Adrienne was one of three U.S. riders in the 3*. Quinn Iverson on Gremlin was 19th on 66.152% while EllesseGundersen on Quintessential 4 was 25th on 62.109%.  Both riders are based in Wellington.

The ride by Adrienne was without any errors but there was a wide range of scores–a high of 74.239% and a low of 68.478%.

“I would have liked him to be a bit more sensitive to my aids,” she said, “but we’re learning, we’re working on improving things, and for him to go out there and top, that was a very big class.

“From a rider’s point of view that’s always an important thing for me, you know there’s always things you want to improve, of course. But any time you can continue to go out there and lay down mistake-free test on any horse, it’s great experience under your belt.”

“I was actually able to really ride him in the ring and I would have actually liked maybe a little bit more energy and responsiveness from him. That’s a good place to be, to work from, than to feel like he was overwhelmed.

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I felt like he was very comfortable in the ring and very okay with all the atmosphere.”