2002 World Equestrian Games

Grand Prix Test Group One - September 11, 2002

Blinks Stretches Her Limits

Fellow team member Sue Blinks almost equalled McDonald's top of the bill performance and temporarily lead the field during the morning session with her 72.240% ride. Blinks and Flim Flam, a Hanoverian gelding by Wilhelm Tell, was the first horse to run a flawless test and raise hopes for the American team to win the silver medal. At the end of the day, the United States Dressage Team came a mere three points short to take first place in the team ranking. Never before has America been so sure of a team silver medal at a World Championships and never before has the country been such a threat to the undefeatable "golden" Germany. The race between countries has made blood pressure rise for tomorrow's second part of the Grand Prix, as gold for the USA is within reach if Germany makes only one small mistake.