DEL MAR, California, Mar. 23, 2025–Anna Buffini on Fiontini on Sunday won the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle with a divided judging panel placing her coach, Günter Seidel on Equirelle, a close second.
In their first competition in almost nine months Anna and the 15-year-old Danish Warmblood mare were awarded 73.235% with two judges ranking the pair first, two second and the fifth in third.
Anna, based nearby in Rancho Santa Fe, and Fiontini, captured the Grand Prix Saturday on 69.000%, with a low of 66.196% and third place from one judge.
The last competition for Anna and Fiontini was on the U.S. team at the Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany last July.
Günter, a three-time USA Olympian who also lives nearby, at Cardiff, rode Equirelle, 16-year-old KWPN mare, to a result of 73.080% that included two first placings on the two highest scores of the competition, 75.175% and 74.200%, and a low of 70.525%. The duo placed third in the Grand Prix.
Kristina Harrison-Antell of Los Angeles and Finley, 15-year-old KWPN gelding, placed fourth on 68.140% in the four-combination class after runner-up in the Grand Prix.
Canada’s Brittney Simpson on on the 14-year-old KWPN stallion Kartsevo Goldfinch was third on 72.010%.
Shannon Peters of San Diego on the 17-year-old KWPN gelding Disco Inferno won the CDI3* Grand Prix Special on 67.723%.
Results:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Anna Buffini (USA)
Fiontini
|
73.235% | 72.900 | 73.550 | 73.625 | 73.450 | 72.650 |
| 2. |
Günter Seidel (USA)
Equirelle
|
73.080% | 72.975 | 74.200 | 75.175 | 70.525 | 72.525 |
| 3. |
Brittney Simpson (CAN)
Kartsevo Goldfinch
|
72.010% | 73.075 | 70.925 | 73.550 | 71.100 | 71.400 |
| 4. |
Kristina Harrison-Antell (USA)
Finley
|
68.140% | 68.325 | 68.550 | 66.675 | 67.125 | 70.025 |
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| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Shannon Peters (USA)
Disco Inferno
|
67.723% | 65.426 | 68.617 | 68.723 | 68.723 | 67.128 |
| 2. |
Stephen Birchall (USA)
D’Amore
|
66.362% | 67.128 | 64.787 | 65.532 | 65.106 | 69.255 |
| 3. |
Tiffany Silverman (USA)
Vincenzo 14
|
60.340% | 61.617 | 59.596 | 61.085 | 58.532 | 60.872 |
| WD |
Claire Robinson (CAN)
Glamour Boy
|
scratched
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