Scores: 2008 CDI-W Saugerties

Sun, 09/07/2008 - 00:00
2008 CDI-W Saugerties - 3 - 7 September 2008

Prix St Georges

  • 1. Trussell, Belinda - Anton - 69.650% (Canada)
  • 2. Klaassen, Rick - Royal Flash - 66.850% (USA)
  • 3. Springsteen, Susan - Fanale - 66.100% (USA)
  • 4. Robert, Linda - Wedding Surprise- 66.000% (USA)
  • 5. Tubman, Lee - De La Rosa - 64.600% (Canada)
  • 6. Caron, Elizabeth - Lentisco - 64.100% (USA)
  • 7. Tubman, Lee - Tygo B - 63.800% (Canada)
  • 8. Petersen, Lars - Beemer - 62.750% (Denmark)
  • 9. Irving, Jill - Grand Marnier - 62.150% (Canada)
  • 10. Smith, Gina - Frappuccino- 62.050% (Canada)
  • 11. von Neumann-Cosel, Felicitas - Tonico Do Top - 60.300% (USA)
  • 12. Rosenfeld, Dede - World Fire- 59.600% (USA)
  • 13. Byrne, Doreen - Renoir - 58.200% (USA)

Intermediaire I

  • 1. Trussell, Belinda - Anton - 68.000% (Canada)
  • 2. Klaassen, Rick - Royal Flash - 67.700% (USA)
  • 3. Springsteen, Susan - Fanale - 67.450% (USA)
  • 4. Robert, Linda - Wedding Surprise - 64.100% (USA)
  • 5. Petersen, Lars - Beemer - 63.000% (Denmark)
  • 6. Tubman, Lee - De La Rosa - 62.800% (Canada)
  • 7. Tubman, Lee - Tygo B - 61.850% (Canada)
  • 8. Rosenfeld, Dede - World Fire - 60.500% (USA)
  • 9. Armstrong-Powers, Elizabeth - Parsifal - 60.450% (USA)
  • 10. von Neumann-Cosel, Felicitas - Tonico Do Top - 60.100% (USA)
  • 11. Irving, Jill - Grand Marnier - 59.450% (Canada)
  • 12. Smith, Gina - Frappuccino - 53.150% (Canada)

Intermediaire I Kur to Music

  • 1.Trussell, Belinda - Anton - 72.100% (Canada)
  • 2. Klaassen, Rick - Royal Flash - 69.850% (USA)
  • 3. Robert, Linda - Wedding Surprise - 67.950% (USA)
  • 4. Tubman, Lee - De La Rosa - 65.600% (Canada)
  • 5. Smith, Gina - Frappuccino - 64.900% (Canada)
  • 6. Irving, Jill - Grand Marnier - 56.650% (Canada)

Born in Sydney, Australia, Belinda Trussell spent her childhood living in places as exotic as Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Atlanta, Georgia. In 1987 Belinda moved to Toronto, Canada, where, coached by Gary Vander Ploeg, she competed at the Young Riders level. In 1988 she won the Canadian National Dressage Championships and placed 9th individually at the North American Young Riders Championships. Belinda retained her Australian passport and represented that country in all Young Riders competitions until 1994 when she became a Canadian citizen. A Canadian Olympic Team Member, Belinda Trussell has made Oakcrest Farms her home since 1997. In September 2006, she was joined by John MacPherson in an exciting new partnership that will saw the training facility grow as one of the premier dressage destinations in Canada. Belinda made her competition debut with Anton in 2007. The eight-year-old German-bred gelding Anton (Antaeus x Melit), owned by Robyn Eames, won all three Saugerties small tour classes. In the Kur they achieved a 72.100% winning score, riding to music from the soundtrack of the Bee Movie.

Intermediaire II

  • 1.Williams, Simone - Wunder Ein - 64.488% (Canada)

Grand Prix

  • 1. Ebeling, Jan - Rafalca - 66.750% (USA)
  • 2. Morelli, Catherine - BeSe - 64.750% (USA)
  • 3. von Neumann-Cosel, Felicitas - Roulette - 62.417% (USA)
  • 4. Finnegan, Paige - Karola - 61.333% (USA)
  • 5. Ishoy, Cindy - Dread Response - 60.708% (Canada)
  • 6. Taylor, Melissa - Schumacker Solyst - 60.583% (USA)
  • 7. Zinglersen, Tine - Neumunster - 58.583% (USA)
  • 8. McKeown, Sue - Marshal - 57.625% (USA)
  • 9. Williams, Simone - Wunder Ein - 56.583% (Canada)

German born, Jan Ebeling, 50, is an international dressage rider based in Moorpark, California. Before coming to the United States in 1984, Ebeling worked as an apprentice under Herbert Rehbein and earned his bereiter, a German license to train horses.  In 1984, he moved to the United States to work with U.S. Olympian Robert Dover. Ebeling won the Saugerties Grand Prix aboard Rafalca. Rafalca is an 11 year-old [1997] Oldenburg mare by Argentinius (Absatz) out of Ratine (Rubinstein I) bred in Germany by Erwin Risch. Her first owner-trainer was Melanie Sandig who trained with Isabell Werth's trainer, Wolfram Wittig, and won several Prix St. George classes in Germany. Jan's business partner,Christian Heinrich, scouted the horse in 2006 and facilitated the sale. Jan subsequently developed a relationship with Wolfram Wittig. Rafalca was purchased for Jan by Rob-Rom Enterprises, LLC., which comprises; Ann Romney, Beth Meyer, Pat Crow and Amy Ebeling. Rafalca performed her first Grand Prix with Jan in a demonstration at the 2007 World Cup Finals in Las Vegas, which won them a standing ovation. Rafalca was 3rd in the Intermediaire 1 at the 2007 National Championships at Galdstone, NJ

Grand Prix Special

  • 1.Taylor, Melissa - Schumacker Solyst - 61.400% (USA)

Grand Prix Kur to Music - CDI-W

  • 1.Ebeling, Jan - Rafalca - 71.700% (USA)
  • 2. Morelli, Catherine - BeSe - 69.800% (USA)
  • 3. Williams, Simone - Wunder Ein - 65.550% (Canada)
  • 4. Finnegan, Paige - Karola - 64.600% (USA)
  • 5. McKeown, Sue - Marshal - 63.100% (USA)
  • 6. Ishoy, Cindy - Dread Response - 60.200% (Canada)
  • 7. von Neumann-Cosel, Felicitas - Roulette - 59.550% (USA)
  • 8. Zinglersen, Tine - Neumunster - 57.500% (USA)

California dressage rider Jan Ebeling and the 11-year-old Oldenburg mare, Rafalca, won the World Cup Qualifier at Saugerties CDI-W show in upstate New York this weekend with a score of 71.700%.  This result came after their victory in the Grand Prix on Saturday. Jan was delighted with the mare who, "didn't really have any mistakes," in the Grand Prix Freestyle.  "She was really, really super and it was definitely a confidence builder." The test, which is ridden to music from the movie, The Mission, begins with one tempi changes into a 1-¾ pirouette followed by two-tempi changes; and was recognized for its difficulty by the judges who responded with some very positive comments. Rafalca, who is jointly owned by Ann Romney (wife to republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney), Beth Meyer, Pat Crow and Amy Ebeling, has been consistently improving in her preparation for the show despite Jan's concerns about the humidity, which is not a factor in California. "It was very muggy but, fortunately, it didn't seem to affect her too much. She was really on," added Jan. While the aim is to make it to the 2009 World Cup Finals, Jan added, "There is still a long road to go with many other top riders competing for a ticket to Las Vegas."  Jan will be heading to Dressage at Devon from September 24-28th to compete with Rafalca where he'll be joined by his coach, Wolfram Wittig, before returning to the West Coast to continue their winter campaign, which may include a tour to Europe.