Friday April 21, 2006

Van Grunsven and Salinero In the Lead at 2006 World Cup Finals

Arlene Page and Wild One Living the Dream

American Arlene "Tuny" Page made her big international break through at these World Cup Finals. In the United States she won the U.S. League finals for the World Cup with 70 percentage scores, but the Floridian dressage rider, who is trained by Danish Lars Petersen, has proven that she's able to ride magical scores on European turf as well. Aboard her Hanoverian gelding Wild One (by Wanderer), Page scored 71.00% and placed seventh. "I really wanted to get into the Final and do well in it. It really felt great," said an ecstatic Page. The American duo is living the dream in Amsterdam!

Leslie Morse placed fourteenth aboard her second Grand Prix horse Tip Top (by Master). It was Tip Top's first time to fulfil a number one role for his rider Morse at such a high stature, international event. Morse was pleased with his performance in which the half passes and two tempi's were the highlights. Small mistakes in the piaffe and one tempi's, pushed the score down to 66.958%. They qualified for the B-finals on Saturday morning.

"Tip Top was very good overall. He had some beautiful movements. This is his first experience in such an indoor hall and I'm very proud of the way he handled it," Morse said. "It was difficult to go in so early in the class. The environment did back him off a bit, but with more big internationals competitions he will become even more confident. I am very excited about riding my freestyle on Saturday. The footing is fabulous and the atmosphere is great here."

The B-Finals start at 11.15h and the A-finals at 14.00h on Saturday morning April 22, 2006.

Text by Astrid Appels

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