Zoe Vorenas and WIS Forte won the Grade IV Freestyle test. © OneEyedFrog Photography

By Equestrian Life

Freestyle day at the Horseland Boneo Park Winter Dressage Championships & CPEDI left many riders dancing for joy as some stunning tests were ridden.

The CPEDI Freestyle Winners and Overall Champions are:

Grade II

Maddison Cooke and Byalee Magic II – 70.356% PB

Grade III

Kelly Frost and Highfield Luda Dijon – 68.333% PB

Grade IV

1st Zoe Vorenas and Wis Forte – 70.433%

2nd Dianne Barnes and Cil Dara Cosmic

3rd Kylie Christian and Bellaire Cannavaro

4th Danielle Turner and Nungarra Bonfire

Grade V

Stuart Drysdale and Blueberry – 62.783%

In the FEI Grand Prix Special, Kerry Mack and Mayfield Limelight were uncontested to place first with a score of 63.461%, after the only other competitor in the class unfortunately had to withdraw.

Congratulations to all the combinations at Boneo Park this weekend!

Full results can be found here. 

Where to from here?

To compete at the FEI World Championships, combinations must achieve a Minimum Eligibility Requirement (MER) score of 62% in the Team or Individual Test at a CPEDI3* or above during the qualification period; this is a qualification requirement set by the FEI. So congratulations to those who achieved this today!

In addition, Australia’s own selection criteria requires combinations to provide two Team and two Individual test scores (where scores of 70% are of particular interest) from selected observation events this year in order to then be considered for team selection.

In Australia, the ‘Para Nationals’ signalled the first of these events, followed by the Sydney CD-Lite; the Boneo CPEDI3* is the third and final chance for combinations to post scores in Australia. Overseas riders can use any CPEDI3* shows as discussed with the Para Equestrian High Performance Manager.

You can read more about results and qualifying scores from the Para Nationals and Sydney CD-Lite here.

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