Melissa Galloway & Windermere J’Obei W Win Taupo CDI3* Grand Prix on Personal Best Score in 1st Event Since Year in Europe

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Melissa Galloway and Windermere J’Obei W. File photo © Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

TAUPO, New Zealand, Mar. 10, 2023–Melissa Galloway rode Windermere J’Obei W to a personal best score to win the CDI3* Grand Prix Friday, the first competition for the New Zealand partnership since returning home from a year in Europe that included the world championships.

Melissa and the 12-year-old New Zealand-bred Warmblood scored 72.196% for the victory to pick up at the top of the leaderboard where they were at their last New Zealand event a year ago before going overseas.

Wendi Williamson competed Don Vito MH, also bred in New Zealand, in the debut of the 10-year-old, for runner-up on 71.370%.

Gaylene Lennard on Jax Johnson placed third on 69.935%.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix

Horse
Rider
Maria Schwennwsen
Mary Seefried 
Sue Hobson
Vittorio M Barba
Linda Warren-Davey
Score
Place
Windermere JObèi W Melissa Galloway 74.78374.67471.08770.10970.32672.196 1
Don Vito MH Wendi Williamson 70.97873.6967070.65271.52271.3702
Jax Johnson Gaylene Lennard 69.34871.95769.23968.80470.32669.935 3
Aphrodite Cooper Oborn 61.6368.47867.39164.45764.78365.348 4
NSC Andreas Vanessa Way 64.23968.58766.41361.84865.32665.283 5
Ardmore Lucarne Dolley 63.3766.73967.71762.71765.8765.283 5
Sisters II Etta J Chelsea Callaghan 61.08765.10964.23962.17465.10963.544 7
Stoneylea Lancelot Jen Sim 57.71763.15261.84859.67461.30460.739 8