Newcomer Mexico Leads Off 7th Year of Florida Nations Cup to Launch trans-Atlantic Series of Eight Competitions

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Nations Cup teams from (front row, left to right) Canada, USA, Colombia, (back row) Germany and Mexico with individuals from Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. © 2019 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

WELLINGTON, Florida, Mar. 12, 2019–Mexico, competing in the Florida Nations for the first time, leads off the CDIO3* competion of five teams beginning Wednesday and kicks off a year with more events than the previous seven years of the trans-Atlantic series.

Mexico, Germany, Colombia the United States and Canada have entered teams in the Nations Cup that has a format of mixed Small and Big Tour combinations in line with the Pan American Games held once every four years and to be staged in Lima, Peru in July.

Two teams at the Pan Ams can qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, but the Dutta Corp. U.S. team is already in with its silver medal performance at last fall’s Tryon World Equestrian Games.

This year, eight Nations Cups are scheduled, one in Florida and seven in Western Europe.

CDIO3* Teams
(ST denotes Small Tour, BT denotes BT)

CANADA
Jill Irving/Arthur, 14-year-old KWPN gelding, owned by Windhaven – BT
Belinda Trussell/Carlucci, 14-year-old Hanoverian gelding, owned by Barbara Holden Sinclair – ST
Tina Irwin/Laurencio, 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding, owned by Tina & Jaimey Irwin – ST
Lindsay Kellock/Floratina, 11-year-old Hanoverian mare, owned by Chloe Gasirowski – ST

COLOMBIA
Marco Bernal/Germany, 12-year-old Holsteiner stallion, owned by Juan Luis Aristizabal & Marco Bernal – ST
Raul Corchuelo/Senorita 43, nine-year-old Oldenburg mare, owned by Scott Redwantz – ST
Maria Alejandra Aponte Gonzalez/Duke De Niro, 15-year-old British Hanoverian gelding, owned by Maria Alejandra Aponte Gonzalez – ST
Carmen Franco/Weltregentrin, 15-year-old Hanoverian mare, owned by Maidensway – ST

GERMANY
Michael Klimke/Royal Dancer 33, 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding, owned by Uwe Kappel & Michael Klimke – BT
Christoph Koschel/Ballentines 10, 11-year-old Hanoverian stallion, owned by Koschel Dressage GmbH – BT
Patricia Koschel/Leuchtfeuer DE, 16-year-old Hanoverian gelding, owned by Patricia Koschel – ST
Kevin Kohman/Cascou W, 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding, owned by Equine Law Group – ST

MEXICO
Bernadette Pujals/Curioso XXV, 18-year-old P.R.E. stallion, owned by Bernadette Pujals – BT
Diego Gonzalez/Scenario 2, 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding – ST
Monica Burssens/Elfentanz, 11-year-old Oldenburg mare, owned by Patrick & Monica Burssens – ST
Carlos Maldonado Lara/Massimo, 18-year-old KWPN gelding, owned by Carlos Maldonado & Sandra Lara – ST

USA
Charlotte Jorst/Kastel’s Nintendo, 16-year-old KWPN stallion, owned by Kastel Denmark – BT
Shelly Francis/Danilo, 15-year-old Hanoverian gelding, owned by Patricia A. Stempel – BT
Ashley Holzer/Valentine, nine-year-old Hanoverian mare, owned by Ashley Holzer – ST
Jennifer Baumert/Handsome, 14-year-old Hanoverian gelding, owned by Betsy Juliano LLC – ST

Individuals
Yvonne Losos de Muñiz-DOM/Aquamarijn, 14-year-old KWPN mare, owned by Yvonne Losos de Muñiz – BT
Christer Egerstrom-CRC/Bello Oriente, 15-year-old Oldenburg gelding, owned by Christer & Folke Egerstrom – ST