Simone Pearce rides Fiderdance to Victory at Olomouc CDI3* Grand Prix in First Competition Since Moving to Gestüt Bonhomme

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Simone Pearce at Gestüt Bonhomme. Photo: Gestüt Bonhomme

OLOMOUC, Czech Republic, May 20, 2022–Simone Pearce, in her first competition since switching studs, rode Fiderdance to victory in the CDI3* Grand Prix Friday.

The Australian Olympic team rider and the 13-year-old Oldenburg stallion scored 69.761% for the win. Fiderdance was competed at Big Tour by Germany’s Lena Waldman for Gestüt Bonhomme near Potsdam, Germany, over the past two years. The 30-year-old Simone moved from Gestüt Sprehe to succeed Lena who is setting up her own training and competition facility.

Fellow Australian Warwick Mclean on Hendrix, a 13-year-old Westfalen gelding, was second on 68.457%.

Peter Gmoser of Austria on Banderas was third on 67.435%.

Lithuania’s Sandra Sysojeva and Jack Daniel’s, a nine-year-old Rhinelander gelding, won the World Cup Short Grand Prix on a score of 67.947%.

Moldova’s Alisa Glinka and Aachen, the 2022 World Cup Final duo, were second on 67.605%.

Csaba Szokola of Hungary and Enying placed third on 67.342%.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix

Judges:Christof UmbachIlja VietorBarbara FranyóElisabeth Max-TheurerGabriela Valerianova
PlaceScoreNationAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.69.761AUSSimone PearceFiderdance68.26170.10971.3047069.13
2.68.457AUSWarwick McleanHendrix 1171.19667.93567.60966.52269.022
3.67.435AUTPeter GmoserBanderas 768.58766.84867.28367.60966.848
4.66.543AUTKatharina HaasDamon’s Dejaron68.58768.15266.73961.52267.717
5.62.087LTUDalia Katinaite-PranckevicieneAmica61.6364.89162.560.97860.435

CDI-W Short Grand Prix

Judges:Ilja VietorBarbara FranyóElisabeth Max-TheurerGabriela ValerianovaChristof Umbach
PlaceScoreNationAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.67.947LTUSandra SysojevaJack Daniel’s67.567.63266.97469.60568.026
2.67.605MDAAlisa GlinkaAachen66.31664.86868.02668.42170.395
3.67.342HUNCsaba SzokolaEnying68.55366.97465.52668.94766.711
4.65.000POLKatarzyna MilczarekGuapo64.60563.15863.55366.18467.5
5.61.974POLAnna GawłowskaCardamon62.561.31661.05361.84263.158