Posted, March 16, 2006

Zada Enterprises, LLC WEF Dressage Classic CDI 3*/Y

CDI Highlights on Opening Day - Ashley Holzer and Pop Art on a Roll

In the other CDI class held today, the FEI Prix St. Georges, Ashley Holzer took another victory lap with her Pop Eye, claiming the win over a field of 33 horses with a score of 71.40%. Melissa Jackson of Parrish, Florida, aboard Wellington 248, a nine-year-old Hannoverian gelding she owns with her husband John Jackson, claimed second place with a score of 71.03%. Denmark’s Lars Petersen of Wellington, Florida, riding Dacardo for owner Melissa Taylor Yee claimed third with a score of 69.30%.

“He hasn’t lost a class yet, this whole Florida season,” Holzer pointed out. The duo are approaching 10 consecutive wins. “He’s a phenomenal horse.” Pop Art is a nine-year-old, 16.2-hand chestnut gelding by Amsterdam out of Jody Prinses that Holzer owns.

“I have to also take my hat off to the other competitors in the class,” Holzer noted. “It was a close class. Melissa did great – she’s only been with that horse since September. Lars had a fabulous test I heard, so I think we were all pretty close. That makes it fun.”

Officiating at the ring were Michael Poulin (I) USA at H and Gisela Holstein (I) Ireland at C.

With a smile, Holzer easily pointed out the best part of Pop Art’s performance today: “I’ve been feeling very sick this whole day and Pop Art took care of me. That’s the best thing. He did the test and I sat there and pointed him in the right direction.”