March 18, 2007

USEF National Grand Prix Freestyle Championship and U.S. League Final CDI-W

Arlene Page and Wild One - Leslie Morse and Tip Top America's Entires for the World Cup Final

“Yes, the United States will have two representatives for the World Cup Final,” confirmed Marilyn Adams, High Performance Dressage Director and USEF Liaison at the show. “And we will be sending two representatives, pending the Selectors meeting and approving it.” The meeting to confirm riders is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21.

The judges were not unanimous in their scoring of the winning freestyle. The judge at E had Page second to Melissa Taylor Yee; the judges at H, C, and B had Page second to Morse; the judge at M placed Page first.

Officiating were Michael Poulin (I) USA at E; Stephen Clarke (O) Great Britain at H; Axel Steiner (O) USA at C; Angelika Froemming (I) Germany at M; and Elizabeth McMullen (O) Canada at B. All of the marks were in the 70-percentile for both Page and Morse, except for the judge at M who scored Morse at 68.625%, which dropped her overall score by splits to give Page the victory.