USA’s Katie Duerrhammer & Quartett Win Wellington CDI4* Grand Prix for 2nd Big Tour Victory This Year

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Katie Duerrhammer and Quartett winning the Global Dressage Festival CDI4* Grand Prix, the second straight victory for the American partnership and their first Grand Prix result above 70%. © 2022 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 11, 2022–Katie Duerrhammer and Quartett won the Global Dressage Festival CDI4* Grand Prix Friday for the second straight Big Tour victory and the first Grand Prix score above 70%.

Katie of Greenwood Village, Colorado and the 14-year-old German Sport Horse gelding scored 71.000% for the win two weeks after claiming the Grand Prix Special that was the first victory in a year of Big Tour competition.

Alice Tarjan of Oldwick, New Jersey rode Donatella M to runner-up on 70.739% in only the second CDI Grand Prix for the 11-year-old Oldenburg mare, the first just two weeks ago. Donatella is the second horse that Alice, an amateur, has developed from youngsters bought from  videos and taken to international Grand Prix within the past year.

Benjamin Ebeling of Moorpark, California on Indeed placed third on 70.087% also in the second CDI Grand Prix. Ben took over the ride on the 14-year-old Danish Warmblood mare from his Olympic rider father two months ago.

Alice Tarjan and Donatella M in the Global Dressage Festival CDI4* Grand Prix, only the second Big Tour competition for the amateur rider and the 11-year-old mare and the second horse Alice has taken to international Big Tour in the past year. © 2022 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Results:

Judges: Christof Umbach Kjell Myhre Elke Ebert Carlos Lopes Jane Weatherwax
Place Score Nation Athlete Horse E H C M B
1. 71.000 USA Katie Duerrhammer Quartett 520 73.261 71.196 70.761 70.109 69.674
2. 70.739 USA Alice Tarjan Donatella M 526 70.435 70.435 72.283 67.609 72.935
3. 70.087 USA Benjamin Ebeling Indeed 566 71.63 69.783 71.522 70.217 67.283
4. 69.978 USA Sarah Tubman First Apple 545 71.522 70.109 67.391 69.348 71.522
5. 68.978 BEL Laurence Vanommeslaghe Havalon 569 66.196 69.239 68.913 71.739 68.804
6. 67.370 GER Michael Klimke Harmony’s Sanrino RHP 572 68.261 66.522 66.087 68.37 67.609
7. 66.696 USA Aaron Janicki Heron 549 69.239 67.826 65.652 66.304 64.457
8. 66.065 COL María Alejandra Aponte González Duke De Niro 559 66.848 67.826 65.326 66.63 63.696
9. 65.957 USA Patricia Becker Derk 570 64.457 66.304 65 67.935 66.087
10. 64.391 CAN Evi Strasser Déjà Vu Tyme 555 62.391 66.087 63.37 64.783 65.326
11. 61.913 USA Tina Caldwell Lagerfeld K 532 60.435 64.783 61.522 61.63 61.196
12. 56.978 JPN Kiichi Harada Sir Galanto 539 59.783 58.696 55.652 54.457 56.304