Sunday, June 13, 2004

USEF Selection Trials - The First Week

Tina Konyot and Anna Karenina Loving the Limelight

Tina Konyot was fifth at 71.8% with the crowd pleasing KWPN Dutch mare Anna Karenina (by Sultan out of Ciola by Pion), owned by Sally Miller, from Bradenton, Florida.“This is my first year in the Grand Prix with the mare, and it’s all a little bit green,” commented Konyot about Anna Karenina, . “I’m very proud of her that she’s gone this far, I mean, she’s never done the Grand Prix before. She was much better today than yesterday. I’m polishing up little things, it’s all rider error on my part.

She’s the most wonderful mare to ride, I think I was just using a little too much spur in the piaffe and doing some things that were throwing her off a little bit. No stress this week, we’ll have a normal week and see how it goes this weekend. She’s a wonderful girl.” The crowd didn’t seem to notice some of Konyot’s self-described errors and warmly applauded their elegant performance.