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By KENNETH J. BRADDICK

WELLINGTON, Florida, April 5, 2021–Steffen Peters topped the Global Dressage Festival prize money earnings for the 2021 winter-long circuit of seven CDIs with more than 125 riders from 17 nations sharing in the total purse. A total of 597 combinations competed in Global CDIs this winter, a decline of less than eight per cent from the 644 rides in 2020 despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the equine herpes outbreak in Europe in early February.

Steffen of San Diego, California won a total of $39,425, according to calculations by dressage-news.com. Most of the earnings were on his U.S. team mount Suppenkasper that completed an unbroken string of 19 victories beginning in Wellington in January 2020 and running through to the end of February this year in the rider’s campaign for a spot on his fifth American Olympic team.

Yvonne Losos de Muñiz of the Dominican Republic earned a total of $34,950 for second ranking, all of it on Aquamarijn. Yvonne who has already qualified as an individual for the Tokyo Olympics also clinched an invitation to the World Cup in Sweden that was to have been held last week but was canceled for the second year in a row amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

Günter Seidel of Cardiff, California tallied $25,600 in earnings to rank third in prize money on the Global circuit that along with the companion Winter Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center did not allow spectators and maintained strict coronavirus and EHV protocols that were successful in maintaining competitions without an enforced break.

Lindsay Kellock was the highest ranked Canadian with $17,300 in prize money, ahead of Jan Ebeling of Moorpark, California with $17,275 and Adrienne Lyle of Wellington with $16,800 in the sixth spot.

Germany’s Christoph Koschel, who has made Wellington his winter base for six years, earned $15,050, slightly ahead of Sabine Schut-Kery of Thousands Oaks, California on $15,000 with Katherine Bateson-Chanlder of Wellington in ninth place on $12,000.

Dongseon Kim of South Korea, the highest money earner in 2020, rounded out the top 10 this year with $11,850.

Charlotte Jorst of Reno, Nevada finished the winter with earnings of $10,885, Sahar Daniel Hirosh of Israel won $10,400 and Olivia LaGoy-Weltz of Haymarket, Virgina with $10,200. Alice Tarjan, an adult amateur of Oldwick, New Jersey, earned $10,150 and Kelly Layne, an Australian based in Wellington, $9,300.

Not all the prize money went to senior riders.

Canada’s Camille Carier Bergeron, 21 years old last month, earned $4,780 competing in Under-25 and Young Rider divisions, while American Under-25 riders Hope Cooper and Codi Harrison earned $3,285 and $2,970, respectively.

Prize money for 2021 Global Dressage Festival, calculated by dressage-news.com

1. Steffen PETERS (USA) $39,425
2. Yvonne LOSOS DE MUÑIZ (DOM) $34,950
3. Günter SEIDEL (USA) $25,600
4. Lindsay KELLOCK (CAN) $17,300
5. Jan EBELING (USA) $17,275
6. Adrienne LYLE (USA) $16,800
7. Christoph KOSCHEL (GER) $15,050
8. Sabine SCHUT-KERY (USA) $15,000
9. Katherine BATESON CHANDLER (USA) $12,000
10. Dongseon KIM (KOR) $11,850
11. Charlotte JORST (USA) $10,885
12. Sahar Daniel HIROSH (ISR) $10,400
13. Olivia LAGOY-WELTZ (USA) $10,200
14. Alice TARJAN (USA) $10,150
15. Kelly LAYNE (AUS) $9,300
16. Benjamin EBELING (USA) $8,755
17. Michael KLIMKE (GER) $8,310
18. Kevin KOHMANN (GER) $7,550
19. Susan DUTTA (USA) $7,450
20. Nick WAGMAN (USA) $6,950
21. Brittany FRASER-BEAULIEU (CAN) $6,700
22. Jill IRVING (CAN) $6,175
23. Naima MOREIRA LALIBERTE (CAN) 6,075
24. Cesar PARRA (USA) $6,050
25. Jennifer WILLIAMS (USA) $5,950
26. Camille CARIER BERGERON (CAN) $4,780
27. Anna BUFFINI (USA) $4,600
28. Susan PAPE (GBR) $4,300
29. Jessica HOWINGTON (USA) $3,925
30. Anna MAREK USA $3,650
31. Chris VON MARTELS (CAN) $3,450
32. Hope COOPER (USA) $3,285
33. Mette ROSENCRANTZ (USA) $3,225
34. Evi STRASSER (CAN) $3,200
35. Frederic WANDRES (GER) $3,100
36. Joanne VAUGHAN (GEO) $3,060
37. Codi HARRISON (USA) $2,970
38. Marcus ORLOB (USA) $2,900
39. Catherine HADDAD STALLER (USA) $2,850
40. Jessica Jo TATE (USA) $2,825
41. Diane CREECH (CAN) $2,800
42. Paula MATUTE GUIMON (ESP) $2,535
43. Ashley HOLZER (USA) $2,350
44. Vanessa CREECH-TERAUDS (CAN) $2,210
45. Katie JOHNSON (USA) $2,200
46. Alexandra REID (CAN) $1,900
47. Luuk MOURITS (NED) $1,820
48. Jennifer HOFFMANN (USA) $1,800
49. Mikala MÜNTER (USA) $1,650
50. Eliane CORDIA VAN REESEMA (USA) $1,625
51. Beatrice BOUCHER (CAN) $1,605
52. Sally LOFTING (AUS) $1,535
53. Pablo Gómez MOLINA (ESP) $1,525
54. Emily DONALDSON (USA) $1,450
55. Dawn WHITE-O’CONNOR (USA) $1,385
56. Nora BATCHELDER (USA) $1,250
56. Missy GILLILAND (USA) $1,250
58. Jodie KELLY-BAXLEY (USA) $1,225
59. Karen PAVICIC (CRO) $1,200
60. Karen LIPP (USA) $1,125
61. Sarah LOCKMAN (USA) $1,025
62. Ellesse GUNDERSEN (PHI) $1,000
62. Natalia BACARIZA DANGUILLECOURT (ESP) $1,000