The showgrounds in Wellington, Florida, are being readied to welcome riders competing in the second leg of the 2015 FEI Nations' Cup dressage series on 24 - 28 March 2015. The series, which is in its third pilot year, kicked off last weekend at Bernadette Brune's Domaine Equestre des Grands Pins in Vidauban, France. While Team Germany won the opening leg in Vidauban, team USA 2 are the favourites for the victory in Florida.
The CDIO Wellington takes place in a different format from all the other CDIO competitions in the world as the North American leg has a mixed format of small tour and big tour combinations which serves as qualifier for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
For the 2015 Wellington edition nine teams are scheduled to compete with the biggest nations, the U.S.A. and Canada, both fielding two teams.
A maximum of four combinations can make up a team and the results of the three best riders in the PSG, Inter I, Grand Prix and Special will count for the end result. Grand Prix riders earn an extra 1.5% for both the Grand Prix and the Special. Teams need at least one Grand Prix combination to be eligible to qualify for the Pan Ams.
The teams according to Dressage-News are:
AUSTRALIA
Karin Davis – Morris (Small Tour)
Kim Gentry – Leonardo (Small Tour)
Nicholas Fyffe – Fiero HGF (Small Tour)
CANADA 1
Diane Creech – Robbie W (Small Tour)
Chris Von Martels – Zilverstar (Small Tour)
Megan Lane – Caravella Big Tour)
Belinda Trussell - Anton (Big Tour)
CANADA 2
Christilot Boylen – Donatella (Small Tour)
Shannon Dueck – Cantaris (Small Tour)
Tina Irwin – Fancy That (Small Tour)
Jill Irving – Degas (Big Tour)
COLOMBIA
Marco Bernal – Farewell IV (Small Tour)
Marco Bernal Kalb – Antonio (Small Tour)
Maria Aponte – Pretty Woman (Small Tour)
GERMANY
Michael Klimke – Djamba Djokiba (Small Tour)
Patricia Koschel -Leuchtfeuer DE (Small Tour)
Neve Myburgh – Bon Chance (Small Tour)
Christoph Koschel – Tiesto (Big Tour)
GUATEMALA
Alexandra Dominique Thomas – Beijing (Small Tour)
Esther Mortimer – Adajio (Small Tour)
Andrea Schorpp Pinot – Zedrick DyLoma (Small Tour)
VENEZUELA
Irina Moleiro de Munro – Von Primaire (Small Tour)
Irina Muro – Don Royal (Small Tour)
Patricia Fernando – Alpha’s Why Not (Small Tour)
USA 1
Shelly Francis – Doktor (Big Tour)
Catherine Haddad-Staller – Hotmail (Big Tour)
Tina Konyot – Wyoming (Small Tour)
Kasey Perry – Gorklintgaards Dublet (Small Tour)
USA 2
Laura Graves – Verdades (Big Tour)
Allison Brock – Rosevelt (Big Tour)
Kimberly Herslow – Rosmarin (Small Tour)
Olivia LaGoy-Weltz – Rassing's Lonoir (Small Tour)
INDIVIDUAL
Pia Aragao – Brazil – Blador Interagro
Luis Reteguiz Denizard – Puerto Rico – Royal Affair (Small Tour)
Yvonne Losos de Muñiz – Dominican Republic – Foco Loco (Big Tour)
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