Roland Tong and the eight-year-old mare CHS Fonteyn received the Magic Prix St Georges (PSG) Freestyle Gold Championship on the 2024 NAF 5 Celebrity Wintry weather Dressage Championships on 73.29% – simply over 1% forward of Jezz Palmer and Honey D’Or.
“She was once good as a result of she’s handiest completed 3 PSGs prior to this after which it was once immediately to the championships,” stated Roland.
“I at all times love the freestyles, Gaynor Colbourn did our tune and she or he performed 27 tools after which introduced all of it in combination, so it’s relatively distinctive as it is going from Swan Lake, to Whitney Houston, to Elton – it’s fantastic.”
It was once a marked development from the PSG the day prior to (10 April) – the place the combo scored 66.12% to complete twelfth – with Roland admitting he went out taking a look to take extra dangers.
“She was once too anxious the day gone by nevertheless it was once utterly other this time round,” he stated. “I went on YouTube and I assumed ‘I’ve were given to make this floorplan in reality arduous’ – so I copied Charlotte Dujardin’s freestyle.”
When requested what the toughest a part of the ensuing regimen was once, Roland laughed, answering: “it all!”
2024 Wintry weather Dressage Championships: “The most efficient horse I’ve ever sat on”
Dannie Morgan persisted his fantastic shape so as to add but some other nationwide identify to his assortment, successful the PDS Saddles Fundamental Freestyle Gold Championship on his remarkable six-year-old gelding Fever Tree (Basis x Dayano), who he describes as “the most productive horse I’ve ever sat on.”
In what was once a robust magnificence, the combo have been transparent winners, scoring the perfect mark of the championships up to now – 79.29% – and completing conveniently transparent of Gracie Catling and Fraithwens Wytske fan ter Lune, who have been 2nd on 75.76%.
“He’s an improbable horse, I’ve by no means had one like him prior to, he offers me goosebumps,” stated Dannie. “I attempted to turn a fascinating ground plan however there wasn’t the rest too technical – he’s were given one of these pretty method of going and is one of these gorgeous mover that I simply attempt to provide him in a pleasant method and he makes my process really easy.”
Fever Tree was once bred by means of David Stone of Bow Lake Equestrian the place Dannie is primarily based and likewise received the amateur freestyle gold on the iciness championships final 12 months. He has now received 25 of 28 outings up to now in his profession and glance set to visit the very most sensible.
“I’ve recognized him since he was once a foal, and ever since I first noticed him, I used to be like, ‘wow, that horse’,” added Dannie. “I were given the chance to shop for him after I broke him in as a 3 12 months outdated. Horses like him don’t come round very ceaselessly so I need to stay hang of him.”
Dannie was once additionally 5th at the seven-year-old gelding Monsieur Frederique who completed on 72.11%.
The Petplan Intermediate I Silver House Pageant went all the way down to the cord with Julia Walker successful on her 19-year-old mare Rodhea on 66.02% – simply forward of Nichola Harrison and Lobke Van Het Urnenveld in 2nd on 65.93%.
“We name her princess,” stated Julia, who works for John and Char Lasstter. “I used to be so happy along with her efficiency and that we didn’t make any errors within the adjustments.”
“She got here to the United Kingdom as a five-year-old from Lithuania and she or he was once going to be for Char however she didn’t relatively develop sufficiently big, so I purchased her after backing and generating her as a tender horse.”
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