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Feb 19 - 23, Zada Enterprises LLC Wellington Masters, CSI ***Yvonne Losos de Muniz started the week off with a bang when she and Carioca Las Marismas, a 9-year-old Argentinean mare, finished eighth out 141, an incredibly high number of competitors in the 1.30m class. After posting a clear first round, Yvonne rode a slick jump-off along side the veterans, including winner Margie Engle. The next day Rodrigo Diaz-Kraus had two horses in the top five of the $2,500 High Amateur-Owner Power and Speed class. Out of 26 entries, the team gold medallist at the 2002 Central American Games finished third aboard Tatabra Mefisto Las Marismas, a 9-year-old Argentinean gelding owned by Laura Turbay, and fifth with Amoante Las Marismas, a 9-year-old Thoroughbred owned by Jaime Enrique Diaz. Saturday proved successful for Team Las Marismas as Rodrigo and Yvonne took to the International ring for the $15,000 High Amateur-Owner class. From a large field of 53 competitors, Rodrigo and Tatabra Mefisto Las Marismas kept all of the rails up to advance to the jump-off. The pair rode a clean, conservative round to finish six overall. Yvonne finished close behind in ninth place with Carioca Las Marismas. First to go in the jump-off, Yvonne was the fastest four-faulter in the course designed by Olaf Petersen. In the $1,500 Low Amateur-Owner class taking place across the show grounds in the DeNemethy Ring, Luciana Solari charmed the spectators with Tango Las Marismas, the 15.2hh Palomino Spanish-bred gelding. From a starting field of 59, the duo finished eighth after their speedy jump-off round. Along with these mounts, Team Las Marismas competed several horses, including many young ones in the Schooling Jumper Division. Find a complete list of horses by clicking on Competition Horses.
February 13 - 16, Florida Dressage ClassicWith scores in the 70's, Yvonne Losos de Muniz had a near sweep of the Advanced division at the Florida Dressage Classic. Out of eleven in Thurday's opener, Yvonne and Inatana Las Marismas were the clear winners of the Prix St. Georges class with a brilliant score of 70.750%. Following a distant second place with 63.875% was Danish team member Lars Peterson aboard Dansko's Success. Ranked fifth in the world, he finished fourth at the 2001 and second at the 2002 World Cup Finals. Having set the bar high, Yvonne continued her winning streak on Friday by capturing the FEI Intermediare I. In a class of 24 top dressage riders, Yvonne and Inatana Las Marismas rode another fantastic test and were awarded 69%. Following a close second was George Williams and Marnix with 68.13% while Diane Hackley-Anderson and Maikel settled for third with 67.875%. After a one-day break, Sunday's Intermediare I Freestyle, the third of three U.S. qualifying classes for the Pan Am Games, saw 11 of the best horses and riders perform their signature tests to music in front of a packed ringside audience. Jan Brons and Josien, winners of two previous Pan Am Games qualifiers two weeks earlier at the Wellington Dressage Show, stole the show with their winning Intermediare Freestyle that earned them 73.667%. Yvonne and Inatana Las Marismas were hardly outdone however. They received an amazing score of 71.5% to finish second. The Freestyle, choreographed by Terry Ciotti-Gallo of Klassic Kur, eloquently captures a little of Yvonne's Latin home. Reese Koffler took third place aboard Joery with 68.667%. Aboard Lando Lee Las Marismas, his Championships of the America's horse, George Fernández rode his first Prix St. Georges test of the season. With a score of 61.625% this was the perfect warm-up for Saturday's Intermediare I class in which George and the 10-year-old gelding by Cocktail finished 12th out of 20 with 63.375%. George also provided the necessary guidance for the young River Plate, a 5-year-old gelding by Iroko, who tackled the four First Level tests, one each day of the show. Starting off strong, Test 1 proved their best class of the week with a score of 66.296%, good for seventh out of 17. Test 2 and 3 placed them in the bottom third of the class but by Sunday's Test 4, they had settled in and rode to a score of 62.361% to finish ninth out of 15. Along with these mounts, Team Las Marismas competed several horses, including many young ones in the First Level division. Find a complete list of horses by clicking on Competition Horses. February 5 - 9, Kilkenny/ICH Internationale, CSI***In these early days of the winter circuit, Las Marismas show jumpers took part in the Kilkenny/ICH Internationale, CSI*** with four jumpers competing in the High and Medium Amateur Owner classes and six in the Schooling Jumper Division. The highlight of the week was watching the cool, collected Rodrigo Diaz-Kraus in the $2,500 High Amateur Owner Power and Speed. With 38 entries in the class, he placed seventh with Tatabra Mefisto Las Marismas, a 9-year-old Argentinean gelding owned by Laura Turbay, and 12th with Amoante Las Marismas, a 9-year-old Thoroughbred owned by Jaime Enrique Diaz. In the Medium Amateur Owner Speed, Yvonne Losos de Muņiz captured sixth place out of 37 with Quito's Son Las Marismas, a 9-year-old Zangersheide gelding by the Selle Francaise Quito de Baussy who was World Champion under Eric Navet. Along with these mounts, Team Las Marismas competed several horses, including many young ones in the Schooling Jumper Division. Find a complete list of horses by clicking on Competition Horses.
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