CDI-W Grand Prix Musical Freestyle
Presented By Kingsview Partners
Devon, PA – Sept. 30, 2023 – The lights of the Dixon Oval illuminated the first qualifier of the season for the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final Riyadh (KSA) to be hosted April 16-20, 2024 from the North American League. Dressage at Devon presented by Kingsview Partners is proud to be a part of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ – North American League offering the CDI-W Grand Prix Musical Freestyle each year at Dressage at Devon. As a long-time staple on the qualifier calendar for one of the biggest events in international dressage each year, top riders from around the country make their way to the historic show for a chance to ride in one of the best competition settings in North America. Known for it’s electric atmosphere, Benjamin Ebeling and Indeed tapped into the energy of the fully-packed grand stands in the Dixon Oval to deliver a performance worthy of contesting for the World Cup title next spring, earning more than just a blue ribbon…
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CDI-W Grand Prix Musical Freestyle – Winners
Presented by Kingsview Partners
Benjamin Ebeling & Indeed
2008 Danish Warmblood Mare by Hofrat x De Niro 6
Owned By: Vantage Equestrian Group II, LLC
Bred By: Eva Ebbe, Steffen Hovedskov
Winning Score:
77.325%
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Benjamin Ebeling spoke highly of his partner tonight, Indeed, and the connection they have formed saying, “She speaks for herself, we have developed a great partnership and we have spent a lot of time together, trying and failing, and failing is really part of the journey to get to successes like these. The freestyle is made up of all strong female diva roles which really suit her, it’s all for her, and she knows it. She has been in the family, owned by Vantage Equestrian Group II, LLC for five years, and I have been lucky enough to have the ride on her for two years. I am really grateful and lucky to have the owners of Vantage supporting me.” Ebeling is very hands on with Indeed, commenting that, “I hope the thirty minutes of grooming and massaging her before the ride was enough. I feel that really spending time with her in the stables before the ride continues to develop the partnership. I don’t want to just shake hands with her and get on, I want to really be in the know with her and have that deep conversation, sometimes I sing to her, sometimes I dance in her stall – she is a special horse and she needs that connection with someone.”
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CDI-W Grand Prix Musical Freestyle – 3rd Place
Presented by Kingsview Partners
Hope Cooper & Flynn PCH
2006 Hanoverian Gelding by Falsterbo 11 x Walt Disney 9
Owned By: Jane Karol
Bred By: Gerhard Finck
Score: 74.115%
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“I am so proud of Flynn and it was so much fun the atmosphere here is so electric and the people are cheering and clapping and I couldn’t ask for a better horse or a better audience and it was just all the stars aligning to have so much fun tonight,” Cooper said of her third place finish tonight. The freestyle was evolved from her U25 Freestyle with a different horse. Speaking into how participating in the NorCordia Dressage at Devon 2023 Master Class presented by Running ‘S’ Equine Veterinary Services with Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour helped her tonight, Cooper said, “definitely a lot in the piaffe and passage work, just in the crispness in the beginning, and honestly I have to really thank Cathrine [Laudrup-Dufour], Dressage at Devon, and NorCordia and all the sponsors of the Master Class because it really gave me the chance to ride in front of a huge audience which I haven’t really done in my career yet, and that gave me a lot of confidence, and I think I really carried that confidence over to Flynn which was really a great feeling.”
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The precursor to the main event, the CDI3* Grand Prix Special saw Canada’s Evi Strasser and Déjà Vu Tyme go two for two here this year at Dressage at Devon, capturing the victory in both last night’s CDI3* Grand Prix Qualifier, as well as this evening’s CDI3* Grand Prix Special. The pair posted a 66.117% to take the victory over Christian Garweg, who posted a 64.745% aboard Karen Meyer’s 2009 Dutch Warmblood Gelding, Excalibur RS (Glock’s Johnson TN × Lancer II). Rounding out the podium in third was Emily Wyman and Gretchen Stearnsand’s, Chigali, a 2007 Dutch Warmblood Gelding Chigali, by Kigali out of Chronos.
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CDIU25 Grand Prix
Sponsored By American Equus
Top young riders kicked off CDI competition for the highly anticipated Saturday line-up of classes starting with the CDIU25 Grand Prix sponsored by American Equus. Earning the blue ribbon was Allison Nemeth aboard Karen Nemeth’s 2011 Danish Warmblood mare, Tiko (Tailormade Temptation x Akinos 2) on a score of 65.590%. Nemeth also earned accolades last year at Dressage at Devon as the groom for the winner of the CDI-W Grand Prix Musical Freestyle, Alice Tarjan, earning The Jeanne Pake Memorial Trophy.
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CDIU25 Grand Prix
sponsored by American Equus Winners
Allison Nemeth & Tiko
2011 Danish Warmblood Mare By Tailormade Temptation × Akinos 2
Owned by Karen Nemeth, Bred by Stutteri Hove/Gitte Sogaard u.Poul Hove
Winning Score: 65.590%
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Speaking into what it means to win the CDIU25 Grand Prix at Devon, Nemeth said “It is a little unreal to me still, she and I just moved up to this level this year and I didn’t have plans to do a CDI for quite a bit longer, so just to come here to Dressage at Devon was an awesome experience, and then to do this well, it’s just been so good. The atmosphere here at Devon is not like any other show in the US.” Regarding her experience of showing at Devon, “This is a really fun show, to be in the action the whole time is just, again, not something you get anywhere else in the US,” Nemeth said, “For the horses it’s just like a really good experience for them to go out there and try to stay with you and I was so glad she stayed with me out there today!”
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CDIU25 Grand Prix
sponsored by American Equus
Second Place
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Vanessa Creech-Terauds & Daniel L
2012 Hanoverian Gelding
Damsey FRH × Wolkenstein 6
Owned By:
Louise Leatherdale & Diane Creech
Bred By: Leatherdale Farms
Score: 64.795%
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No stranger to Dressage at Devon, Vanessa Creech-Terauds and the 2012 Hanoverian gelding, Daniel L, owned and bred by Louise Leatherdale of Leatherdale Farms earned a score of 64.795% ultimately taking home the second-place position. As an accomplished Canadian FEI Dressage Rider for Team Leatherdale, this was not Creech-Terauds’ first ribbon of the week. She and Leatherdale Farm’s 4-year-old Hanoverian mare, Duett claimed the Reserve Champion title in the division earlier this week.
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CDIU25 Grand Prix
sponsored by American Equus
Third Place
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Siena Harris-Gissler & Status Royal OLD
2010 Oldenburg Gelding
Statesman OLD x Rubin Royal OLD
Owned By: Siena Harris-Gissler
Bred By: Clemens Graf von Merveldt
Winning Score: 64.615%
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U.S. rider, Siena Harris-Gissler rode her newest mount, Status Royal OLD (Statesman OLD × Rubin Royal OLD) to a score of 64.615%.
Previously campaigned in the U25 division by Benjamin Ebeling, Status Royal OLD is considered one of the most successful American U25 mounts.
From Nations Cup teams, to multiple European Grand Prix wins, to scores up to 74% in the senior Grand Prix, this 2010 Oldenburg gelding and his new rider of only a few weeks round out the podium with a third-place finish in first-ever test together in the Dixon Oval.
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HERS ELITE EQUESTRIAN
AWARD RECIPIENT
Maryanna Haymon
WITH PRESIDENT OF ELITE HORSE TRANSPORT, JIM WELSH
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HIS ELITE EQUESTRIAN
AWARD RECIPIENT
Nicho Meredith
WITH PRESIDENT OF ELITE HORSE TRANSPORT, JIM WELSH
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PICNIC GROVE LUNCH LECTURES
HIGHLIGHT LECTURES
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The Current Application of 2 Track Movements
Presented by Richard Williams (Pictured)
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Williams, with a vast knowledge of the history and theories of dressage, spoke passionately about what he and his wife, Frances Williams have learned from countless educational sources, including from one another and from the many educational dressage books that can be found at their own Xenophon Press. Richard and Frances Williams offer unique, customized services for the serious equestrian. The Williams’ philosophy promotes Classical Dressage methods. The rider’s development and education parallels the education and training of the horse. The William’s encourage training the horse and rider together, so that riders can benefit fully from the training the horses receive while at Williams Dressage. For more information on Williams Dressage and Xenophon Press, head over to their booth here at Dressage at Devon!
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Hagyard Pharmacy Presents Relyne GI
Presented by Mark White (Pictured)
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For all those who have ever had a horse with ulcers, and have not had success with omeprazole and/or sucrulfate, Resolvevet by Hagyard Pharmacy’s Relyne GI could be the new hero for your horse’s health. The unique combination of a patented stomach-buffering hyaluronan and the immune effects of a beta glucan helps the horse to maintain a healthy digestive system. Studies have shown that 90% of horses who received Relyne GI for 30 days showed complete healing, a significant improvement over the 70-75% success rate seen in other pharmaceutical ulcer treatments. For more information on Relyne GI, head over to the Relyne GI trailer by the Dixon Oval warm-up ring.
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Dressage at Devon would like to thank all of the vendors who participated in the Picnic Grove Lunch Lectures, which included: The History and Current applications of 2 track movements, presented by Richard Williams; Bemer Low Frequency PEMF therapy to increase blood flow-better health for you and your horse, presented by Amy Robb; A Horse Farm for You-Considerations and Basic Facts, presented by Krasi Henkel; Learn about Stubben Saddles, presented by Stubben Saddle Representative; Hagyard Pharmacy presenting Relyne GI, presented by Mark White; The Benefits of Equine Sleeve vs. traditional standing wraps, presented by Reid Doyle, Vice President & Co-Founder and Sara Lyons; The Benefits of Equine Pulse Performance Therapy; and Blue Stem Botanicals- Drink your Garden!
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2023 DRESSAGE AT DEVON
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