America’s Adrienne Lyle on Salvino Posts Career Second Highest Score in World Dressage Championships Freestyle
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By KENNETH J. BRADDICK
HERNING, Denmark, Aug. 11, 2022–America’s double team silver medal partnership of Adrienne Lyle and Salvino posted their second highest career score in the Grand Prix Freestyle at the World Dressage Championships Wednesday night.
Adrienne of Wellington, Florida and the 15-year-old Hanoverian stallion scored 83.704% with two of the seven judges awarding more than 80% for a total that was surpassed only by 85.580% at a CDI4* in Wellington last March to set a record for the Global Dressage Festival. The lowest mark was 75.750% from American Anne Gribbons.
The U.S. squad that included her student Katie Duerrhammer and Quartett, Tryon and Tokyo team mate Steffen Peters on Suppenkasper and Ashley Holzer on Valentine achieved their primary goal of qualifying a team for the Paris Olympics in 2024 by placing in the top six in Herning.
Adrienne, the only American in the Freestyle, described the ride on Salvino as “really incredible” before 10,000 spectators under flood lights in the sold-out soccer stadium.
“I am beyond proud of Salvino,” she said. “It was a lot of atmosphere in that sold out stadium and it was an amazing experience to ride in it.
“Salvino is always so honest in the ring and although he was a bit nervous in warm-up he focused and went right to work the second he went down centerline.
“We had a clean and powerful performance and Salvino seemed to be loving every minute of it. ”
Adrienne said she was honored to represent the U.S. at the world championships, and thanked “amazing owner” Betsy Juliano, trainer Debbie McDonald and groom Morgan Kleingensmith as well as her team mates “the village who help us do what we do.”
A bid for a start in the World Cup Final in Omaha next April “world definitely be within the realm of possibilities.”
“Having it in our home country makes it extra special and Salvino always thrives in those environments.”
The Omaha World Cup is one of two major international equestrian championships that America can compete in next year. The Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile is a mix of Small and Big Tour horse and rider combinations that is a qualifier for the Paris Games but qualification here means it is not a reqirement for the U.S.
