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11th for Lissington and her Lord at Luhmuhlen
Samantha Lissington is over the moon with the efforts of her CCI5*-L debutant Lord Seekonig, who this morning finished 11th at the Luhmuhlen Horse Trials in Germany. “He well and truly earnt his 5* crown today,” she said.
5* Debutant on Fire at Luhmuhlen Cross Country
Samantha Lissington and Lord Seekonig have stormed their way up the CCI5*-L leaderboard sit inside the top 10 at the end of a challenging cross country day at the Luhmuhlen Horse Trails in Germany. Samantha was rapt with her 5* debutant. “I’m absolutely stoked,” she said. “He was so locked on, and very brave and straight in some challenging conditions.
Cross Country set to Challenge in Germany
With the dressage all done, riders at the Luhmuhlen Horse Trials in Germany now turn their attentions to the Mike Etherington-Smith (GBR) designed cross country and the general consensus is that there’s plenty to do out there. Samantha Lissington is the best of the Kiwis in the CCI5*-L field in and says she is hoping the rain stays away. “There are plenty of accuracy questions and lots of places for a cheeky 20. I am looking forward to tackling it,” says Samantha.
Solid 5* Start for Sam at Luhmuhlen
Samantha Lissington and her CCI5*-L debutant Lord Seekonig sit in ninth on 34.7 after the first day of the 5* dressage at the Luhmuhlen Horse Trials in Germany. Muzi Pottinger aboard Good Timing sits in 17th on 37.5 with Tim Price on Viscount Viktor scoring 38.4. Twenty-one of the 42 entries have completed their dressage.
Luhmuhlen Lures Top Fields
All roads lead to Germany this week for many of the world’s top eventers who are chasing glory in the Luhmuhlen CCI5*-L as well as nabbing all-essential Olympic qualifications in the CCI4*-S. World no.9 Tim Price is in for a busy time with Viscount Viktor in the 5* as well as Falco and Coup de Coeur Dudevin in the 4*-S. He is New Zealand’s most successful competitor at the event, having won the 5* twice – in 2014 with Ringwood Sky Boy and again in 2019 with Ascona M.
Kiwis Take Lead in Nations Cup in Ireland
New Zealand has taken the lead in the FEI Nations Cup class after an exciting day of showjumping at the Millstreet International Horse Trials. The Kiwis sit on 100.3 penalty points (best three scores) in the CCIO4*-NC-S class with the United States now in second on 107.2, hosts Ireland in third on 107.8 and Australia in fourth on 108.2. In the individual rankings, Jonelle Price and McClaren moved from 12th to fifth thanks to a perfect showjumping round to remain on their 32.9 dressage score.
Kiwis well in Touch at Millstreet
That’s a wrap on the dressage from the Millstreet International Horse Trials in Ireland. The Australians have a strangle hold on the individual CCIO4*-NC-S, with Chris Burton aboard Shadow Man leading on 25.7 penalty points, and Andrew Barnett with Go Tosca in second on 29 and Kevin McNab with Scuderia 1918 A Best Fried in fourth on 30.
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