BURBANK, CA – California’s Jan Ebeling and “Rafalca” displayed not only their difficult Grand Prix freestyle routine during the final day of the Festival of the Horse CDI-W/Y/J in Burbank, CA, but also their readiness for the Reem Acra/FEI World Cup Dressage Final in Leipzig later this month. Earning a solid 73.025% and a ticket to the World Cup as one of two North American League representatives, Ebeling and the 14-year-old Oldenburg mare (Argentinius x Ratine by Rubinstein I, owned by Amy Ebeling) seem very confident. “She’s gotten so much stronger and better this year, and she’s taken it to a whole new level,” said Ebeling. “She felt awesome! She’s finally come into her own now.” Debuting their Intermediaire I freestyle, Steffen Peters completed his sweep of the small tour with Jen Hlavacek’s “Weltino’s Magic” (Weltino x Diva by Diamond Boy) by scoring a huge score of 79.417%. “The first word that comes to mind is ‘fun’,” said Peters. ” I rode the freestyle a bit conservatively today since it was the first time, but he was right on.” Meanwhile, Jamie Pestana rode her own Hanoverian gelding “Winzalot” (Wokenstein II x Frazisco) to a freestyle victory with a score of 67.250% to close out the Young Rider division.Complete results are available Cornerstone Dressage