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Konyot delivers in third Selection Trial

Jun 16, 2012

Tina Konyot and Calecto V picked a good day to have their test of a lifetime. They stormed to the win in Friday's FEI Grand Prix test with a very determined performance to top the Grand Prix National Championship's third test of four. The 14-year-old Danish Warmblood stallion and Konyot scored above 80% for the first time in their career together. Today's performance at the 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions marked their personal best and Konyot thinks there is even more to come despite scoring 80.149% today.

Konyot received tremendous marks for her entry (the scoreboard showed 92% at one point) to the test and continued to ride for every point, the judging panel of Janet Foy, Lois Yukins, Linda Zang, Jane Weatherwax and Hilda Gurney rewarded her brave and accurate effort. Beautiful flying changes highlighted exceptional canter work.

It didn't, however, change the overall leader of the championships: Steffen Peters lock on the 2012 title remained unchanged as he rode Legolas 92 to the second place on a score of 78.466%. A mistake in the one-tempi changes marred an otherwise clean test - with scores hovering around the 80% mark for the majority of it. 

Jan Ebeling (Moorpark, CA) and Amy Ebeling and Ann Romney's Rafalca put in an improved effort from last week and reinforced their third place standing with a score of 75.255%. Ebeling and the 15-year-old Oldenburg mare chalked up their best score to date and took one step closer to their Olympic dreams.

Source dressagedaily.com