2005 Dressage at Devon

Ashley Holzer and Maximillian Leaders of the Devon Small Tour

For New York based Canadian Ashley Holzer 2005 Dressage at Devon was a successful show. Aboard Ellen Lazarus's chestnut KWPN branded gelding Maxamilian (by Cabochon) she won the Prix St Georges and Intermediaire I freestyle, making her the small tour champion of Devon.

The small chestnut with his almost Arabian looking face is an elegant horse with a superbly elastic trot. The canter work sometimes could be more ground covering as the horse tends to get tense in the back. Nevertheless, the foxy chestnut is an interesting horse who shows talent for the passage in the warm up. Holzer scored a winning 68.250% in the Prix St Georges, ranked third in the Intermediaire I with 69.167% and 73.795% in the Intermediaire I kur to Music.

Reserve small tour Champions were Christopher Hickey and his Dutch warmblood Regent (by Flemmingh). The bay Regent is a typical Flemmingh product with tons of shoulder freedom in his gaits, making him a graceful mover. In the Prix St Georges, Hickey finished third with 67.583% behind Melissa Taylor on Schumacker Solyst. In the Intermediaire I kur to Music, Hickey ranked second with 72.275%.

Canadian Tom Dvorak and his Hanoverian gelding Beaumarchais finished in third place in the Inter I freestyle with 70.950% after a fifth place in the Intermediaire I with 67.000%

by Astrid Appels

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