Nice Britain’s Susan Pape received the five-star 3 Graces grand prix on the Adequan World Dressage Competition the day after her sixty fourth birthday – with a “miracle” mare she feared would possibly by no means return from harm.
Susan and Concord’s Giulilanta scored 73.63%, a private finest as a mix to complete 0.043% forward of US Olympic rider Marcus Orlob and Jane in Wellington, Florida, on 22 January.
“It’s very thrilling to be honored with a rating like that – we preserve climbing up,” mentioned Susan, who is predicated in Germany.
“There’s quite a lot of commotion, so she was a bit tense, however I understand how to deal with that. She’s nonetheless sizzling, however she’s targeted. I feel the excessive factors tonight have been the collected work, just like the passage, transitions and pirouettes. Giulilanta does quite a lot of issues very nicely.”
The 15-year-old Jazz mare, owned by Leslie and John Malone of Concord Sporthorses, had success internationally as an 11-year-old however as she was on the verge of stepping up, sustained an harm that stored her out of the ring till 2024. She and Susan Pape competed at grand prix degree at Wellington final yr, then appeared impressed on the 2025 London Worldwide Horse Present, coming fifth within the grand prix and fourth within the freestyle.
“I wasn’t even certain she would ever come again, however she did it so fantastically,” Susan mentioned. “She had such a protracted break, and now she’s stronger than ever. She’s a miracle and a fighter, this horse.”
Marcus and Alice Tarjan’s 12-year-old mare completed second, and third place went to Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu and Jill Irving’s Jaccardo for Canada.
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Eleanor is an skilled journalist who spent over eight years working for native and nationwide newspapers earlier than becoming a member of H&H as information editor in March 2016. Keen about equine welfare and exposing the reality, Eleanor has reported on all elements of the business, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage guidelines to mules. Her sport of alternative is showjumping, wherein she competes her personal horses, and he or she additionally enjoys reporting at native leaping exhibits via to worldwide championships.
