Abbie Deken & K H Ambrose Win New Zealand Horse of Year CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle

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Abbie Deken

HASTINGS, New Zealand, Mar. 12, 2017–Abbie Deken and K H Ambrose won the Horse of the Year CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday, the pair’s first victory since starting Big Tour a year ago.

Abbie and the 15-year-old Hanoverian gelding scored 72.900 per cent for the win over John Thompson on JHT Antonello on 71.825 per cent. John and Antonello, Horse of the Year winner in 2016, won the Grand Prix and the Special this year.

Penny Castle on Magnus Spero was third on 70.950 per cent.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle
HorseRiderE PlH PlC PlM PlB PlTotalPl
Judges-E: Sue Hobson NZL H: Vittorio Barba PHI C: Susie Hoevenaars AUS M: Helen Hughes-Keen NZL B: Jane Ventura AUS
K H AmbroseAbbie Deken75172.75273.25370.875272.625272.91
JHT AntonelloJohn Thompson65673.875174.875171.125174.25171.8252
Magnus SperoPenny Castle69.125371.375373.875270.5369.875370.953
NRM ArawnVanessa Way69.25270.25471.25566.625467.875469.054
Ali BabaJody Hartstone69.125369.75572.375465.875567.375568.95
Raukura Satori MHWilliam Millar65.125567.5668.125665.375664.5666.1256
I Like ItKate Tobin62.75764763.5762.875759762.4257