Ricky MacMillan Wins the 2004 Australian Dressage Championships

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2004 Australian Dressage Championships

Although Ricky MacMillan and Crisp had won the Pacific League World Cup Qualifier at Equitana Australia earlier this year, they decided not to show in the Finals in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Instead, MacMillan, who is a dentist by profession, decided to defend her national title at the 2004 Australian Dressage Championships.

Aboard her steady mount Crisp, a Hanoverian gelding by Consul, MacMillan was the only consistent scorer in the Grand Prix Championship. Hanna won the Intermediaire II, Grand Prix and Grand Prix freestyle, closely followed by Mary Hanna on Limbo. Because of MacMillan's upper 60-lower 70% marks and her three number one placings, MacMillan became the undisputable winner of the 2004 Australian Dressage Championships.

Ricky Macmillan on Crisp Also interesting to know is that the Advanced level classes were won by Mary Hanna aboard the Hanoverian licensed stallion Whisper (by Weltmeyer). Dr. Kerry Mack recently imported this black sire into Australia. In Europe the horse was both known as Weltstar (competitor at the German Bundeschampionate) and Whisper (winner of the Dutch Fourth Level Championship in 2003). Hanna scored 65.50% (2), and 70.40% (1) claiming victory with an overall total of 135.90. Hanna had to deal with serious competition from Rozz Tippett on Holme Grove Bolero.