Great start for Australia's inaugural FEI World Dressage Challenge | ||
Boneo Park.
31 elite combinations and two 4* judges made for an incredible introduction to the first FEI World Dressage Challenge held at the magnificent Boneo Park in Victoria. The event offers five performance levels and two age groups (12-16 and 16 years of age and above). Intermediate, Prix St Georges, Advanced, Medium and Elementary competitions will be staged and there will be two Classifications – Individual and Team. The FEI World Dressage Challenge is designed to create a ‘bridge” between the National level and the first FEI level of International competition and is aimed at all Dressage riders with a dream goal of representing their country in international Dressage at the highest level and on home soil. This is Australia’s inaugural year in the long-running FEI competition in the new format with its last participation being in 1999 and on the back of today’s success, we look forward to having it return to our dressage calendar next year! Australia’s international 4* FEI judge Jane Ventura and New Zealand’s Helen Hughes Keen who is also an international 4* judge had the privilege of judging these very deserving combinations! Today there was some well bred Australian horses and some very fancy imported horses showing the depth of class that exists in Australian dressage. Australia was represented in the Challenge by a team composed of Caitlin Porter riding Marena Display (youth), Stephanie McDonald riding Che de Jeu (PSG), Sara Price riding Cheval de Luxe (PSG) and Jamie Mita riding Westewind (Inter I). Our first class was the Youth class with 7 strong combinations. First place went to Isabelle Luxmoore riding the gorgeous Linus WK (68,334%). Second place went to Jasmine Haynes and Steendieks Champ Of Glory (67.167%) and third was Caitlin Porter and Marena Display (66.417%). Monica Bird riding the imported Bourgogne won the Senior I class with the highest score of the day (68,380%)! In second was Julia Weir on Donna Dior I (64,532%) and third was Erin Bullock and Miss Fanta (64,375%). Source: Equestrian Australia (EA) website
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