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The Dressage Festival is bigger and brighter! encompassing the State Dressage Championships, the event kicked of to a super start, great weather, beautiful horses and some of the countries best dressage riders were here for the Festival. Once again the committee out did themselves by turning on a smoothly run show, they actual managed to give a face lift to the indoor school to help capture a event of this magnitude and even at the end of what would have been super long days for the hard working team they were all still beaming with enthusiasm to make this the best event! Of course sponsors as listed opposite also offered their support not just with products and funds, but by been down to do the presentations, special thanks of course go to Saddleworld and Winergy for supporting our sports in such a way that makes this all possible.

Thursday we had the Malcom Byrne Master Saddler Int II, it should be noted tha Malcom goes out of his way to support many events here at Werribee Park, a lovely guy that makes the most exxquisive top quality gear for any level, and Livamol a great fed supplement that can be found in most top preperation stables Australia wide.

Malcolm Byrne Intermediate II FEI Intermediate II FEI the winner was Greenoaks Dundee and Heath Ryan, 68.00, and in order of placings; Centaur and Ann Serrao,  65.56, D.P. Christopher and Heath Ryan, 62.44, Sunbury Lodge Thomas and Renee Pedretti, 59.22, Amoucheur and Kelly Layne, 57.17, Excellent Christine and Crawford, 57.17, Dusseldorf and Heather Currie, 56.63, Birribi Sprout and Judy Peel, 55.41, Middleton Aapollo and Tracy Lee, 54.39, and H.P. Finigan and Lesley-Anne Taylor, 54.05.

Livamol - FEI Young Rider Preliminary Test FEI Preliminary YR winner was AEA Double Dutch and Ellie Jacks, 60.00, in order of placings; Isle Of Hinton and Justine Greer, 58.80, Argentille Shamada and Brett Davey, 58.15, Rivers II and Lilah Nieuwland, 56.39, Silkston and Kylie Woodyatt, 56.02, Party On and Rebecca Wolfe, 53.98, Royal Treasure and Brook Sanders, 52.13, Northern Conqueror and Holly Tenser, 51.76, A.P.H. Rodrigo and Jade Woodhead, 50.83, and Hollybrook Boston and James Badenoch-Reed, 48.33.

 

Friday events....

Friday, and this was a heavy schedule with all outdoor arenas on the go and also the indoor a buzz, the humidity and heat was a real shock to the system for horses and people, normally weather this time of year is a lot cooler and tonight we were all looking at around 9pm finish! as this is the night we have some fun but before the fun events there was of course the serious side of dressage, and the standard of horses was impressive.

Wombat Gully - Freestyle Inter I Freestyle Inter I Matthew Dowsley riding the magical chestnut mare Cinderella won this with the score of 70.77%, such a powerful and at times breath taking duo, Cinderella won her way into the hearts of many spectators. During her presentation phase the lively mare looked ready to go again, but what many did not see was her and rider out the back casually mooching around cooling off on a loose rein, both content in a superb job done. Another favorite, was the elegant and very handsome stallion Regardez Moi coming 2nd with 68.05 for rider Heath Ryan, 3rd was Weltklasse 66.63 % …another horse I greatly admire, with his rider Lesley-Anne Taylor, again coming from a showing background I would not endeavor to comment on the technicalities of dressage at this level, but a great horse is ‘a great horse’ and I think any horseperson would be more than happy to have one of these three looking over their stable door, not say the rest of the final 10 were anything short of not been spectacular. 4th was Northern Regency with a score of 65.42 % ridden by Renee Pedretti, 5th  Mayfield Pzazz 65.40 % with Kerry Mack, 6th Guy Noir 62.38 % Charlotte Pedersen, 7th Welfendadel 61.27 % Lesley-Anne Taylor, 8th Holme Grove Bolero60.98 % Roz Tippett, 9th Timbertop60.50 % Kate Luxmoore, and 10th Rituel 60.35 % Dirk Dijkstra.

Saddleworld Winergy Grand Prix "B" Greenoaks Dundee 67.29%and Heath Ryan, Centaur and Ann Serrao, 65.71, Amoucheur and Kelly Layne, 63.13, D.P. Christopher and Heath Ryan, 61.83, H.P. Finigan and Lesley-Anne Taylor, 61.75, Sunbury Lodge Thomas and Renee Pedretti, 59.50, Middleton Aapollo and Tracy Lee, 57.13, Belcam Aarchon and Emmie Schmul, 55.92, B.W.S Stolichnaya and Julia Battams, 55.13 and Rooster Cogburn and Carol Ross, 54.88 

 

 

 

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