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McDonald
Places Second In Grand Prix Freestyle
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Debbie
McDonald of Hailey, ID, finished 2nd position with a score of
78.89% in the Grand Prix Freestyle held during the 2003 World
Cup Dressage Finals in Göteberg, Sweden, Sunday, March 30.
McDonald,
riding Mrs. Peggy C. Thomas’s Brentina (Hanoverian: Brentano
II x Lieselotte), finished 2nd in Friday’s Grand Prix which
was used to determine the starting positions for the Grand Prix
Freestyle. U.S. Riders Guenter Seidel, riding Nikolaus 7 (Westphalian:
Weinberg x Elise), finished the Freestyle in 4th with a score
of 75.72% and George Williams, riding Rocher (Westphalian: Rolls
Royce x Fraenzi), finished in 6th with a score of 75.56%.
Chef
d’Equipe, Anne Gribbons said, "Debbie and Brentina had
a beautiful ride today. We are absolutely thrilled and pleased
at our result. The U.S. has great depth and experience for the
future. The spirit in Goteborg has been wonderful and supportive.”
German
rider Ulla Salzgeber finished 1st with a score of 82.19% to capture
the top spot for the third year in a row riding the Latvian Warmblood
gelding Rusty 47.
For
complete results http://www.scg-nl.nl/events/equestrian/2003/goteborg/results/results.ws
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