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FRH Davinia la Douce

Nickname: Diva Owner: Anna Buffini Gender: Mare Breed: Hanoverian Disciplines: Dressage Sire: Don Frederico Dam: Anneliese R Foal Date: 3/26/2007

FRH Davinia la Douce began her partnership with Anna Buffini in 2020. In their first FEI competition together, they were second in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special at Desert Dressage I.  

In 2021, FRH Davinia la Douce and Buffini earned several top results early in the season, placing third in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special CDI3* at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival Week 10 and third in the Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W at AGDF 5. The duo competed abroad for the first time at the Achleiten CDI4*, CHIO Rotterdam, and CHIO Aachen. At CHIO Aachen, FRH Davinia la Douce and Buffini made their senior team debut and finished fourth in the Grand Prix Special. 

The following year, FRH Davinia la Douce and Buffini competed in their first FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final, finishing ninth in the Freestyle. They spent the spring competing in Europe, finishing second in the Achleiten CDI4* Grand Prix. In the fall, FRH Davinia la Douce and Buffini were second in the Grand Prix and Freestyle CDI-W at Desert Dressage II and III. 

In 2023, FRH Davinia la Douce and Buffini were second in the Grand Prix and Freestyle CDI-W at Desert Dressage IV. They headed to the East Coast and won to the Grand Prix and Freestyle CDI-W at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby.