Well it’s been going now for the last 11 days and Reining, Endurance, Dressage and Eventing competitions are all finished. If you haven’t been following it I have included the results so far.
Reining – Individual
Photograph © Peter Nixon/FEI
Tom McCutcheon/Gunners Special Nite – USA – GOLD
Craig Schmersal/Mister Montana Nic – USA – SILVER
Duane Latimer/Dun Playin Tag – Canada – BRONZE
Reining – Team
Photograph © Kit Houghton/FEI
USA – GOLD
Belgium – SILVER
Italy – BRONZE
It goes without saying that all the horses that went home with medals were American Quarter Horses. I must say it is a bit of a surprise to see Belgium and Italy on the podium with Canada in 5th place and Brazil in 7th place. The Netherlands also entered a team which included Anky Van Grunsven (international Dressage rider) as one of the team. They came 8th out of the 8 teams competing.
We have included a video of Shawn Flarida riding RC Fancy Step. Even though he didn’t win it is a top-level example of the reining movements. Fancy Steps has to be one of the most beautiful Palomino stallions I have ever seen.
Endurance – Individual
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Maria Mercedes Alvarez Ponton/Nobby – Spain – GOLD
HH Sh Mohd B. Rashid Al Maktoum/Ciel Oriental – UAE – SILVER
HE Sh Hamdan Mohd Al Maktoum/SAS Alexis – UAE – BRONZE
Endurance – Team
Photograph © Kit Houghton/FEI
United Arab Emirates (UAE) – GOLD
France – SILVER
Germany – BRONZE
The best time for the 160Km course was achieved by Maria Mercedes Alvarez Ponton, crossing the finish line in 7H:35M:44S. WOW!
Dressage – Grand Prix Freestyle
Photograph © Kit Houghton/FEI
Edward Gal/Moorlands Totilas – Netherlands – GOLD
Laura Bechtolsheimer/Mistral Hojris – Great Britain – SILVER
Steffen Peters/Ravel – USA – BRONZE
Dressage – Grand Prix Special
Edward Gal/Moorland Totilas – Netherlands – GOLD
Laura Bechtolsheimer/Mistral Hojris – Great Britain – SILVER
Steffen Peters/Ravel – USA – BRONZE
Dressage – Team Grand Prix
Photograph © Dirk Caremans/FEI
Netherlands – GOLD
Great Britain – SILVER
Germany – BRONZE
We have included a video of Edward Gal and Moorland Totilas at a previous competition. It is magic to watch the two of them in such harmony and with a score of 91.8%, in the Grand Prix Freestyle, this big black stallion is worth millions.
Eventing – Individual
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Michael Jung/La Biosthetique-SamFBW – Germany – GOLD
William fox-Pitt/Cool Mountain – Great Britain – SILVER
Andrew Nicholson/Nereo – New Zealand – BRONZE
Eventing – Team
Photograph © Peter Nixon/FEI
Great Britain – GOLD
Canada – SILVER
New Zealand – BRONZE
We still have Vaulting, Carriage Driving, Show Jumping and Para-Dressage to go.
Hope you enjoy the pictures and videos!