Dressage-News

PALGRAVE, Ontario, Juy 11, 2015–The United States took a commanding lead after the first of two days of Pan American Games Nations Cup competition of mixed Big and Small Tour combinations when Canada’s Prix St. Georges horses and riders provided an early score with a pair of outstanding performances.

Steffen Peters and Legolas posted the highest score of the day with 77.240 per cent with team mates Laura Graves on Verdades in fourth on 75.080 per cent as the top two Grand Prix pairs to add a bonus of 1,5 per cent to each duo’s scores.

Combined with the Prix St. Georges result for Kimberly Herslow on Rosmarin of 75.184 per cent that was the third best score but earned no bonus points.

The U.S. established a lead that will be hard to beat on the second day of Intermediate 1 and Grand Prix Special to decide the team medals and could give America its fifth straight Nations Cup gold in this hemispheric championship that provides for one country to earn a start at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

However, the Canadian Small Tour pairs of Brittany Fraser on All In scored 76.105 per cent that was the second highest mark of the day from the five-member international ground jury and Chris Von Martels on Zilvertsar also at small tour scored 75.026 per cent.

The pair were competing in their first senior championship.

Belinda Trussell on Anton, who competed at the last two World Games, scored 73.440 per cent but it was not enough even with the 1.5 per cent extra to overcome the United States lead.

“Awesome, awesome, awesome,” Steffen said after his ride that he described as the best he ever had on the 13-year-old Westfalen gelding.

Brittany Fraser said after her ride which put Canada in the lead and kept herthere individually until the last ride of the 44 rides of the day, Steffen on Legolas: “Amazing, All In was amazing. He is truly a once in a lifetime horse. He never lets me down. He’s never  been in a stadium with an atmosphere like this and he just rocked it.

“I had a good feeling going into this. I’m very happy.”

Chris von Martels, who set the pace as he rode before Brittany, said: “I’m very happy with today’s result. It was exactly what we wanted to achieve. Our plan was to ride a very clean, precise test without taking too many risks.

“What an incredible electric atmosphere in the arena. Our Canadians were amazing.”

The closest contest is for the bronze medal where Mexico on 206.703 is just ahead of Brazil on 206.500 but the difference was created by Mexico including a Grand Prix combination to their three-member team, the seasoned world championship rider Bernadette Pujals on Heslegaards Rolex whose score of 69.440 per cent was enhanced by the 1.5 per cent bonus.

Brazil sent an all Small Tour squad with the leading pair of Leandro da Silva on Di Caprio scoring 69.474 per cent.

Although the 4,000-seat stadium was a sellout, bright sun drove temperatures to close to 90F (32.2C) and the metal stands with no shade were mostly less than half full.

A major disappointment was a complete lack of video–no streaming on the Internet, no broadcast, not even a camera to record the rides for the judges to review or for famlies, friends and fans to buy. The organizers had promised the 10 teams competing a video camera would record the championships that are held only once every four years.

But the organizers warned both the teams and the media that any unauthorized video recording would be a violation of the rights of the Games broadcaster, the publicly owned CBC that did not operate at this venue and could result in accreditation being canceled.

Several riders were emotional in their appeal to dressage-news.com to find some way to provide video coverage for an event that they may never participate in again in their life.

The official team standings after the first day in which only the top three scores count, followed by the individual scores:

Rank	Team		Rider	% Score & (Rank)					Total
			Horse nº/Horse Name	E	H	C	M	B	% Score
1	United States								230.504
		T	SCHUT-KERY Sabine 168 / SANCEO	7 73.553	8 68.684	9 70.658	6 73.816	7 72.237	# 71.790	Q
		T	HERSLOW Kimberly 166 / ROSMARIN	5 74.868	3 74.342	6 73.421	1 78.553	5 74.737	75.184	Q
		T	GRAVES Laura 165 / VERDADES	3 77.000	5 73.800	3 74.400	5 74.900	2 75.300	75.080	Q
		T	PETERS Steffen 167 / LEGOLAS 92	2 77.900	1 75.600	1 79.100	3 77.900	1 75.700	77.240	Q
2	Canada								226.071
		T	VON MARTELS Chri.. 119 / ZILVERSTAR	4 76.579	4 74.079	4 73.816	4 76.579	6 74.079	75.026	Q
		T	FRASER Brittany 116 / ALL IN	1 78.684	2 75.000	4 73.816	2 78.026	3 75.000	76.105	Q
		T	LANE Megan 117 / CARAVELLA	10 71.800	7 69.600	7 71.400	10 71.600	12 70.100	# 70.900	Q
		T	TRUSSELL Belinda 118 / ANTON	6 74.400	6 72.100	2 74.900	12 70.900	4 74.900	73.440	Q
3	Mexico								206.703
		T	PADILLA Jose 153 / DONNERSBERG	20 67.368	26 63.421	29 65.132	19 69.079	26 66.184	66.237	Q
		T	PALACIOS Jesus 154 / WIZARD BANAMEX	15 69.737	11 67.500	14 69.211	11 70.921	10 70.263	69.526	Q
		T	PUJALS Bernadette 155 / HESLEGAARDS ROLEX	12 71.700	10 68.000	13 69.500	15 69.800	19 68.200	69.440	Q
4	Brazil								206.500
		T	DA SILVA Leandro.. 110 / DI CAPRIO	16 69.211	14 66.711	8 71.053	8 71.842	15 68.553	69.474	Q
		T	WADDELL Sarah El.. 113 / DONELLY 3	27 65.789	19 65.395	26 65.921	30 64.211	22 66.842	# 65.632	Q
		T	MARCARI OLIVA Jo.. 112 / XAMÃ DOS PINHAIS	22 66.974	12 67.105	16 68.816	8 71.842	8 71.184	69.184	Q
		T	DOS SANTOS Joao .. 111 / VELEIRO DO TOP	20 67.368	21 65.263	18 68.421	16 69.737	18 68.421	67.842	Q
5	Argentina								202.078
		T	UGALDE Maria Jul.. 104 / CAQUEL CAUTIVO	34 64.211	41 57.500	34 62.763	39 60.263	41 58.553	# 60.658	Q
		T	MANFREDI Maria F.. 103 / BANDURRIA KACERO	18 68.816	16 66.184	12 69.868	14 69.868	15 68.553	68.658	Q
		T	MABRAGAÑA Micaela 102 / GRANADA	17 69.000	23 64.900	21 68.000	24 67.700	24 66.500	67.220	Q
		T	LOPARDO GRANA Ce.. 101 / TYARA	31 64.800	33 61.100	33 63.200	27 66.000	37 60.900	63.200	Q
6	Guatemala								199.842
		T	DE CASTILLO Marg.. 144 / QUANDERUS	38 61.053	35 59.868	40 60.921	36 61.579	28 64.474	# 61.579	Q
		T	SCHORPP PINOT An.. 147 / ZEDRICK DYLOMA	29 64.868	25 63.816	24 66.579	30 64.211	20 67.368	65.368	Q
		T	DOMINGUEZ Alexan.. 145 / BEIJING A	24 66.053	27 62.895	25 66.316	33 63.553	34 62.105	64.184	Q
		T	MORTIMER JONES E.. 146 / ADAJIO	8 72.895	9 68.553	10 70.526	13 70.263	13 69.211	70.290	Q
7	Colombia								199.816
		T	APONTE GONZALEZ .. 182 / PRETY WOMAN	42 56.316	41 57.500	42 56.579	41 58.947	40 59.605	# 57.789	Q
		T	SANCHEZ DE BRIGA.. 130 / FIRST FISHERMAN	32 64.605	37 59.342	32 63.684	28 65.658	39 60.000	62.658	Q
		T	BERNAL Marco 127 / FAREWELL IV	19 67.632	17 65.789	20 68.026	18 69.605	15 68.553	67.921	Q
		T	CORCHUELO BERNAL.. 128 / BECKHAM	14 70.789	13 66.842	17 68.684	16 69.737	11 70.132	69.237	Q
8	Venezuela								194.763
		T	MOLEIRO DE MURO .. 174 / VON PRIMAIRE	28 65.132	28 62.763	22 67.632	23 67.895	29 64.079	65.500	Q
		T	FERRANDO ZILIO P.. 171 / ALPHA’S WHY NOT	40 59.079	22 65.000	28 65.395	32 63.816	33 62.500	63.158	Q
		T	GOMEZ SIGALA Ale.. 173 / ZALVADOR	25 65.921	24 64.079	22 67.632	25 66.842	27 66.053	66.105	Q
9	Costa Rica								194.711
		T	BATALLA NAVARRO .. 133 / VIVI LIGHT	36 61.974	32 61.316	35 62.368	35 61.842	35 61.842	61.868	Q
		T	EGERSTROM BATALL.. 134 / AMORINO	23 66.579	30 62.368	27 65.658	20 68.947	23 66.711	66.053	Q
		T	EGERSTROM Christer 135 / BELLO ORIENTE	25 65.921	18 65.658	11 70.000	26 66.053	25 66.316	66.790	Q
10	Chile								192.684
		T	MONTERO Manuel 123 / EVERYBODY DANCE NOW	41 58.816	39 59.079	41 58.816	40 59.211	42 58.289	# 58.842	Q
		T	FONSECA Julio 122 / WETTKONIG	35 62.368	37 59.342	38 62.105	42 58.158	32 62.763	60.947	Q
		T	CODDOU MOLINA Os.. 121 / FAVORY DUBA 66	29 64.868	34 60.263	35 62.368	29 64.737	38 60.658	62.579	Q
		T	YARUR Virginia 124 / FINN	13 70.921	19 65.395	19 68.158	7 72.237	14 69.079	69.158	Q

Individual results

Prix St. George / Grand Prix

 Judges: E: Elizabeth McMullen CAN, President H: Hans-Christian Matthiesen DEN C: Steohen Clarke GBR M: Lilo Fore USA B Maribel Alonso

Rank	Horse nº		Rider	% Score & (Rank)					Total
			Horse Name	E	H	C	M	B	%Mark
1	167	T	PETERS Steffen LEGOLAS 92	2 77.900	1 75.600	1 79.100	3 77.900	1 75.700	77.240	Q
2	116	T	FRASER Brittany ALL IN	1 78.684	2 75.000	4 73.816	2 78.026	3 75.000	76.105	Q
3	166	T	HERSLOW Kimberly ROSMARIN	5 74.868	3 74.342	6 73.421	1 78.553	5 74.737	75.184	Q
4	165	T	GRAVES Laura VERDADES	3 77.000	5 73.800	3 74.400	5 74.900	2 75.300	75.080	Q
5	119	T	VON MARTELS Chri.. ZILVERSTAR	4 76.579	4 74.079	4 73.816	4 76.579	6 74.079	75.026	Q
6	118	T	TRUSSELL Belinda ANTON	6 74.400	6 72.100	2 74.900	12 70.900	4 74.900	73.440	Q
7	168	T	SCHUT-KERY Sabine SANCEO	7 73.553	8 68.684	9 70.658	6 73.816	7 72.237	71.790	Q
8	117	T	LANE Megan CARAVELLA	10 71.800	7 69.600	7 71.400	10 71.600	12 70.100	70.900	Q
9	146	T	MORTIMER JONES E.. ADAJIO	8 72.895	9 68.553	10 70.526	13 70.263	13 69.211	70.290	Q
10	154	T	PALACIOS Jesus WIZARD BANAMEX	15 69.737	11 67.500	14 69.211	11 70.921	10 70.263	69.526	Q
11	110	T	DA SILVA Leandro.. DI CAPRIO	16 69.211	14 66.711	8 71.053	8 71.842	15 68.553	69.474	Q
12	155	T	PUJALS Bernadette HESLEGAARDS ROLEX	12 71.700	10 68.000	13 69.500	15 69.800	19 68.200	69.440	Q
13	159		DENIZARD Luis ROYAL AFFAIR	9 72.368	15 66.579	15 69.079	22 68.158	9 70.789	69.395	Q
14	128	T	CORCHUELO BERNAL.. BECKHAM	14 70.789	13 66.842	17 68.684	16 69.737	11 70.132	69.237	Q
15	112	T	MARCARI OLIVA Jo.. XAMÃ DOS PINHAIS	22 66.974	12 67.105	16 68.816	8 71.842	8 71.184	69.184	Q
16	124	T	YARUR Virginia FINN	13 70.921	19 65.395	19 68.158	7 72.237	14 69.079	69.158	Q
17	103	T	MANFREDI Maria F.. BANDURRIA KACERO	18 68.816	16 66.184	12 69.868	14 69.868	15 68.553	68.658	Q
18	127	T	BERNAL Marco FAREWELL IV	19 67.632	17 65.789	20 68.026	18 69.605	15 68.553	67.921	Q
19	111	T	DOS SANTOS Joao .. VELEIRO DO TOP	20 67.368	21 65.263	18 68.421	16 69.737	18 68.421	67.842	Q
20	102	T	MABRAGAÑA Micaela GRANADA	17 69.000	23 64.900	21 68.000	24 67.700	24 66.500	67.220	Q
21	141		MENDOZA LOOR Julio CHARDONNAY	11 71.711	29 62.500	31 64.737	21 68.816	20 67.368	67.026	Q
22	135	T	EGERSTROM Christer BELLO ORIENTE	25 65.921	18 65.658	11 70.000	26 66.053	25 66.316	66.790	Q
23	153	T	PADILLA Jose DONNERSBERG	20 67.368	26 63.421	29 65.132	19 69.079	26 66.184	66.237	Q
24	173	T	GOMEZ SIGALA Ale.. ZALVADOR	25 65.921	24 64.079	22 67.632	25 66.842	27 66.053	66.105	Q
25	134	T	EGERSTROM BATALL.. AMORINO	23 66.579	30 62.368	27 65.658	20 68.947	23 66.711	66.053	Q
26	113	T	WADDELL Sarah El.. DONELLY 3	27 65.789	19 65.395	26 65.921	30 64.211	22 66.842	65.632	Q
27	174	T	MOLEIRO DE MURO .. VON PRIMAIRE	28 65.132	28 62.763	22 67.632	23 67.895	29 64.079	65.500	Q
28	147	T	SCHORPP PINOT An.. ZEDRICK DYLOMA	29 64.868	25 63.816	24 66.579	30 64.211	20 67.368	65.368	Q
29	145	T	DOMINGUEZ Alexan.. BEIJING A	24 66.053	27 62.895	25 66.316	33 63.553	34 62.105	64.184	Q
30	150		ATALA ZABLAH Karen WEISSENFELS	32 64.605	30 62.368	29 65.132	38 60.658	30 63.816	63.316	Q
31	101	T	LOPARDO GRANA Ce.. TYARA	31 64.800	33 61.100	33 63.200	27 66.000	37 60.900	63.200	Q
32	171	T	FERRANDO ZILIO P.. ALPHA’S WHY NOT	40 59.079	22 65.000	28 65.395	32 63.816	33 62.500	63.158	Q
33	130	T	SANCHEZ DE BRIGA.. FIRST FISHERMAN	32 64.605	37 59.342	32 63.684	28 65.658	39 60.000	62.658	Q
34	121	T	CODDOU MOLINA Os.. FAVORY DUBA 66	29 64.868	34 60.263	35 62.368	29 64.737	38 60.658	62.579	Q
35	133	T	BATALLA NAVARRO .. VIVI LIGHT	36 61.974	32 61.316	35 62.368	35 61.842	35 61.842	61.868	Q
36	144	T	DE CASTILLO Marg.. QUANDERUS	38 61.053	35 59.868	40 60.921	36 61.579	28 64.474	61.579	Q
37	107		MCKEY Virginia WOLKENGLANZ	39 59.868	36 59.605	35 62.368	34 61.974	31 63.289	61.421	Q
38	162		BECA BORREGO Ramon ZAIRE	37 61.200	40 58.700	39 61.800	37 61.300	36 61.800	60.960	Q
39	122	T	FONSECA Julio WETTKONIG	35 62.368	37 59.342	38 62.105	42 58.158	32 62.763	60.947	Q
40	104	T	UGALDE Maria Jul.. CAQUEL CAUTIVO	34 64.211	41 57.500	34 62.763	39 60.263	41 58.553	60.658	Q
41	123	T	MONTERO Manuel EVERYBODY DANCE NOW	41 58.816	39 59.079	41 58.816	40 59.211	42 58.289	58.842	Q
42	182	T	APONTE GONZALEZ .. PRETY WOMAN	42 56.316	41 57.500	42 56.579	41 58.947	40 59.605	57.789	Q
	138		LOSOS Ivonne FOCO LOCO W	43 45.800	43 42.400	43 44.200	43 45.800	43 47.800	EL