Jan Ebeling and Jubi’s Tenacity groove to a Madonna and Celine Dion soundtrack for a 73.695% freestyle victory. Photograph by Andrew Ryback Images
November 16, 2024 – Ocala, FL – The skilled Jan Ebeling (USA) sat atop the leaderboard within the Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3* on Friday, November 15, on the World Equestrian Heart – Ocala (WEC) November Dressage CDI3* offered by Hampton Inexperienced Farms.
Ebeling rode to a brand new freestyle compilation of Madonna and Celine Dion made by Karen Robinson to rise to the highest of Friday night’s Grand Prix Freestyle with 73.695% driving Jubi’s Tenacity, Ann Romney’s 14-year-old Tailormade Temptation gelding.
Karen Lipp, winner of the day gone by’s grand prix, was runner-up with a second private finest in as many days. She rode her personal Infinity, an 11-year-old by Glock’s Dream Boy, to 73.195%. Allison Carmichael rounded out the all-American podium, repeating her grand prix end with a 3rd place on Flying Otter Farm’s Apache son Figaro with 71.595%.
Ebeling, who grew up in Germany and moved to the USA in 1984, mentioned, “We had practiced the brand new freestyle at residence, however at a present it’s at all times completely different, and he was actually on tonight. He had a very good season in Europe final summer time after which had a while off, so I used to be involved that he may be rusty yesterday within the grand prix — and he wasn’t as on as regular, however tonight he actually felt the music and danced with it; it was very enjoyable to experience.”
Their floorplan featured a line of one-time modifications right into a circle of two-time modifications, and when these got here off with out a hitch, Ebeling determined to make use of his joker line to experience one-times instantly into two-times and was very proud of how the chance/reward ratio panned out.
“Jubi is improbable, an actual employee bee. An novice can experience him, however he’s good for knowledgeable as a result of you may jazz him up or calm him down,” continued Ebeling, who completely relocated from California to Florida and appreciates the services on supply. “WEC is wonderful for us riders. The footing, which is crucial, is unimaginable, and to have the air con in Florida is fantastic. The stalls are nice, too, and we love coming right here.”
Ebeling, who has educated with Christoph Koschel for a few years, has his sights set on the World Cup tour this season after a profitable summer time in Europe.
Bittersweet Victory
Anna Marek makes probably the most of her final present on Vacation, who has been offered, topping the Intermediate I on 70.382% — virtually 4% away from the chasing pack. Photograph by Andrew Ryback Images
Anna Marek had a bittersweet experience on her 14-year-old Vacation to high the Intermediate I, as it is going to be her final. She scored 70.382% on her personal Bojengel x Rhodiamant gelding, who was offered to a brand new residence every week earlier than the present, however the brand new proprietor let Marek take him anyway.
“Tonight was actually particular as Vacation is a horse I’ve owned since he was 4,” she mentioned. “I’ve proven him in nationwide grands prix for a few years, however after I began getting busy with Fayvel and Hearth Fly, he received placed on the again burner, so I talked to my coach Anne Gribbons about promoting him and determined to offer him a CDI small tour report.
“I trusted that he was going to be actually good,” she added. “I’ve been with him so lengthy, and he’s very strong; he’s such a very good boy with an important thoughts. I’ve offered a handful of horses I’ve educated up from the underside, and this one was the saddest. But it surely’s a part of what I do, and I can’t afford to maintain all of them. Fortunately, I might be cautious about the place they go.”
NorCordia Extends Profitable Streak
Within the FEI Younger Rider Workforce check Sweden’s Emilia Berglund Bergåkra rode Stage Up D, by Skovens Rafael, to 67.206%. Photograph by Andrew Ryback Images
Catherine Haddad, winner of Friday’s Prix St. Georges, completed second to Marek within the Intermediate I driving NorCordia’s nine-year-old mare Sola Diva to 66.5%. One other NorCordia-owned horse, Stage Up D, stepped as much as win Saturday’s FEI Younger Rider Workforce check. Sweden’s Emilia Berglund Bergåkra rode the eight-year-old KWPN gelding by Skovens Rafael out of a Contango dam to 67.206% on the horse’s worldwide debut.
CDI competitors at WEC November Dressage continues on Saturday, November 16, with the function class, the Grand Prix Particular CDI3*, at 8am. Full begin lists and outcomes might be discovered on Equestrian Hub.
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