at the 2012 Dressage at Devon CDI-W together with earned a twain of seconds at the Milton CDI-W inwards Ontario. Tango is a 13-year-old KWPN gelding.
Silvia Rizzo together with Donnerbube 2 took 5th house amongst 64.917%. Rizzo, a native of Italy, resides inwards Deutschland together with trains amongst Hans Peter Minderhoud. She together with Donnerbube 2, a 19-year-old Oldenburg stallion owned past times Michele Betti, picked upwards tertiary together with quaternary house finishes inwards the Grand Prix Special together with Grand Prix at the 2012 Warsaw CDI3*.
FEI Grand Prix Freestyle O CDI5*, Sponsored past times Axel Johnson Group €70,000
1. Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) – Don Auriello – 84.075%
2. Patrik Kittel (SWE) – Watermill Scandic H B C – 82.525%
3. Steffen Peters (USA) – Legolas 92 – 80.175%
4. Heather Blitz (USA) – Paragon – 74.900%
5. Lars Petersen (DEN) – Mariett – 73.925%
6. David Marcus (CAN) – Chrevi’s Capital – 70.750%
7. Adrienne Lyle (USA) – Wizard – 68.575%
FEI Grand Prix Special CDI5* USEF HP €20,000
1. Mikala Gundersen (DEN) – My Lady – 69.479%
2. James Koford (USA) – Rhett – 67.333%
3. Jacqueline Brooks (CAN) – D Niro – 66.833%
4. Cheryl Meisner (CAN) – Tango – 66.208%
5. Silvia Rizzo (ITA) – Donnerbube 2 – 64.917%
Elim. – Diane Creech (CAN) – Devon L
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