Kristy Oatley and Du Soleil.
© Eric Knoll
By Equestrian Life
Kristy Oatley and Du Soleil competed at Verden CDI3* in Germany over the weekend, achieving two scores over 70%.
In the Grand Prix class, Kristy and Du Soleil scored 71.326% for third place out of 23 competitors behind Jan-Dirk Gießelmann on Real Dancer FRH (72.739%) and Sofie Lexner on Tobajo Pik Disney (72.065%). Kristy scored as high as 73.261% with one judge who had her in first place.
In the Special, the results were mirrored. Jan-Dirk Gießelmann on Real Dancer FRH won on a score of 74.021%, Sofie Lexner on Tobajo Pik Disney were second on 73.340% and Kristy and Du Soleil finished third on 71.723%.
Full results from Grand Prix Special.
Kristy and Du Soleil have also been named on the Australian dressage team for WEG in September.
Congratulations Kristy!
For more international event results from Australian riders, click here.
