USA wins fourth WEG reining gold medal
US riders added to their kickoff hateful solar daytime domination past times putting upward to a greater extent than leading scores to win the team’s fourth consecutive FEI World Equestrian Games Reining gilded medal inwards Normandy.
After Mandy McCutcheon rode Yellow Bailiwick of Jersey (Wimpys Little Step x Ms Clara Melody), owned past times her manly someone parent – Tim McQuay – to a score of 224, the USA confirmed their supremacy inwards the squad trial established on Monday. On the kickoff contest day, squad members Andrea Fappani on Custom Cash Advance had obtained the transcend score (224) together with Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Larson, riding HF Mobster, had earned the 3rd best score (221).
The concluding passenger representing the USA was NRHA $5 i M 1000 passenger Shawn Flarida. Riding Michel Kimball’s Spooks Gotta Whiz (Spooks Gotta Gun x Prettywhizprettydoes), Flarida performed an outstanding FEI designing release vi together with equally he concluded his run, the grade of 229.5 appeared on the scoreboard bringing Team USA’s sum to 677.5.
The score remained unbeaten until the halt of the competition.
“This is an awesome Equus caballus together with I’ve been so fortunate to ride him for the concluding 3 years. I trust him completely together with I know that he is rattling talented so I was afraid to live on the i to brand a mistake,” Flarida said. “The crowd hither was wonderful together with showing inwards front end of such an enthusiastic audience was merely great. My teammates couldn’t ask maintain been amend together with I am i time once again proud to stand upward for my province amongst such outstanding horsemen together with women,” he said.
Mandy McCutcheon, the solely non-professional passenger on the squad together with a winner of $2 i M 1000 inwards NRHA earnings, was merely equally proud. “It’s an accolade to live on at this venue to stand upward for my country. Riding a Equus caballus similar Yellow Bailiwick of Jersey is merely unreal together with I cannot give cheers my parents plenty for giving me this chance together with for trusting me amongst him,” an emotional McCutcheon said.
“Today I actually tried difficult to focus on what I had to create together with tried to larn him through the run equally best I could. It’s all a affair of existence focused because if y'all allow all that this trial represents larn inwards your way, y'all could panic,” she said.
Team-mate, Italian native Andrea Fappani, said 8 years agone his destination was to accept business office inwards the Games. “I didn’t larn inwards in 2010 but I’m rattling honoured together with proud to live on hither today. My view is inwards Italy but I ask maintain to give cheers the USA for giving me the chance to live on where I am today. This is the argue for my determination to stand upward for the Stars together with Stripes.”
Jordan Larson, who has been showing HF Mobster since 2011, was also thrilled amongst the result. “It takes a rattling particular Equus caballus to make these goals together with I am rattling lucky to ask maintain had the chance to ride HF Mobster, aka ‘Hamster’, to an FEI gilded medal,” he said.
Team silvery to Belgium
Ann Poels Fonck, riding Nic Ricochet, together with Piet Mesdagh aboard RS Spat Man O War had scored 221 together with 216.5 respectively on the kickoff contest day. On the instant hateful solar daytime Cira Baeck rode Colonels Shining Gun (Colonels Smoking Gun x Shining Little Peach), owned past times Katarzyna Roleska, to a score of 221. The talented pair were instant to go.
“We started off actually good today together with then I made a distich of picayune mistakes, so I am non super happy amongst the means I rode, but I did my best,” Baeck said at the halt of her performance. “Four years agone nosotros won the silvery medal inwards Kentucky together with I was actually hoping to convey dwelling household a instant one. We did that together with I am thrilled.”
The 4th squad fellow member was Bernard Fonck aboard Sail On Top Whizard (Whizard Jac x Miss due north Sis), owned past times Danny Cerato. He closed his run on 219.5 together with Kingdom of Belgium held the instant highest sum score (663). “I’m rattling lucky to ride such a dandy Equus caballus who has won unopen to $300,000 inwards lifetime lucre but today I did non present him to the best of my ability,” Fonck said. “I am rattling proud of my teammates together with of this instant consecutive FEI silvery medal together with I volition endeavour to brand upward for my fault inwards the private contest on Saturday.”
Team coach, Susy Baeck, was quick to praise all the riders, the owners, the veterinarians together with the grooms for all their assist which contributed immensely to the team’s achievement.
Historic bronze for Austria
The bronze medal was determined later on the 3rd to concluding combination – Alex Ripper (GER) riding Awesome Paleboy – showed. Commonwealth of Australia amongst 653 points, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany (646.5), together with Republic of Austria (644.5) were all possible contenders for the podium. Thanks to Martin Muehlstaetter’s score of 224, aboard Wimpys Little Buddy, Republic of Austria slid to the 3rd stride of the podium for the bronze medal. Martin is based inwards the U.S. together with qualified for the Games at events inwards Europe together with the USA.
“My Equus caballus was pretty proficient today,” Ripper said of his 10-year-old gelding past times Wimpys Little Step together with out of All That’s Dun (owned past times Kim & Martin Muehlstaetter). “We purchased him from Andrea Fappani, who trained him, equally a four-year-old. He’s e'er been amongst us together with e'er volition be. Winning this medal hither today is awesome,” he said.
Austrian squad members were Rudi Kronsteiner amongst Dr Lee Hook (221), Tina Kuenstner-Mantl amongst Cashn Rooster (214.5) together with Markus Morawitz amongst Dun It Whiz Gerry (210).
The Reining judging panel at the Games consists of FEI 4* -level judges Pierre Ouellet (ITA), Rick LeMay (SWE), Sylvia Katschker (AUT), Rick Weaver (USA) together with Maik Bartmann (GER).
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