Kevin Kohmann Rides Dünensee to Personal Best Score to Win Terra Nova World Cup Grand Prix

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Kevin Kohmann on Dünensee. File photo. © 2023 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

MYAKKA CITY, Florida, Oct. 20, 2023–Kevin Kohmann rode Dünensee to a personal best score to win the Terra Nova World Cup Grand Prix Friday.

The German-born rider who began competing under the Stars ‘n’ Stripes two years ago this month scored 70.478% on the 14-year-old Hanoverian gelding. The victory was the first victory for the pair in the USA.

The combination competed in Europe over the summer including the Nations Cup in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Kevin said he finally had the time for four to five weeks to focus on training and riding at home.

“We did a test ride at training camp last week and we have been just super consistent,” he said.

Christoph Koschel of Germany, who spends winters in Wellington and who rode Dünensee before Kevin “helped to put it all together and now I got to make it mine.”

Kevin is based in Wellington, Florida and is a trainer at Diamante Farms that owns the horse. He is engaged to Devon Kane whose family owns Diamante and whom he credited with helping him at home.

Benjamin Ebeling also of Wellington on Indeed, a 15-year-old Danish Warmblood mare, was second on 68.044%, with Mikala Münter of Wellington on Skyfall, 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding, third on 66.696%.

Susan Dutta and Don Design DC. File photo. © Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

Susan Dutta of Wellington and Don Design DC, 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding, won the CDI3* Grand Prix with 69.543%.

Jan Ebeling on Jubi’s Tenacity, 13-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding, was runner-up on 67.674%.

Results:

CDI-W FEI World Cup Grand Prix
Rank Competitor Score E H C M B
1.
Kevin Kohmann (USA)
Dünensee
70.478% 70.543 70.543 70.435 72.065 68.804
2.
Benjamin Ebeling (USA)
Indeed
68.044% 66.522 66.957 69.565 69.457 67.717
3.
Mikala Münter (USA)
Skyfall
66.696% 65.652 66.196 67.283 68.478 65.870
4.
Charlotte Jorst (USA)
Atterupgaards Botticelli
65.152% 64.457 65.217 66.304 65.978 63.804
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CDI3* FEI Grand Prix (Qual. for GPS)
Rank Competitor Score E H C M B
1.
Susan Dutta (USA)
Don Design DC
69.543% 70.543 68.478 70.109 68.587 70.000
2.
Jan Ebeling (USA)
Jubi’s Tenacity
67.674% 67.130 68.217 68.761 67.783 66.478
3.
Carrie Schopf (ARM)
Saumur
65.391% 66.522 66.413 64.348 64.239 65.435
4.
Ellesse Gundersen (PHI)
Quintessential 4
64.370% 63.652 65.500 67.022 59.630 64.087
5.
Rakeya Moussa (CAN)
Davidoff V.H. Trichelhof
62.261% 63.370 61.196 63.043 63.152 60.543
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