August Dressage @ Spirit Equestrian

Spirit Equestrian's August 5 & 6, 2011 Dressage show was a rousing sucess!  Top local competitors participated in a wide variety of classes ranging from Training Level all the way up to Grand Prix.  

Horses competing on a misty morning which soon gave way to sunny skies

Full Results are available on the USDF website.  

Spirit's own Barbro Ask-Upmark and her Swedish Warmblood Monterey swept the Grand Prix division, with Melissa Hogan placing second on her Danish Warmblood Diameter, and April Atwell and Pavarottie taking second in the Qualfying round.  

Barbro Ask-Upmark and Monterey
Other Spirit Equestrian competitors included Kimberly Kulesa riding Don Vincenzo (Vinny), a 5 year old Hanoverian owned by Linda Dymon earning an impressive 81.724% at First Level Test 1. Kim and Vinny also won their Qualifying round at First Level Test 3 with 74.516%. Cathy Mastro and Oh So Artistic (Midnight) won their Training Level Test 2 Amateur class with 66.429% and Training Level Test 3 Amateur class with 67.200%.

Don Vincenzo (Vinny) with Kim Kulesa

Toni Williamson and Charismatic (Charlie) a Dutch Warmblood placed second at Third Level Test 1 Amateur. Spirit's Young Rider Georgia Wren-Russ and her Wurttemberg Gelding Saphiro took first place in the Intermediare I Qualifying round and also placed first in the FEI Young Rider Freestyle test. 

Young Rider Georgia Wren-Russ and Saphiro

At the Prix St. Georges Level, Jan Ebeling and Rozensauber 8, a Hanoverian owned by Deborah Harlan won their class with 69.211% in the Open class and Lynda Lambert riding her Danish Warmblood Windsor won the Amateur class with 66.053%.  Ebeling also placed first with 70.789% in the Prix St. Georges Qualifying round with Descartes, an Oldenburg owned by Cathy Shelton.

Jan Ebeling and Rozensauber 8

At the Intermediare I Level, Jan Ebeling and Rozensauber 8 also took first place with 71.842%. Kimberly Penman riding her Dutch Warmblood Jasper Ridge, took first in the Amateur class.

Other highlights included several very high scores, including a very impressive 84.194% First Level Test 3 score by Carlos Santos riding the Hanoverian Dolce, owned by Debra Clark; 76.071% Training Level Test 2 and 75.2% Training Level Test 3 scores by Ellen Corob riding her Mustang JJ's Cowboy;  and a 75.667% First Level Freestyle by Valerie Gabriel riding her Oldenburg Refrain.

Dressage @ Spirit Equestrian returns on October 22-23, 2011, come join in the fun!