Posted March 12, 2006

2006 Cadillac Challenge of the Americas - Page 5

Three Amazing Quadrilles

The Team Quadrille round began with a spectacular performance by Team International’s riders and their mounts: Marco Bernal/Diamore, Patrick Burssens/Limonat, Mirja Block/Asarhaddon, Silke Rembacz/Black Georg, Jan Brons/Georgio, and Karen Lipp/Caribi. The dynamic soundtrack was from the movie The Lion King featuring The Circle of Life. The riders intricately split into threes and performed mirror image half-passes, synchronized pinwheels, and a tightly paired move they called the ‘do-si-do’. The judges were highly impressed and awarded them a score of 99.00%, which gave Team International the victory for the Team Quadrille round.

Photo:Cealy Tetley

The Canadians put on a show from start to finish with their Team Quadrille, which included teammate Jacqueline Brooks afoot with children bearing Canadian flags ‘bribing’ the celebrity judges with T-shirts, an entrance with six “Royal Canadian Mounties” (grooms and owners in costumes) marching in front of the horses and then down the outer edge of the arena where they led a patriotic chant. Riders and their mounts were: Chris von Martels/Korenbloem, Susan Dutt-Roth/Rheirattack, Ashley Holzer/Imperioso, Cheryl Meisner Linssen/Lucky Strike, Lisette Milner/Eminence, and Tom Dvorak/West Side Lady. The fun music was all by Canadian artists and rocked the arena with tunes including Taking Care of Business, Lover Boy, and Proud to Be a Canadian. The judges scored them at 97.2%, which put them in third place in the Team Quadrille round.