Weber wins WEG driving test event in Normandy
The USA’s Chester Weber came out on hand off at the driving exam lawsuit for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 inwards Normandy, the 3rd of the FEI disciplines to live on tested this month.
Weber, who made a potent commencement alongside an impressive dressage score of 34.63 points, finished the iii days on 108.24, over 17 points clear of runner-up Ludwig Weinmayr of Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany (125.54). Great Britain’s Georgina Hunt finished 3rd alongside 132.76.
Weber drove a squad made upward of iii of his ain horses, the seven-year-old KWPN gelding Boris W, 13-year-old KWPN gelding Boy W, as well as 16-year-old KWPN gelding Para, along alongside Jane Clark’s 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Splash, as well as Koos de Ronde’s 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Ultra.
A amount of 12 drivers as well as lx horses representing 7 countries – Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Uruguay, the USA as well as host acre French Republic – took piece of occupation inwards the CAI-A4 event, which was run over iii days at the Caen racecourse inwards Calvados, France, venue for side yesteryear side year’s driving contest at the Games.
The exam event, which was supported yesteryear most 200 volunteers, received widespread praise from all the competitors.
“This is ane amazing venue,” Weber said. “I’m impressed alongside all the piece of occupation the organisers lead keep pose inwards it as well as alongside how horse-friendly they made it. It is positive for the sport as well as for the futurity as well as genuinely shows the agency to become for other organisers.”
The marathon footing, made of really fine carmine gravel, earned special praise. “The railroad vehicle rolled yesteryear itself as well as the horses felt really practiced at the goal of the marathon,” Weber said. “They finished inwards keen cast as well as really jibe as well as solely calorie-free contact was required.”
Bettina de Rham, FEI Director of Driving, Vaulting, as well as Reining, expressed her satisfaction alongside the event.
“Holding a exam lawsuit inwards sentiment of side yesteryear side year’s Games was essential, peculiarly at a venue which is novel to driving,” she said.
“It has been really successful as well as horse-friendly which is fundamental for whatever FEI event. The Organising Committee lead keep made a keen endeavor as well as I would similar to lead keep this chance to congratulate as well as give cheers the numerous volunteers whose contribution to today’s success is really sincerely appreciated. We lead keep of class identified details which volition require fine-tuning only the overall impression is really positive indeed.”
The driving exam event, which follows successful tests inwards endurance as well as eventing, is the 3rd as well as final to live on held this yr inwards the build-up to WEG 2014 inwards Normandy. Test events inwards jumping as well as dressage volition live on held inwards the master copy stadium at Stade d’Ornano inwards June 2014.
No dependent champaign specific exam events volition live on held inwards reining, vaulting as well as para-equestrian, only all technical aspects volition live on trialed to ensure that the competitions inwards all the disciplines encounter the same rank of excellence.
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