Brittany Burson Dominates with 5 Regional Champion Titles en Path to 2023 US Dressage Finals
Brittany Burson and Fiorenza. John Borys Images
October 13, 2023 – Lexington, KY – The second of three weekends of 2023 Nice American Insurance coverage Group (GAIG)/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Regional Championships, held throughout a complete of 9 USDF areas, supplied extra riders the possibility to choose up qualifying berths for the 2023 US Dressage Finals introduced by Adequan® on the Kentucky Horse Park on November 9-12.
5 for Burson at Area 4
At Fourth Stage it was Furst Emilio’s flip within the highlight — as soon as he overcame his concern of the noticed horse within the warm-up area. Patricia Pleasure’s 13-year-old gelding by Fürst Fugger is one other purchased from Germany unseen in the course of the pandemic, and was meant for Pleasure, however he will be difficult, so Burson is sharing the journey along with his 70-year-old proprietor.
Linda Phifer’s seven-year-old Leonardo Z delivered Burson’s fifth victory. The Glamourdale son clinched the Third Stage Freestyle with 74.688% and was reserve champion within the opening class with 71.188%. Leonardo has lately jumped up the degrees.
Rising and Successful Collectively in Area 4
It was a memorable weekend for Grownup Beginner (AA) Casey Eiten. Not solely did she and the 14-year-old Eschaton win the Area 4 Intermediate II Championship title with 60.074%, however in addition they contested their first ever Grand Prix, gaining a rating in the direction of the rider’s USDF Gold Medal in one of many warm-up acknowledged lessons that ran alongside the Regional lessons. Eiten, who’s 28 years previous now, was 15 when she and her dad and mom purchased Eschaton, and so they have climbed the competitors ladder collectively.
“We didn’t know very a lot about what sort of child horses we had been on the lookout for,” admitted Eiten, who preferred the look of the younger son of Sir Sinclair. “He was truly born and bred on the farm the place I took classes, and the breeding appeared proper. I used to be on the market day by day once I was youthful, getting him used to all of the little stuff, like brushing and bringing him in.
“We began him, and I used to be the primary individual on him. It’s sort of loopy as a result of I went by highschool and faculty and now my grownup profession and life with him; he’s been there with me by all of it. I really feel actually fortunate that he turned out the way in which he did.”
Allen’s 4 Wins Dominate Area 5
Grownup Beginner Andria Allen had a stellar present on the Area 5 Championships on September 29 – October 1 in Scottsdale, AZ along with her two horses. She scooped three Regional Championship titles and a reserve with the six-year-old Dutch-bred Mardeaux (Ferdeaux x Connoisseur) and Keno SSF (Governor x Contango).
Her double champion Mardeaux — at Second and Third Stage — was yet one more purchased unseen from the Netherlands two years in the past, mid-pandemic, and has been somewhat difficult since he arrived.
A contemporary method to saddle becoming has been the important thing for Allen’s different journey, the eight-year-old Keno SSF, whom she purchased in-vitro from Capturing Star Farms.
“He’s such an enormous highly effective horse, and as a five-year-old he was so naughty,” she defined. “We discovered somewhat little bit of kissing backbone, not a lot, nevertheless it wants managing. My Colorado coach rode him in a distinct saddle — a Dresch — that sits additional ahead so the scapula can go beneath it. It places my weight about 4 inches additional ahead, and it’s been an absolute recreation changer for Keno.”
Stacey Knox and Frosty Fox led an infinite Area 4 Second Stage AA class, placing down an unassailable 71.429%, which was the one rating above 70% out of the 25 starters. The seven-year-old Hanoverian by Floris Prince completed third on the Area 4 Championships in 2022 at First Stage, and might be making his first journey to Finals.
The 2023 US Dressage Finals might be held November 9-12 in Lexington, KY on the Kentucky Horse Park, and is a nationwide championship competitors that showcases the Grownup Beginner and Open divisions. Courses run at Coaching Stage by Grand Prix, plus divisions for Junior/Younger Riders at Coaching Stage by Fourth Stage. There’s $120,000 in prize cash up for grabs over the 4 days. Study extra at www.usdf.org/usdressagefinals/index.asp.
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By Alice Collins for Bounce Media/USDF
