I believe Jennie was the only 4* rider to wear her helmet in dressage
Germany has the lead in both the CIC3* and CCI4*, with Frank Ostholt leading the 4* on 35.3 with Little Paint. Piggy French of Great Britain is in second and Niklas Jonsson of Sweden is in third. WEG champion Michael Jung lurks in 9th place on Leopin. Mary is in 14th with Appache Sauce, William is in 15th with Macchiato, and Oli is 20th with ODT Master Rose.
Luhmuhlen CCI4* Scores:
1. Frank Ostholt and Little Paint 35.3
2. Piggy French and Flying Machine 37.2
3. Niklas Jonsson and First Lady 37.8
4. Sandra Auffarth and Opgun Louvo 39.0
5. Andreas Dibowski and Euroridings Butts Leon 39.8
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13. Will Faudree and Pawlow 45.8
17. Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda 46.5
26. Julian Stiller and Chapel Amble 52.8
If you look at the leader board, the Luhmuhlen list has a ton of really quality riders. I know I can get pretty critical of the USA’s dressage level relative to other countries, but today is a great sign for our team–just look at all of the names Jennie and Will beat today, especially considering this is Jennie’s first 4*.
I spoke with Will briefly about his CIC3* test on Missie before he rode Pawlow and he told me he was really pleased with Missie. He said she is a really hard worker and tries her heart out all the time. He mentioned a few moments in the test where he could have ridden better but he said that most of the test was where she is in her training and strength right now. He also said that he is looking forward to the summer, training with Sandy Phillips to get even better marks in the future.
A really busy day on EN rolls on, including a fabulous interview from Samantha shortly. Go eventing.
