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March 31, 2007

Festival of the Horse Burbank CDI-W/Y- World Cup League Finals

East Beats West – Courtney King and Mythilus Win the High Performance Prix St Georges

Dressage competitors on the east coast are glad to have a chance at a few blue ribbons now the Courtney King has gone to California, and Californians are getting a chance to see some of the east coast riders’ in top form. Topping a large and competitive field in the High Performance Prix St Georges, was Courtney King and Mythilus, the only horse and rider combination to score in the 70’s with a 71.917.

King, who worked with both Steffen Peters and Klaus Balkenol to tune up her horses, learned a few “gems” from the masters. “Although I think neither of them wanted to do much different with the horses right before a show, they both gave me a couple of little gems.” Courtney told DressageDaily. “With Myth, Steffen told me that he is actually looking collected like a Grand Prix frame, and for the show I should try to let him be a little bit more forward and ground covering. He also had me use half-steps even from the canter if Myth got too strong which worked extremely well.”