Wayne, Ill. – The second day of competition at the 2024 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions saw the entries for the Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I National Championship and Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championship return for their second tests in the main arena at HITS Chicago Lamplight Equestrian Center.
Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I National Championship
Six athlete-and-horse combinations returned for their FEI Intermediaire I Test in the I-1 National Championship on Tuesdsay, and the standings remained unchanged after the second of three tests for the division. Sabine Schut-Kery (Oceanside, Calif.) and the Sonnenberg’s Jersey (Vivaldi x Kebalia), a 2014 Dutch Warmblood stallion owned by Sonnenberg Farm, LLC, were again the leaders in the class with a 72.382%.
Olivia LaGoy-Weltz (Haymarket, Va.) maintained her second-place position with Fade to Black (Fantastic x Saphira), Mary Anne McPhail’s 2015 Hanoverian mare, scoring a 69.647%. Lauren Chumley (Pittstown, N.J.) and Leeloo Dallas (Gaspard De La Nuit DG x Voque), her own U.S.-bred 2016 Dutch Warmblood mare, were close behind with a 69.294% for third place.
Intermediaire I competition will continue on Thursday afternoon with the FEI Intermediate I Freestyle Test.
The Intermediaire I division is one of two at this year’s FOC that is available on Black Horse One’s Spectator Judging app. Fans can join in and judge in real time during the I-1 tests. Participants who score closest to the official judges will win prizes at the end of the week.
Adequan®/USEF Para Dressage National Championship
The three combinations vying for the national champion title in the para dressage division completed their FEI Para Grand Prix B Tests on Tuesday. Eleanor Brimmer (Wellington, Fla.) and My Moment (Furst Romancier x High Sun), the 2010 Hanoverian mare she leases from Annette Grant, maintained their lead in the class after earning a 69.888% in their B Test.
Sydney Collier (Ann Arborn, Mich.) and Bell Bottoms (Benetton Dream x Issandra), a 2014 Oldenburg mare owned by Going for Gold LLC, Devon Kane, and Diamante Farms, also maintained their spot on the leaderboard, earning a second-place finish with a 66.944% Paige Schmidt (Lake Geneva, Wisc.) and Kimique, a 1998 American Warmblood mare she leases from owner Stefanie Lenz, stand in third place after their B Test.
Para dressage competition will conclude on Wednesday with all three combinations returning for their FEI Para Grand Prix Freestyle Tests.
Competition Information:
The 2024 FOC takes place Aug. 19-25, at HITS Chicago Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Ill. Competition takes place in two arenas and will be broadcast on USEF Network. Bookmark the FOC event page on USEF.org for the latest coverage of this year’s show.
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