Melissa Galloway raised the bar the bar yet again today at the Bates NZ Dressage Championships CDI setting a new NZL Grand Prix record of 73.456% in the Superior Rubber Surfaces sponsored class. This score also was another personal best for the rider.
Superior Rubber Surfaces Grand Prix 2022 CDI 3* 1 – Melissa Galloway (Marlborough) Windermere JObèi W 73.46% 2 – Wendi Williamson (Waimauku) Don Vito MH 70.37% 3 – Gaylene Lennard (Te Aroha) Jax Johnson 67.37% 4 – Lucarne Dolley (Tamahere – Waikato) Ardmore 66.07% 5 – Cooper Oborn (Masterton) Aphrodite 65.15%
The CDIY was yet another win for Ben Weir on Melissa Steeds NPE Del Rico
FEI YR Team Test 2022 CDI Y 1 – Ben Weir (Auckland) NPE Del Rico 68.32% 2 – Gemma Lewis (Springston) Ruanuku R 65.88% 3 – Morgan Abel-Pattinson (Pukekohe) Don Tobio 63.41% 4 – Emily Townsend (Waiau Pa) Astek Ginsling 63.41% 5 – Charlotte Thomas (View Hill, Oxford) Time After Time 59.06% 6 – Tannah Johnson (Clevedon) Minobie 58.21%
Canterbury’s Paige Fitzgerald continued her domination of the Pony FEI level competition
Affordable Pools – Pony -Test FEI Pony Team Test – Paige Fitzgerald (Christchurch) Greenmoor Euphoria 70.86% 2 – Frankie Lawn (New Plymouth) Pied Piper Trick or Treat 67.64% 3 – Maddy Bostock (Poukawa) Kenda Park Sirocco 65.79% 4 – Grace Purdie (Mahoenui) Skyhi Leandro K 65.75% 5 – Gemma Lewis (Springston) Pennyweight Effervescent 64.89% 6 – Riley Chase (Palmerston North) Asti 64.54%
The Prix St Georges was a win for Taranaki’s Vanessa Way and Furst Rock DW just ahead of Galloway on her Negro gelding Integro
Custom Logistic Super 5 NI & National Final -Small Tour Test PSG 2022 1 – Vanessa Way (New Plymouth) NSC Furst Rock DW 72.45% 2 – Melissa Galloway (Marlborough) Windermere Integro 72.30% 3 – Susan Tomlin (Palmerston North) Dance Hit SW 70.20% 4 – Madison Schollum (Waimauku) Kinnordy Golda 69.61% 5 – Jody Hartstone (RAGLAN) Just Vincent 67.70% 6 – Ashleigh Wells (Wanaka) San Tiero 65.78%
The Medium Tour Int A AR Dressage Super 5 NI & National Final – Medium Tour Test FEI Int A 2022 was a convincing win for 1 – Brina Carpenter (Clevedon) Parkridge Disco SW 68.21% 2 – Vanessa Way (New Plymouth) BL All By Chance 64.71% 3 – Rebecca McKee (Southland) Solo 64.50% 4 – Marianna Bouwstra-Lawrence (Hamilton) Astute 62.21% 5 – Angela Hooper (Papakura) Surreal BC 62.12%
Bates Championships 2023 Results – 23 March
NZL-Melissa Galloway with Windermere JObèi W. 2023 NZL-Bates NZ Dressage Championships. NEC Taupo. Wednesday 22 March. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography
NZL-Paige Fitzgerald rides Greenmoor Euphoria. Final-1st. Affordable Pools – Pony -Test FEI Pony Team 2022. 2023 NZL-Bates NZ Dressage Championships. NEC Taupo. Thursday 23 March. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography
NZL-Wendy Williamson with Don Vito MH. 2023 NZL-Bates NZ Dressage Championships. NEC Taupo. Wednesday 22 March. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography
NZL-Vanessa Way rides NSC Furst Rock DW. Final-1st. Custom Logistic Super 5 NI & National Final -Small Tour Test PSG 2022. 2023 NZL-Bates NZ Dressage Championships. NEC Taupo. Thursday 23 March. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography
NZL-Kim Whitelegg rides River Park Rocket Man. Final-1st. River Park Farm Young Dressage Horse- DNZ YDH 4yo Round 1. 2023 NZL-Bates NZ Dressage Championships. NEC Taupo. Thursday 23 March. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography