Thursday September 15, 2005

USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Championships Final Presents the Horses For the Future

Susan Dutta and Golden Choice DC

“This is a lovely, lovely mare, which makes a beautiful picture and is quite finished in her level of training,” judge Cara Whitam commented at the end of Susan Dutta’s ride on the beautiful Hannoverian mare by Grand Cru out of Wesbe by Westbury. Purchased by the Tim Dutta Corporation from the famed PSI Sales in Germany, the pair were rewarded with a solid score for a “clear correct walk, which could use a bit more energy” with a 7.5.

Her trot work was “elegant, light and expressive” but the judges would have liked to see more “thrust and power” and gave her the mark of 8.0. Her canter work was “steady and clearly defined, showing the ability to collect, getting an 8.3. Her submissive score jumped to 9.0, and for her type, and what Anne Gribbons called “a top line to die for” the mare scored a 9.0. Dutta skillfully piloted the sensitive and talented mare presenting a delightful picture and clear example of how it’s done finishing third overall.