WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 26, 2023–Andrea Woodward on Sunday qualified Kaliber for the Prix St. Georges “Future Challenge” final that will cap the Global Dressage Festival winter series.
Andrea, based in Wellington, and the eight-year-old KWPN gelding (Franklin x Rubin Royal OLD) placed second on 72.450% behind Ashley Holzer, also of Wellington on Francis on 72.548% in the event sponsored by Buffalo Wings. The top two qualifiers move to the final at the end of March.
Kaliber came over from Europe as a coming six-year-old to be sold at the newly established Helgstrand USA in Wellington where Andrea was at the time.
“He was a bit green and behind when he arrived,” said Andrea. “But as he got settled I started to realize how talented he really is. So over the summer my client, Annette Grant, bought Kaliber, and she has allowed me develop him, which I am extremely grateful for.
“He has the most unique temperament… I’ll have to give him a 10!’
Results:
Prix St. Georges “Future Challenge”
| Katrina Wüst | Elisabeth Max-Theurer | Christof Umbach | |||||||||
| Place | Score | Nation | Athlete | Horse | H | C | B | ||||
| 1. | 72.548 | USA | Ashley Holzer | Francis | 73.235 | 71.764 | 72.647 | ||||
| 2. | 72.450 | USA | Andrea Woodard | Kaliber | 71.323 | 73.676 | 72.352 | ||||
| 3. | 69.460 | USA | Charlotte Jorst | Straight Horse Cosmo | 69.264 | 67.647 | 71.470 | ||||
| 4. | 66.960 | CAN | Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu | Downing Street | 67.205 | 66.911 | 66.764 | ||||
| 5. | 66.715 | USA | Sylvia Gugler | Vulkano 14 | 68.088 | 63.823 | 68.235 | ||||
| 6. | 66.470 | USA | Kristina Harrison-Antell | Juilliard DG | 67.794 | 64.705 | 66.911 | ||||
| 7. | 64.313 | USA | Eliane Cordia Van Reesema | Deparon | 63.088 | 64.117 | 65.735 | ||||
| 8. | 63.823 | USA | Mikala Münter | San Tiero | 62.500 | 64.411 | 64.558 | ||||
| 9. | 62.793 | CAN | Alexandra Duncan | Giotto | 61.029 | 64.558 | 62.794 |
