Meegan Daun riding Sir Archiebald; pictured here at a previous event.
© Jess van der Vlist
By Equestrian Life
The 2019 Tasmanian Dressage Championships took place at the Tasmanian Equestrian Centre, Lauderdale, from the 2-3 March. Classes ranged from Preliminary to Grand Prix, including freestyles from Novice to Grand Prix.
The FEI classes saw Meegan Daun on Sir Archiebald win the Grand Prix and Inter II (Big Tour champions). Philippa Cassidy and Voltaire won the Inter I, while The Prix St Georges went to Jamie Smith and Double Espresso. With consistent results across the Inter I and PSG, Meegan Daun and Don Shiraz were Small Tour Champions. Karen Rycroft and Wilhelm Of Xanthe won the Inter A and B (Medium Tour champions).
The Advanced saw Kerrie Swan-Bates and Southern Lights win both classes (Advanced champions), while Leanne Moore and Sheldene Benallen won the Pony classes (Pony Advanced champions).
Lydia Jackson and Malteaser R won the Medium 4.2 and 4.3 (Medium champions), while Kenya Broad and Twilight Cougar were successful in the Freestyle. The Pony Medium classes were won by Michelle Milne and Wembleybrook Sergio (Pony Medium champions).
Lydia Jackson and Malteaser R, pictured here at a previous event.
© Mim Coleman
The Elementary 3.2 went to Celia Conder-Lang Nandewar and World Wide Web, while the 3.3 went to Amanda Parsons on LBA Zhia (Elementary champions). The Freestyle class went to Helen Malcolm and Chapelhouse Bandido. In the Pony Elementary classes, Tania Hay and Shipstern Allshow had a clean sweep (Pony Elementary champions).
In the hotly contested Novice classes, Celia Conder-Lang and Nandewar World Wide Web won yet again — taking out the 2.2 and finishing second behind Zara Gudnason and Ben Hur in the 2.3. Celia and Nandewar World Wide Web were Novice champions. Lydia Jackson and Woodsden Wizard won both Pony Novice classes (Pony Novice champions). Caitlin Radford and Ms Cocktail won the Freestyle.
In the Preliminary classes, Caitlin Radford and Ms Cocktail won again, taking out the 1.2 and 1.3 (Preliminary champions). The Pony Preliminary saw Lydia Jackson and Woodsden Wizard had further success to win the 1.2, and Laura Cooper on Haymeron Park Brock win the 1.3 (Pony Preliminary champions).
In the Young Horse/Pony classes, Reearnahs Fine Design, riden by Claire Lester, was champion 5YO. Debussy, ridden by Amy Griffiths, was champion 4YO.
In the Para Dressage, Amanda Parsons and LBA Zhia won the Grade IV (Individual test, Team test, and Freestyle) classes with some impressive scores. Adding to her Elementary championship title, Amanda was also the Grade IV champion.
Amanda Parsons and LBA Zhia, pictured here riding at Boneo.
© Roger Fitzhardinge
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