Florida World Cup dressage win to David Marcus
Canadian Olympian David Marcus leads the North American World Cup League standings next his success at the CDI-W Wellington inwards Florida at the weekend.
Riding Chrevi’s Capital, Marcus won both the Grand Prix in addition to Grand Prix Freestyle competitions.
In the Grand Prix held Thursday, Jan 31, Marcus topped a starting plain of thirteen horses amongst a marking of 70.34%, edging out Swedish Olympian Tinne Vilhelmson for the win. In Saturday’s night’s Grand Prix Freestyle, Marcus performed his novel musical programme for the minute fourth dimension inwards competition, earning an impressive marking of 74.45% from the five-member panel of international judges. Vilhelmson was over again his toughest competition, placing minute amongst a marking of 72.35% riding Divertimento.
“He was real skillful inwards there, nether the lights at night,” said Marcus of his Freestyle surgical procedure amongst Chrevi’s Capital, a 13-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding (Chrevi’s Cavallo x Weinberg).
“He was actually comfortable. This was my minute fourth dimension doing the Freestyle, the get-go existence terminal calendar week at the World Dressage Masters, hence I felt a picayune to a greater extent than confident doing it, too. I felt similar I could actually ride to the music. I mean value it worked out actually well.”
Complied past times freestyle designer Joost Peters of The Netherlands, Marcus’s novel freestyle features the music of WHAM! in addition to George Michael, including ‘Careless Whisper’ in addition to ‘Freedom’, to highlight extremely hard choreography. One calendar week earlier, Marcus debuted his novel freestyle at the prestigious CDI5* World Dressage Masters Palm Beach where he was the happen Canadian, placing sixth.
With his wins at CDI-W Wellington Dressage, Marcus forthwith leads the North American World Cup League standings. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 qualifying final result for the 2013 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Final to hold upward held from Apr 24 to 28 inwards Goteborg, Sweden, the CDI-W Wellington Dressage is the 5th of viii qualifiers held for North American competitors. The happen 2 athletes inwards the standings at the determination of qualifying competition inwards March volition hold upward invited to competition the annual World Cup Final.
“If nosotros remain inwards this position, in addition to if Capital keeps coming out in addition to having rides similar this where I experience he’s confident in addition to it’s inwards his best interest, hence we’ll go,” said Marcus, 32, of whether he volition attend the prestigious Reem Acra FEI World Cup Final.
In add-on to winning the Grand Prix in addition to Grand Prix Freestyle, Marcus also won the Champion Equine Insurance Dressage Style Award. Quickly gaining a reputation for his flair for fashion, Marcus forthwith has several mode awards to his credit.
“It’s of import to hold upward presentable, in addition to to produce that non exclusively inwards the agency yous dress, but also inwards the agency yous acquaint your horse,” said Marcus, who trains amongst six-time U.S.A. Olympian Robert Dover. “I beloved getting these awards, in addition to I actually appreciate them!”
Marcus operates David Marcus Dressage inwards Campbellville, Ontario, merely due west of Toronto. For the wintertime competition season, he is based at Stillpoint Farm inwards Wellington, Florida. In add-on to campaigning Chrevi’s Capital in addition to Don Kontes at the grand prix level, Marcus is also developing the seven-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, Betrina.
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