Kathleen Raine and Breanna at the 2013 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. (SusanJStickle.com)
Riding Jennifer Mason, David Wightman, and her own 14-year-old Hanoverian mare Raine (Murrietta, Calif.) earned a mark of 72.420% to finish less than two points off the lead.
"I was so happy with her, it was a really fun ride in a great atmosphere," reflected Raine. "I'm so lucky to have such a special horse."
Denmark claimed the top two spots Thursday evening as Lars Petersen and Mariett earned top honors on a score of 74.160% and Mikala Gundersen and My Lady finished second with a 72.960%.
Find full results from the Adequan Global Dressage Festival CDI5* presented by Diamante Farms Grand Prix here.
Earlier in the day, Americans swept the top three spots in the Adequan Global Dressage Festival CDI3* presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix as Steffen Peters (San Diego, Calif.) and Four Winds Farm’s eight-year-old Rheinlander mare, Rosamunde, led the way with a score of 71.300%. Arlene Page (Wellington, Fla.) and her own 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, Woodstock, earned second-place honors on a score of 70.420%, while Charlotte Jorst (Reno, Nev.) and Kastel Denmark’s 12-year-old KWPN stallion, Kastel’s Nintendo, rounded out the top three with a score of 70.360%.
Find full results from the Adequan Global Dressage Festival CDI3* presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix here.
In Adequan Global Dressage Festival CDI3* presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty Small Tour competition, Olivia LaGoy-Weltz (Middleburg, Va.) and her own 10-year-old Rassing’s Lonior finished second in the field of 46 on a score of 71.947% in the FEI Prix St. Georges Test. Great Britain’s Laura Tomlinson and Unique proved victorious after scoring 73.316%.
Find full results from the Adequan Global Dressage Festival CDI3* presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty Prix St. Georges here.
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