AGDF TIMES Issue 4, February 22-25, 2018
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AGDF TIMES Issue 4, February 22-25, 2018 2018 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival | Editor: Jennifer Wood GRAVES AND VERDADES SHINE AGAIN NATIONAL COMPETITORS TAKE TO THE RING AT AGDF 5 AT AGDF 6 Allyn Mann of title sponsor Adequ- an® said: “It seems like a lifetime ago when the founding partners and Mark Bellissimo were thinking about how to bring dressage to this com- munity, and I think this beautiful night is exactly what that vision was.” In the five-star special tour, American rider Olivia LaGoy-Weltz coaxed just shy of 72% out of her own 14-year-old Lonoir to take the Grand Prix CDI5* (for the special), sponsored by CaptiveOne Advisors on a blustery day, which made many horses spooky. “We’ve been working on adding in more brilliance but keeping the con- sistency — and we definitely got the brilliance today,” said LaGoy-Weltz. Devon Kane and Sir Galanto won the grand prix during AGDF 6 National show. Laura Graves and Verdades took their second © SusanJStickle.com Grand Prix Freestyle victory, presented by However, she could not hold off the CaptiveOne Advisors, at AGDF 5. challenge Adrienne Lyle and Salvino’s Friday’s national grand prix at bought the mare from Caroline Roff- ©SusanJStickle.com much-improved performance in the AGDF 6 saw local rider Devon Kane’s man three years ago, but an injury to a hind leg shortly thereafter appeared At 16 years old, Laura Graves’ ensuing Grand Prix Special CDI5*. big tour horse Sir Galanto return to to be career threatening. global superstar Verdades shows no the ring — and to winning ways — Lyle and Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Juliano’s following an injury. The 13-year-old sign of slowing up. The pair won both 11-year-old Sandro Hit x Donner- “I’ve had her for three years, but it the Grand Prix Freestyle CDI5* and by Stedinger x De Niro topped the was two years before the first show hall stallion cruised to victory with grand prix with 67.717%. the qualifying five-star grand prix, 75.319%, representing a new personal because of the injury,” said Kristian- sponsored by CaptiveOne Advisors best high score for the talented duo. Kane, of Diamante Farms, said: “He sen. “I gave up ever riding ‘Hannah’ in week five of the 2018 Adequan® had some time off over the summer ever again and tried breeding her, but Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) at “I was thrilled with him today,” and this was his second show back we didn’t succeed. Then she came Palm Beach International Equestrian said Lyle, another rider who trains this year. I wanted to use the oppor- sound, and now she’s happy and fit.” with Debbie McDonald, along with Center in Wellington, Florida. tunity to get him more solid before Kristiansen, who is based in Palm LaGoy-Weltz. “It means a ton to win stepping back into CDIs in two wee- Graves showcased her brand new the five-star special; this is huge, Beach Point for the season and home freestyle to music routine in front ks’ time. It was a busy show with a lot in Denmark over the summer added: especially on a horse who we haven’t going on, especially with the jumpers of a sell-out crowd and under the even been competing a full year at “We got our best score [68.51%] this atmospheric lights in the International on the Derby field, so it was a great week. In the past we’ve had a pro- this level. He has tremendous poten- opportunity to test Galanto’s focus.” Arena. The floorplan has been care- tial that we’re only just beginning to blem with the piaffe at X where she fully designed with an exceptionally tap into.” She was delighted with how the spooked every time, but now she’s high degree of difficulty, and includes stallion, which came from a small settling really well with that. I’m so four double pirouettes. In the three-star classes, sponsored barn in Germany on Valentine’s day honored to ride her; I didn’t educate by Wellington Equestrian Realty, the her myself and I feel very lucky to “I had only actually ridden through three years ago, coped with the Dominican Republic’s Yvonne Losos have a horse like her who is older and it once at home, and that was for atmosphere. de Muñiz rode her own Foco Loco W wiser. She’s energetic but feels safe, Terry Gallo to get the timing, so I need “Everything felt great — we had to the horse’s first ever international which for me is the perfect combina- to do my homework a little better,” a little miscommunication in the wins, topping both the grand prix and tion as I’m not so brave, but I love her said Graves, who trains with Debbie one-tempis, but the piaffe/passage the freestyle. energy. I am learning so much.” McDonald. was stronger than ever. I had his “To be honest, I’m a bit speechless Lisa Wilcox was unbeaten in two The 30-year-old rider and the son focus and attention, plus energy that still,” she said. “I’m still trying to soak starts on the chestnut stallion Gallant of Florett As, who are ranked fourth in I could use to my benefit. He has it all in. I was able, especially in the Reflection HU, by Galant Du Serein x the world, scored 84.375%. That was such softness, but you have so much trot, to really hit the cues. I came in Rhodiamant. They won the interme- just 0.3% lower than their winning power available all the time; it’s quite and sat back and he came up in front diate II with over 71% before logging score at the CDIW* AGDF show two a fabulous feeling.” of me, and I said, ‘OK, here we go’. He 68.375% in the developing grand weeks previously — quite a feat for Kevin Kohmann, who is German floated around and felt fabulous.” prix class — an impressive feat for a a brand new freestyle that they had but also based at Diamante Farms, horse who is only nine years old. He barely practiced and can still tweak to In the special three-star tour, won Friday’s prix st georges on is owned by Horses Unlimited, who improve. Shelly Francis led the grand prix, Melanie Pai’s 16-year-old Hanoverian scoring 72.87% on another of Patricia bred the licensed stallion. Swedish rider Vilhelmson-Silfvén gelding Fritz San Tino with a fantastic Stempel’s horses, the 14-year-old De “We spent a year working on his was runner-up in both tests riding score of 74.853%. Niro son, Danilo. Uncharacteristic piaffe/passage after the developing her faithful partner, Lövsta Stuteri’s Denmark’s Signe Kirk Kristiansen mistakes saw them drop to second in prix st georges championship and I’m 15-year-old Don Primero gelding, picked up two blue grand prix special the Grand Prix Special CDI3*, which thrilled with his progress,” said the Paridon Magi. Shelly Francis rounded ribbons on the talented Her Highness was captured by Katherine Bateson Olympic rider who has ridden ‘Reef’ out the podium in third aboard Patri- O, a 15-year-old Hanoverian mare by since he was five. “The plan is to let cia Stempel’s 15yo Oldenburg gelding Continued on page 7 Hohenstein x Weltmeyer. Kristiansen Doktor, by Diamond Hit. 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