Only one combination managed to stay below the 30 scoremark today in Arville… Laura Collett and Billy Bounce, a 14-year-old gelding by Cevin Z, were on top of the competition in the dressage test today earning a percentage of 70.14, resulting in a score of 29.90 and a first place!
Second place went to the British lady rider Gemma Tattersall riding Santiago Bay. Tattersall and her 11-year-old Ars Vivendi mare finished their dressage test with a score of 30.70.
She is followed by Tom Jackson who dominates the competition with a third, fourth and ex aequo fifth place! For the third place he could count on Pencos Crown Jewel, a 10-year-old daughter of Jumbo, resulting in a score of 31.10. With his mount Bahira M, a 10-year-old daughter of Cassaro, he finished with a score of 31.60 while he obtained a score of 31.80 with Capels Hollow Drift, an 8-year-old stallion by Shannondale Sarco St Ghyvan.
The German rider Karsten Jaspers also obtained a score of 31.80, which places him ex aequo fifth place, riding his horse Duke’s Delight, a 10-year-old stallion of Duke of Hearts XX.
The best Belgian result was for Lara de Liedekerke-Meier. She obtained a 7th place and a score of 31.90 with Alpaga d’Arville, a 13-year-old son of Wunder Boy van de Zuuthoeve.