Florentinus V (Florestan-Lady in Red by Londonderry) barely missed making the final, finishing the day in 13th place with a score of 8.18. The impressive Westphalian stallion was once again ridden by his owner Jennifer Hoffman (San Diego, CA). The pair has recently been training in Germany and know very well the high standard they are up against, they return to the ring Saturday eyeing a place in the final.
Ridden by Sabine Schut-Kery, Sanceo (San Remo- St. Pr. Hauptstutbuch by Ramiro’s Son II) was competing outside the U.S. for the first time. The Hanoverian stallion owned by Alice Womble earned an overall score of 7.6. Schut-Kery (Thousand Oaks, CA) rode a solid test for which Sanceo earned high marks in the trot and canter, 8.4 and 8.3 respectively.
USEF Young Horse Dressage Coach Scott Hassler was pleased with the effort of the two U.S. entries Friday and knows they will fight for a place in the final.
“Both Jennifer and Sabine presented their horses well, earning many scores in the mid-8 range, but a couple lower scores knocked their overall score down. They compete tomorrow for another chance to get into the final. I was very proud of our two combinations and we will give it our best effort tomorrow.”
Competition begins in the Prize of the company ZEDAN at 9:30am local time.
Find more information about the FEI World Dressage Championships for Young Horses including schedules, orders of go and results here.
For further information on the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program, please visit: http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsdisciplines/discipline/alldressage/NatlYHProgram.aspx.