Pierre Volla on Badinda Altena Saved from Slaughter Keeps France in Hickstead Nations Cup Lead, USA Second, Netherlands 3rd, Britain 4th
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By KENNETH J. BRADDICK
HICKSTEAD, England, July 29, 2017–Pierre Volla on Badinda Altena, the mare he saved from slaughter because of a big scar from an injury as a foal, won the Grand Prix Special to lead France to extend its lead in the CDIO3* Nations Cup finale of the seven-event trans-Atlantic series.
The United States remained in second place, the Netherlands third and Great Britain fourth with the Grand Prix Freestyle deciding the event that ends the second year as an official International Equestrian Federation (FEI) series that has come under fire for a confusing array of four different formats for the seven events.
Pierre, 36 years old who was a jumper rider until eight years ago, and the 11-year-old KWPN scored 71.098 per cent for a personal best as was the duo’s class-leading Grand Prix result Friday.
Great Britain’s Becky Moody on Carinsio placed second on 70.863 per cent in what was another chilly, rainy day that kept spectators away.
Chase Hickok of Wellington, Florida on the 18-year-old Sagacious HF was the leading American pair for the second day, scoring 70.843 per cent.
The standings after the Grand Prix and the Special with the best score from the freestyle Sunday to count were: 1. France 354.581; 2. USA 352.095; 3. Netherlands 351.013; 4. Great Britain 349.970.
Pierre Volla said that as horse sales agent and married to a dressage rider he decided to switch to dressage IN 2009 when he was getting more inquiries for dressage horses because “I think it’s better when I ride the horse for sale. I prefer jumping but I’m better in dressage.”
He found Badinda Altena when she was three years old and consigned for slaughter.
He paid €3,000/US$3,500 for the horse, hoping to sell her
“I had a very good feeling with her,” he said. “She was really difficult when she was three to five years old and no one wanted to buy her.
“So I had to keep her,” he laughed.
After qualifying in France, Pierre took Badinda Altena as a six-year-old to the World Young Horse Championships in Verden, Germany.
The pair began their Big Tour career in March, 2015 and five months later made it to the French team at the European Championships in Aachen, Germany.
The French Olympic team at Rio de Janeiro followed a year later.
Charlotte Dujardin and Hawtins Delicato competed a sweep of the CDI2* Small Tour by winning the Intermediate Freestyle following victories in the Prix St. Georges and Intermediate 1.
Results:
CDIO3* Grand Prix Special
Judges–E: Susan Hoevenaars H: Jacque van Daele C: Gustav Svalling M: Peter Engel B: Trond Asmyr
| Percentage (Rank) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pl. | Rider | Horse | E | H | C | M | B | Total | ||
| 1. | PIERRE VOLLA FRAFEI ID 10062012 |
BADINDA ALTENA MECKLFEI ID 103QB24 |
 |
72.059% (2) |
69.216% (6) |
72.255% (2) |
72.549% (2) |
69.412% (6) |
71.098% | |
| 2. | BECKY MOODY GBRFEI ID 10013657 |
CARINSIO KWPNFEI ID 103RM29 |
 |
73.627% (1) |
70.000% (3) |
70.784% (4) |
68.627% (7) |
71.275% (2) |
70.863% | |
| 3. | CHASE HICKOK USAFEI ID 10064579 |
SAGACIOUS HF KWPNFEI ID USA40330 |
 |
70.392% (5) |
69.804% (4) |
72.353% (1) |
72.745% (1) |
68.922% (8) |
70.843% | |
| 4. | STEPHANIE DE FREL NEDFEI ID 10023825 |
BEACH BOY KWPNFEI ID 105NO62 |
 |
71.275% (3) |
71.078% (2) |
71.373% (3) |
68.039% (8) |
71.569% (1) |
70.667% | |
| 5. | ARNAUD SERRE (T) FRAFEI ID 10045173 |
ULTRABLUE DE MASSA PSHFEI ID 103ZU68 |
|
70.784% (4) |
71.275% (1) |
67.745% (8) |
69.118% (5) |
70.294% (3) |
69.843% | |
| 6. | STEPHANIE PETERS NEDFEI ID 10003414 |
BERNARDAU KWPNFEI ID 105SX54 |
|
70.098% (7) |
68.431% (8) |
70.000% (6) |
70.000% (4) |
70.000% (4) |
69.706% | |
| 7. | EMMA HINDLE GBRFEI ID 10011470 |
ROMY DEL SOL DEFEI ID 104HR04 |
|
70.098% (7) |
69.608% (5) |
70.098% (5) |
68.824% (6) |
69.510% (5) |
69.627% | |
| 8. | KATHERINE BATESON CHANDLER USAFEI ID 10003276 |
ALCAZAR KWPNFEI ID 103IA62 |
|
70.392% (5) |
69.020% (7) |
68.235% (7) |
70.294% (3) |
69.118% (7) |
69.412% | |
| 9. | SARAH MILLIS GBRFEI ID 10023773 |
HOFJUWEL FEI ID 103ZF39 |
|
67.549% (10) |
66.765% (11) |
66.275% (10) |
67.745% (9) |
68.137% (9) |
67.294% | |
| 10. | CAROLINE CHEW SGPFEI ID 10034877 |
TRIBANI NWAFEI ID 104TL84 |
 |
67.745% (9) |
65.294% (12) |
67.549% (9) |
64.608% (11) |
68.039% (10) |
66.647% | |
| 11. | JACQUELINE WING YING SIU HKGFEI ID 10028176 |
FERRERA FEI ID HKG40006 |
 |
66.373% (11) |
67.059% (10) |
64.118% (11) |
65.784% (10) |
67.255% (11) |
66.118% | |
| 12. | HENRIETTE ANDERSON GBRFEI ID 10016764 |
FLAVIO DSPFEI ID 103VQ29 |
|
65.686% (12) |
68.235% (9) |
64.020% (12) |
64.020% (12) |
66.275% (12) |
65.647% | |
| 13. | LUCY FALLEN GBRFEI ID 10075992 |
CRUISE HVFEI ID 103MG54 |
|
64.510% (13) |
63.922% (13) |
58.529% (13) |
61.176% (13) |
62.255% (13) |
62.078% | |
| 14. | LITTA SOHEILA SOHI IRIFEI ID 10104192 |
AIR FK KWPNFEI ID 104GL82 |
 |
58.137% (14) |
55.980% (14) |
54.314% (14) |
57.353% (14) |
56.275% (14) |
56.412% | |
