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Zone, which includes Greenwich Park. All three equestrian sports (eventing, show jumping and dres- sage) will be held at Greenwich
Park. T ere are also venues scattered around Great Britain for sailing, rowing, soc- cer, and cycling. T is Test Event
also included a Paralympic class on Tuesday, July 5 and a separate Grand Prix Show Jumping class on Wednesday, July 6, in which U.S. rid- er Laura Kraut com- peted. After the Test Event, the Union Internationale de Pentathlon held its World Cup at the same facility. T e CIC** Green- wich Park Eventing Invitational horse trial included 41 en- tries and was run on a smaller scale than the actual Olympics. T is was a two-star event, where the Olympics are closer to a four-star. Grandstand seating is only on one side of the arena, which is on a raised platform. T ough many tickets were given out to various local of- fi cials and residents, the number of spectators was very low. All the cross-country jumps are portable, and supposedly make no impact on local water, sewer, trash or electricity. I thought the arena looked amazing—exactly like the artist’s con- ception I saw on the London 2012 website. Of course, there will always be endless debates
about arena footing, but even the one rider who fell in the show jumping class thought it was a soft enough landing. All the volunteers I spoke with said they were also coming for the 2012 Summer Olympics and their enthusiasm was obvious. T e President of the Ground Jury was Anne Mette (Denmark). T e other two judges were Gillian Rolton (Australia) and Nick Burton (Great Britain). At the event I saw U.S. Eventing coach Captain Mark Phillips, as well as USEF Executive Di- rector of Sports Programs Jim Wolf and U.S. show jumping guru George Morris. T e weather was bright and sunny and
Beth Collier outside the main equestrian arena at Greenwich Park
even a bit hot for dressage. British rider Piggy French riding DHI Topper W scored a 34.7 in dressage to lead the competition. She added no additional penalty points in cross-country or show jumping, so won the competition on her dressage score. T e show jump- ing phase consisted of two rounds, which is the format for the Olympics. After the comple-
tion of the fi rst round of show jumping, the top 25 riders qualifi ed for the second round. For the Olympics, this second round will decide the in- dividual medal winners. River of Joy and Michael Jung of Germany fi n- ished second with Pippa Funnell of Great Britain riding Billy Shannon to fi nish third. T e Duchess of Cornwall, who is also
the Patron of the British Equestrian Federa- tion, presented the awards after show jumping. T ree riders represented the U.S., though none of them fi nished in the top 10. Will Fau- dree of North Carolina rode Jennifer Mosing’s DHI Colour Candy. Logan Rawlings rode Jay- bee Star Celebrity and Julian Stiller rode Gun- stone Wallstreet. Both Rawlings and Stiller are currently based in the U.K.
Two Times the Fun in Europe Marilyn Little-Meredith of Raylyn Farm in
Frederick spent the summer in Europe competing in both Grand Prix show jumping and in event- ing. While there, she competed in several “Big Tour” shows and two-star events.
Cita Z and Marilyn Little-Meredith fi nished in the top of several Grand Prix show jumping competitions throughout Europe this summer.
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T e jumpers left the U.S. around the last week of May and initially I was based in Elmpt, Ger- many for two weeks before moving to Brussels, Belgium. T e horses did a small warm-up show in Roggel, Netherlands the week following their arrival. After that, their fi rst show was Merrlo (Netherlands) where I fi nished second with Cita Z in the Grand Prix. Wald- man Z fi nished sixth in the Z-Classic. T e fi rst International show was at the CSI**** Geesteren (Netherlands) where the hors- es jumped beautifully despite downpours and the coldest weather I have ever experienced in June! Waldman Z fi nished fourth in the CSI**** National Landschap Prijs after a bril- liant round. After this show he is now my anchor horse.
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