Sweden's Karin Persson & Giuliano B Devon 5-Year-Old Champion

Karin Persson and Giuliano B. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

DEVON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29, 2016–Giuliano B, ridden by American-based Swedish rider Karin Persson won the five-year-old final Thursday while Silva Martin on Jada W was reserve as well as taking the four-year-old test on Electric.

Karin, based at Bedford, New York, and the KWPN gelding scored 82.000 per cent. The horse was reserve champion at the U.S. Young Horse championships a month ago.

Silva of nearby Cochranville was second on Jada W, an Australian-bred mare, on 81.200 per cent.

Silva, born in Germany but living in Australia when she met her husband, event rider Boyd Martin, before moving to the United States and becoming an American, won the four-year-old test on the Oldenburg gelding Electric on 79.400 per cent.

Results:

5-Year-Old – Final

C: Fore, Seefried, Foy

		RIDER	Nat.	HORSE														Total	Pl.
		Persson, Karin	SWE	Giuliano B														82.000	1
		Martin, Silva	USA	Jada W														81.200	2
		Hay, Bridget	USA	Fauna														77.800	3
		Garweg, Christian	CAN	Chancellor														72.000	4
		Whittaker, Harley	USA	Jax W														71.200	5
		Mendoza Loor, Julio	ECU	Beaucoup Damis														69.600	6
		Schengber, Klaus	USA	Radcliffe														66.400	0

 

4 Year Old Test

C: Fore, Seefried, Foy

		RIDER	Nat.	HORSE														Total	Pl.
		Martin, Silva	USA	Electric														79.400	1
		Chumley, Lauren	USA	Sergenti														77.400	2
		Noyes Putnam, Laura K	USA	Genoa														75.400	3
		Emond, Emily	USA	Honaloola														72.400	4
		Bragdell, Michael	USA	David Bowie MF														71.800	5
		Chumley, Lauren	USA	Hotstreak CF														71.400	6
		Pullen, Kymberly	USA	ZZ's Flashdancer														70.000
		Albright, Benjamin	USA	Joyful Hope														68.000
		Lemon, William	USA	Viyella														67.000