The International season kicked off at Barroca D’Alva (Portugal), in glorious sunshine. The first week 28th Feb – 3rd Mar ran both the CCI2* and CCI3* short formats.
David Doel and Eisfee were the leaders from the start, going on to take the win in the CCI3* S, finishing on their dressage score of 23.5 penalties.
1 DAVID DOEL ( ??GBR) EISFEE (Owner:Ian & Jane James)
2 TIM LIPS ( ?? NED)LACOSTE Z (Owner: Rider & H. Meulendijks)
3 MARCIO CARVALHO JORGE. (?? BRA) LISSY MAC WAYER (Owner: Rider & Ana, Emilian e Olivia Jorge)
4 JORIS VANSPRINGEL ( ?? BEL) IMPERIAL VAN DE HOLTAKKER (Owner: Rider & Catharina Holtrust-Speerstra)
5 REGIS PRUD’HON (?? FRA) KAISER HDB 41 75 (Rider & Nathalie Carrere)
6 GONZALO BLASCO BOTIN ( ?? ESP) SIJ VEUX D’AUTIZE (Owner: Marta Botin)
Winner of the CCI2* S was Aurelie Riedweg for France, with API DES NOUES , who finished on dressage score.
1 AURELIE RIEDWEG (?? FRA) API DES NOUES (Owner:Rider)2 ALICE NABER-LOZEMAN (??NED) ACSI PETER PARKER N.O.P. (Owner:R. van Reine & Yvonne Smit)3 RUY FONSECA (??BRA) BALLYPATRICK SRS (Owner:Rider & Renata & Andrea Costa)
4 BATE QIAOLUN ( ?? CHN) ASTUCE DE BARBEREAU (Owner: Nieuwenhof)
5 MARCELO TOSI ( ??BRA) STARBUCKS (Owner: Rider & Anna Louise Ross)
6 YINGFENG BAO (??CHN) TESEO (Owner: Andrew Nicholson & Phillip Channer)
Francisco Stilwell talks to David Doel, leader of thr 3* at Barroca after the cross country. C.H. Barroca d’Alva