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Pop Art goes out on a high note

Nov 12, 2012

It was Ashley Holzer’s night to shine, and shine she did, with her long-time partner Pop Art piaffing and passaging to one last victory together at the 90th Royal Horse Show. While the scores for tonight’s $20,000 Dominion Regalia Royal Invitational Dressage Cup Freestyle to Music were closer than might have been expected, the level of confidence and maturity which exuded from Holzer and Pop Art put them in a class of their own. It takes a lot of guts to passage into piaffe at “C” (smack in front of three judges.) If you’re going to do it there, you had better do it well. Holzer and Pop Art did it flawlessly tonight.

Runner up Jacquie Brooks officially retired her long-time partner Gran Gesto in a ceremony in the ring tonight, after contesting the class with her London Olympic mount D Niro.

Freestyle to Music
1. Ashley Holzer / Bronx, NY / Pop Art / 76.708%
2. Jacqueline Brooks / Mount Albert, ON / D Niro / 72.750%
3. Jaimey Irwin / Stouffville, ON / Lindor’s Finest / 70.83%
4. David Marcus / Campbellville, ON / Chrevi's Capital / 68.875%