The Kentucky Cup Dressage Test Event in preparation for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games is gearing up to be a spectacular showcase of top level dressage. The test event, to be held April 19-22 in conjunction with the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, is in preparation for the Games which will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park, September 25-October 10. Riders and horses from eight countries will be competing at the Kentucky Cup including Michelle Gibson, who with her mount Peron scored 75.20% at the Atlanta Olympic Games, the highest score ever awarded an American at an Olympics; Ashley Holzer, Olympic veteran and 2009 Canadian Equestrian Athlete of the Year; Oded Shimoni, the first Israeli to qualify for and compete in the World Equestrian Games and the Olympics. The three-star test event will feature all three classes of international competition, the Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special and the Grand Prix Freestyle, a stylized competition set to music and choreographed for each horse and rider, allowing the rider to create their own test which must include specific compulsory movements.
Kentucky Cup Dressagewill begin the week of official test events. All Kentucky Cup Dressage events will be held in the Outdoor Stadium. The schedule includes:
Tuesday, April 20, 9:00 a.m. Dressage Grand Prix Wednesday, April 21 10:00 a.m. Grand Prix Special Thursday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m. Dressage Freestyle
The Freestyle competition on April 22 is a ticketed event, priced at $15. Tickets to all test events can be purchased online through April 7 and at the gates of the event. To purchase tickets to Kentucky Cup Dressage, the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, and Kentucky Cup Jumping, click here. 2010 Kentucky Cup CDI 3* Participants Rider/Horse/Country Michelle Gibson Don Angelo USA Pierre St Jacques Lucky Tiger USA Ashley Holzer Pop Art CAN Lars Petersen Beemer DEN Melissa Taylor Schumacker Solyst USA Melissa Taylor Succes USA Diane Creech Devon L CAN Diane Creech Wiona CAN Jane D. Hannigan Maksymilian USA Shawna Harding Come On III USA Yvonne Losos de Muniz Optimus Prime DOM Victoria Winter Proton CAN Todd Flettrich Otto USA Mikala Munter Gundersen Leonberg DENC Chris Von Martels Naomi CAN Jacqueline Brooks Balmoral CAN Jacqueline Brooks Gran Gesto CAN Bonny Bonnello Pikardi CAN Belinda Trussell Anton CAN Jaimey Irwin Dover CAN Ute Busse Lindor’s Finest CAN Katherine Bateson Chandler Dea II USA Arlene F. Page Alina USA Luis Reteguiz-Denizard Nalando PUR Tina M. Konyot Calecto V USA Nadine Schlonsok Ikaros GER Gary Vander Ploeg Cezanne CAN Marco Bernal Halbgott COL Shannon Dueck Ayscha CAN Dr. Cesar Parra Don Ulrik USA Oded Shimoni Granada ISR Reese Koffler Stanfield Goubergh’s Kasper USA
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