Rebecca Hart and Schroeter's Romani at the Deauville, France, CPEDI3* April 7-10, 2016 (Photo provided by Rebecca Hart)
Hart, a seven-time USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Champion, two-time Paralympian (2008, 2012) and two-time World Equestrian Games athlete (2010, 2014), was excited to travel back to Europe for another opportunity to showcase Schroeter's Romani's talent and gain valuable feedback from the judging panel.
Hart noted, "It has been a wonderful experience getting to travel and compete with Annie. It's been a great way to do the European circuit. We are able to keep it light and fun; even when the pressure is on at a major CPEDI. It makes the whole experience so much more enjoyable. It's the true meaning of work hard; play hard. I am so happy to see the results that we have been achieving. Annie rocked it in an incredibly large and competitive Grade three class, with top finishes and I couldn't have asked for a better result with Romani. She came in strong for this competition. She was super in the all three tests. Winning the individual; which is the first time I have ever won an individual championship in Europe. It was a great way to start the season and I hope to get to hear the national anthem again this year."
Hart continued, "The freestyle was a great learning moment. She felt fabulous throughout the performance. We were in the mid 70's, we did our new freestyle with a full walk pirouette; which is an unusual element. We had to add some variety and make it different. We have used the choreography before, but it was discussed between the judges here and was deemed disallowed; which is a mandatory hit to the choreography score. It dropped our score to a 71.3% for third, but I am still thrilled with the result. We are re-working the choreography and it was great to learn this now, rather than at our nationals or if we make the team, in Rio. It was a lovely event and I can't thank the organizers enough for hosting us."
Hart acknowledged, "I also have to thank my incredible team at Cherry Knoll Farm. Margaret Duprey enabled me to come on this European trip and I think it was an invaluable experience. Without her amazing support of not only me, but the whole sport of US Para-Dressage; I would not be able to do this. I also want to thank Todd Flettrich for his wonderful tutelage and guidance through this entire year. We have truly stepped up our game and he has helped me to build the confidence and partnership with Romani and it's showing in the results. I also have to thank my amazing grooms Hannah Hassinger and Fernando Ortega. They keep Romani at her best at home and on the road. They put in long hard days and enable us to do our best when the pressure is on. Also to my amazing owners and supporters who believed in Romani and I from the start and put us on the Road to Rio; Margaret Duprey, Bill and Sandy Kimmel, Barbara Summer, Brigitte Byrialsen, and Sycamore Station. This is truly a team effort, without these amazing people we wouldn't be here and sharing in these results."
Annie Peavy, a 2014 World Equestrian Games individual, added, "Competing at this CPEDI gave me lots of confidence going into the selection trials. It was tough competition with 17 nations. Lance is a partner and I mean that in the truest sense, he brings out the best in me and I strive to bring out the best in him and not let him down."
Peavy continued, "Becca Hart never ceases to impress me with her riding and approach to competition. She is focused and continues to up the game in America. I consider myself fortunate to call her a friend.
Peavy concluded, "I can't thank Heather Blitz enough for coaching me through a wonderful weekend. I also have to thank my parents, I could not have done this without their endless support."
Peavy along with her team and coach Heather Blitz will be staying in Europe to attend Waregem CPEDI3* April 21-24, before heading home for the Selection Trials.
Hart and coach Todd Flettrich will head back to the United States to prepare for the 2016 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Paralympic Equestrian Team Selection Trials; Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships; and Open Para-Dressage National Show scheduled June 3-5, 2016, at Waterloo Hunt Club in Grass Lake, Michigan. The 2016 Rio Paralympic Equestrian Games are scheduled for September 11-16, 2016, at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For more information about the The Deauville CPEDI*** (Concours Para-équestre de Dressage International) or for results please visit http://www.handiequicompet.fr/en/index.html.
Results from The Deauville CPEDI*** (Concours Para-équestre de Dressage International) April 7-10, 2016
April 7, 2016 FEI Team Test
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-TEAM-TEST-II
1 VAN DER HORST Rixt NED UNIEK NOP 71.265
2 HART Rebecca USA SCHROETERS ROMANI 69.912
3 VERMEULEN Demi NED BURBERRY 69.118
4 ROLING Annemarieke NED DOO SCHUFRO 6
5 VAN GEENEN Yvette NED HAPPY HERO II 66.706
6 KERR HORAN Kate IRL ARLANDE 65.029
7 DE BEER Shani RSA DONDERWOLK 63.971
8 MUNK MADSEN Line DEN ALPE D'HUEZ 63.147
9 MISLIN Clo? FRA RIENZO 62.059
10 MELARANCI Elisa BRA ZABELLE 61.559
11 TSANG Tin Chi Timothy HKG TYSON 60.676
12 SCHRADER Fleur HKG BRANDY 59.118
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-TEAM-TEST-IB
1 GERRITSEN Est?e NED EXQUIS ONASSIS 73.680
2 PUCH Pepo AUT FONTAINENOIR 72.840
3 DEN DULK Nicole NED FAUST 70.320
4 KIVIM?KI Jaana FIN BELLILENE 65.880
5 GERNY C?line FRA FLINT 65.680
6 TAN Maximillian SIN DON'S DAY DREAM 65.520
7 FERNANDES ALVES Marcos BRA UP TO DATE 64.320
8 QUINTANA PLAGARO Natalia ESP LIGUSTER 61.840
9 MBATSHA BOUWER Tasmin RSA VERDI 55.520
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-TEAM-TEST-IA
1 CHRISTIANSEN Sophie GBR ATHENE LINDEBJERG 74.913
2 TAN Laurentia SIN RUBEN JAMES 2 72.826
3 DUNHAM Anne GBR LJT LUCAS NORMARK 71.652
4 KEARNEY Helen IRL ROCK AND ROLL 2 69.957
5 FROES RIBEIRO DE OLIVA Sergio BRA COCO CHANEL 69.696
6 TSE Pui Ting Natasha HKG NEW WASHINGTONS EDIT 67.783
7 MARTINS MAZZILLI Vera Lucia BRA BALLANTINE 67.130
7 SANCHEZ L?a FRA RHAPSODIE*ENE-HN 67.130
9 FROES RIBEIRO DE OLIVA Sergio BRA BELLA FARFALLA 66.826
10 STOCLIN Thibault FRA UNIEK EL
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-TEAM-TEST-IV
1 WELLS Sophie GBR VALERIUS 72.738
2 WELLS Sophie GBR C FATAL ATTRACTION 72.571
3 KONGENSGAARD Line DEN LAPONIO 70.095
4 DWYER James IRL FLEURETTE VAN DE KREUNGEL 64.500
5 WHITE Amelia AUS LOTUS 253 62.571
6 FONSECA DOS SANTOS Thiago BRA UP TO DATE 62.381
7 BONNE Jane DEN LYRIK 62.262
8 SHARBATLY Ahmed KSA WHITNEY 60.333
9 SHARBATLY Ahmed KSA CAMARE 59.571
10 ELDOOGUE Nikki AUS FULL TIME EL
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-TEAM-TEST-III
1 JOHNSON-DWYER Philippa RSA LORD LOUIS 71.289
2 UMBACK Katie AUS GRONSKOVLUNDS MARQUIS 70.553
3 KRIJNSEN Lotte NED ROSENSTOLZ 69.263
4 LETARTRE Jos? FRA SWING ROYAL*ENE-HN 69.053
5 PEAVY Angela USA LANCELOT WARRIOR 68.974
6 CRIDDLE Deborah GBR LJT AKILLES 68.237
7 BENNETT Heather GBR ZAVAILANTIKA 67.947
8 CATEL Samuel FRA MOGADOR DE VALANGE 67.263
9 GAFFNEY Rosemary IRL BINK 67.263
10 RISKALLA Rodolpho BRA WARENNE (DE) 67.000
11 STUDER Louise FRA ESMERALDA TANZ 66.395
12 GAFFNEY Rosemary IRL ALDHAM MILL DUBLOON 66.289
13 KRAPELS Glasten NED WISCONTI 66.158
14 THORNING Tobias DEN BRUUNSHOLMS CARABIAN 65.605
15 PEAVY Angela USA OZZY COOPER 65.237
16 VERMEIR Bert BEL ROMANE VAN DE PAARDEBLOEM 64.816
17 GULDFRO Lonnie DEN CATWALK 64.368
18 VERMEIR Bert BEL JARIS 59.605
19 HAMMOND-PARKER Krissy NZL RAPIDE 58.868
20 DU TOIT Sarone RSA BOREAS D'ALEM 54.079
21 ELSOBECKI Lizzie AUS VALENTIN VEJAD EL
21 ELHIGGINS Chelsea AUS WAIKA 76 EL
21 ELSTORME Frederic BEL LAURICIO EL
21 ELUMBACK Katie AUS ARWEN EL
25 VINCHON Vladimir FRA TARANTINO FLEURI Retired
25 CLAEYS Manon BEL AXIOOM VAN PALICE Retired
April 9, 2016
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-IND.-CHAMPIONSHIP-TEST-II
1 HART Rebecca USA SCHROETERS ROMANI 71.371
2 VERMEULEN Demi NED BURBERRY 70.914
3 VAN DER HORST Rixt NED UNIEK NOP 69.943
4 ROLING Annemarieke NED DOO SCHUFRO 66.743
5 MUNK MADSEN Line DEN ALPE D'HUEZ 65.714
6 VAN GEENEN Yvette NED HAPPY HERO II 64.971
7 DE BEER Shani RSA DONDERWOLK 64.943
8 KERR HORAN Kate IRL ARLANDE 64.343
9 MISLIN Clo? FRA RIENZO 62.886
10 SCHRADER Fleur HKG BRANDY 61.857
11 TSANG Tin Chi Timothy HKG TYSON 59.686
12 MELARANCI Elisa BRA ZABELLE 54.229
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-IND.-CHAMPIONSHIP-TEST-IB
1 PUCH Pepo AUT FONTAINENOIR 76.793
2 GERRITSEN Est?e NED EXQUIS ONASSIS 73.138
3 DEN DULK Nicole NED FAUST 70.414
4 GERNY C?line FRA FLINT 67.310
5 KIVIM?KI Jaana FIN BELLILENE 66.207
6 QUINTANA PLAGARO Natalia ESP LIGUSTER 65.310
7 FERNANDES ALVES Marcos BRA UP TO DATE 64.345
8 MBATSHA BOUWER Tasmin RSA VERDI 64.276
9 TAN Maximillian SIN DON'S DAY DREAM 62.621
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-IND.-CHAMPIONSHIP-TEST-IA
1 CHRISTIANSEN Sophie GBR ATHENE LINDEBJERG 75.739
2 TAN Laurentia SIN RUBEN JAMES 2 72.696
3 DUNHAM Anne GBR LJT LUCAS NORMARK 71.565
4 KEARNEY Helen IRL ROCK AND ROLL 2 70.261
5 STOCLIN Thibault FRA UNIEK 68.174
6 FROES RIBEIRO DE OLIVA Sergio BRA BELLA FARFALLA 67.652
7 TSE Pui Ting Natasha HKG NEW WASHINGTONS EDIT 67.087
8 MARTINS MAZZILLI Vera Lucia BRA BALLANTINE 65.435
9 SANCHEZ L?a FRA RHAPSODIE*ENE-HN 63.826
10 FROES RIBEIRO DE OLIVA Sergio BRA COCO CHANEL 62.957
CPEDI2016-RESULTS-FEI-IND.-CHAMPIONSHIP-TEST-III
1 JOHNSON-DWYER Philippa RSA LORD LOUIS 71.268
2 UMBACK Katie AUS GRONSKOVLUNDS MARQUIS 69.561
3 KRIJNSEN Lotte NED ROSENSTOLZ 69.098
4 CRIDDLE Deborah GBR LJT AKILLES 68.732
5 STUDER Louise FRA ESMERALDA TANZ 68.683
6 KRAPELS Glasten NED WISCONTI 68.512
7 RISKALLA Rodolpho BRA WARENNE (DE) 68.390
8 LETARTRE Jos? FRA SWING ROYAL*ENE-HN 67.854
9 CATEL Samuel FRA MOGADOR DE VALANGE 67.585
10 PEAVY Angela USA LANCELOT WARRIOR 67.439
11 THORNING Tobias DEN BRUUNSHOLMS CARABIAN 67.098
12 GAFFNEY Rosemary IRL BINK 66.854
13 BENNETT Heather GBR ZAVAILANTIKA 66.439
14 GULDFRO Lonnie DEN CATWALK 65.829
15 VERMEIR Bert BEL ROMANE VAN DE PAARDEBLOEM 64.341
16 GAFFNEY Rosemary IRL ALDHAM MILL DUBLOON 64.220
17 HIGGINS Chelsea AUS WAIKA 76 63.829
18 PEAVY Angela USA OZZY COOPER 62.488
19 HAMMOND-PARKER Krissy NZL RAPIDE 58.976
20 VERMEIR Bert BEL JARIS EL
21 DU TOIT Sarone RSA BOREAS D'ALEM Retired
21 SOBECKI Lizzie AUS VALENTIN VEJAD Retired
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-IND.-CHAMPIONSHIP-TEST-IV
1 WELLS Sophie GBR VALERIUS 74.976
2 WELLS Sophie GBR C FATAL ATTRACTION 72.381
3 KONGENSGAARD Line DEN LAPONIO 68.952
4 DWYER James IRL FLEURETTE VAN DE KREUNGEL 66.738
5 FONSECA DOS SANTOS Thiago BRA UP TO DATE 63.214
6 WHITE Amelia AUS LOTUS 253 62.048
7 SHARBATLY Ahmed KSA WHITNEY 60.619
8 BONNE Jane DEN LYRIK 59.881
9 DOOGUE Nikki AUS FULL TIME 58.905
10 SHARBATLY Ahmed KSA CAMARE 57.595
April 10, 2016
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-FREESTYLE-TEST-IA
1 CHRISTIANSEN Sophie GBR ATHENE LINDEBJERG 77,150
2 DUNHAM Anne GBR LJT LUCAS NORMARK 76,150
3 TAN Laurentia SIN RUBEN JAMES 2 73,650
4 KEARNEY Helen IRL ROCK AND ROLL 2 70,400
5 MARTINS MAZZILLI Vera Lucia BRA BALLANTINE 68,150
6 FROES RIBEIRO DE OLIVA Sergio BRA BELLA FARFALLA 65,500
7 TSE Pui Ting Natasha HKG NEW WASHINGTONS EDIT 63,100
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-FREESTYLE-TEST-II
1 VAN DER HORST Rixt NED UNIEK NOP 76,400
2 VERMEULEN Demi NED BURBERRY 72,300
3 HART Rebecca USA SCHROETERS ROMANI 71,150
4 VAN GEENEN Yvette NED HAPPY HERO II 68,900
5 KERR HORAN Kate IRL ARLANDE 67,950
6 DE BEER Shani RSA DONDERWOLK 66,250
7 ROLING Annemarieke NED DOO SCHUFRO 62,400
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-FREESTYLE-TEST-III
1 JOHNSON-DWYER Philippa RSA LORD LOUIS 75,600
2 KRIJNSEN Lotte NED ROSENSTOLZ 73,550
3 CRIDDLE Deborah GBR LJT AKILLES 72,400
4 PEAVY Angela USA LANCELOT WARRIOR 68,750
5 RISKALLA Rodolpho BRA WARENNE (DE) 68,400
6 LETARTRE José FRA SWING ROYAL*ENE-HN 68,400
7 UMBACK Katie AUS GRONSKOVLUNDS MARQUIS 66,350
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-FREESTYLE-TEST-IV-(2)
1 WELLS Sophie GBR VALERIUS 77,600
2 KONGENSGAARD Line DEN LAPONIO 71,000
3 DWYER James IRL FLEURETTE VAN DE KREUNGEL 69,500
4 BONNE Jane DEN LYRIK 64,150
5 FONSECA DOS SANTOS Thiago BRA UP TO DATE 64,100
6 WHITE Amelia AUS LOTUS 253 63,950
7 SHARBATLY Ahmed KSA WHITNEY 62,400
CPEDI16-RESULTS-FEI-FREESTYLE-TEST-IB
1 PUCH Pepo AUT FONTAINENOIR 81,150
2 DEN DULK Nicole NED FAUST 75,950
3 GERRITSEN Estée NED EXQUIS ONASSIS 74,650
4 KIVIMÄKI Jaana FIN BELLILENE 70,000
5 GERNY Céline FRA FLINT 69,000
6 FERNANDES ALVES Marcos BRA UP TO DATE 67,050
7 TAN Maximillian SIN DON'S DAY DREAM 64,250