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2004 CDI Sydney
Lesley-Anne Taylor Wins Advanced Freestyle
May 1, 2004
The following are the points of interest following the Advanced Freestyle to Music event on Saturday at the Sydney CDI*** International.
* Lesley Ann Taylor captured the audience, as well as the judges attention in the Advanced Freestyle to Music, with a winning score of 70.156 percent aboard her imported black gelding Weltklasse.
"I'm thrilled with him" she commented. "The music was a little faster than i had thought at the beginning, so i was a bit worried, but I'm very happy with him, he's just such a divine character."
* Second place was awarded to the very elegant, Neversfelde Feuer. Feuer's rider, Maurice Bruce, rode a dazzling test, with only a small disobedience from Feuer when a gust of wind disturbed the yellow ribbon surrounding the arena. A very respectable score of 66.82 percent placed them just one percent higher than third place getter Sally Evans on A'Seduction.
With a score of 65.72%, Sally and her mount, the bay stallion A'Seduction, completed a very entertaining test. A'Seduction is still quite green at this level, so Sally was excited with his performance. "I was so pleased with him, because he has not been under this type of atmosphere before," she said.
* Fourth place was awarded to Kerry Mack, aboard her imported stallion Mayfield Pzazz. There were some differences in the judges marks in Kerry's test, but overall, a score of 64.74% ensured a happy combination.
Mack was pleased with Pzazz's test, acknowledging his inexperience at this level, as well as her own. "I've just learnt to ride at this level, and I am still learning how to set up the movements, especially the pirouettes."
* New South Wales rider Verity Spargo rode the 16-hand warmblood gelding APH Faust into fifth position with 63.85 percent followed closely by Sally Dowsett aboard Argentille Bonita with 63.69 percent.
* Just 0.52 percent separated seventh and eighth place, with Emperor Charlemagne and Kate Foundas edging out Danielle Vasella and Northern Xanthus II for seventh spot.
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