Guenter Seidel of Del Mar, CA placed sixth in the FEI World Cup Final, held April 1-4, at the Dusseldorf Masters in Dusseldorf, Germany. Leslie Morse with her stallion, Kingston, placed fifth in the B Final.

In the preliminary competition held on Friday, April 2, Seidel, aboard the 15-year-old Westfalian gelding Nikolaus 7 (Weinberg - Elise), had a Grand Prix score of 71.33%. Morse, aboard the 12-year-old Dutch stallion Kingston (Voltaire - Gisnette), turned in a test score of 65.87%.

On Sunday, Seidel and Nikolaus 7 put in a solid performance and placed sixth with a 76.96%. Morse and Kingston put in a score of a 69.10% in the consolation Finals, which placed them fifth. It was a good experience for the combination as this was their first International combination representing the United States.

Anky van Grunsven from the Netherlands won the 2004 FEI World Cup Final with a score of 83.45%. This is van Grunsven’s sixth World Cup title.

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