Kate Kyros has had a fabulous Global Dressage Festival so far, taking a clean sweep of the CDI-U25 classes with Chemistry. Image: Susan Stickle.

Aussies line up for Global Dressage Festival V

By Equestrian Life

Australian dressage riders Kate Kyros, Jemma Heran and Hope Beerling are again set to compete at the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida as week five of the festival gets underway (7-11 February).

Kate Kyros has had a fabulous Global Dressage Festival so far, taking a clean sweep of the CDI-U25 classes with Chemistry at both the Week I and Week III events, as well as several wins in the CDI-Y Young Rider classes with Intro K.

Kate and Intro K are currently ranked ninth in the world on the FEI Dressage World Youth Ranking – Y as of the end of January, and Kate is also ranked 12th on the FEI Dressage World Youth Ranking – U25 with Chemistry.

Hope Beerling also enjoyed a win with Sternentanzer 5 during Week I, while Jemma Heran has had some great results with her mare Saphira Royal 2; the relatively new combination placed third in the CDI3* Grand Prix Special during Week III.

With Week V of the Global Dressage Festival about to get underway, Australian riders are set to compete in the following classes:

CDI-U25 Inter II – Thursday 8am local time (Friday 12am AEDT)

Kate Kyros and Chemistry

CDI3* Grand Prix – Thursday 9.30am local time (Friday 1.30am AEDT)

Jemma Heran and Saphira Royal 2

CDI1* Prix St Georges – Friday 8.45am local time (Saturday 12.45am AEDT)

Hope Beerling and Sternentanzer 5

Kate Kyros and Intro K

CDI-U25 Grand Prix – Friday 12.45pm local time (Saturday 4.45am AEDT)

Kate Kyros and Chemistry

CDI-YH Preliminary Test 7YO – Saturday 8am local time (Sunday 12am AEDT)

Hope Beerling and Marokko