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2003
World Cup Dressage Finals
Guenter Seidel, George Williams, And Debbie McDonald
to Compete For the USA at 2003 World Cup Dressage Final
February 27, 2003
 Guenter
Seidel riding the 13-year-old Westphalian gelding, Nikolaus
7, scored 77.650 in the freestyle, to win the U.S. Grand
Prix Freestyle Championship/U.S. League Final presented
by USA Equestrian.
In the field of 8 riders, 6 declared their intent to
compete for the U.S. slot at the 2003 Dressage World
Cup Finals in Göteborg, Sweden, March 27 - 30. Prior
to the event, Sue Blinks and Nancy Polozker announced
that they did not wish to be included in the League
Final.
This year, the World Cup Organizing Committee and the
FEI Dressage Committee, increased the number of participants
in the finals from 11 to 18. This paved the way for
George Williams and Rocher, a 12-year-old Westphalian
mare, the winners of the Grand Prix with a score of
70.640, to join Guenter Seidel and Nikolaus 7 and wild
card participants Debbie McDonald and Brentina as U.S.
representatives in the finals.
The U.S. Freestyle Championship was held in combination
with the U.S. League Final for the Dressage World Cup
on February 21 - 23, in conjunction with the Miami Dade
Winter Dressage CDI*** held at the Tropical Park Equestrian
Center in Miami, FL. For the Freestyle Championship
scores were calculated with the Grand Prix being 40%
and the Grand Prix Freestyle counting 60%. For the U.S.
League Final, the Grand Prix scores determined the start
of the Grand Prix Freestyle.
Read More at Dressagedaily.com
Image copyrighted: Mary Phelps
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