Dressage - Irish Rider 2nd On Opening Day- Lipica CDI*** Slovenia - 29th May 2003


Irish rider Heike Holstein opened her account at the international dressage show in Lipica, Slovenia when taking second place in the Intermediare II class today (Thursday 29th May 2003). Heike scored 67.90% with Welt Adel to place second behind Austrian rider Isabella Willibald and Willibalds Don Giovanni (68.53%). British rider Carl Hester scored 67.95% to take third place with Escapado. Holstein and Welt Adel compete in the Grand Prix at the Lipica show tomorrow (Friday 30th May 2003).


International Dressage Competition
Intermediare II

1. WILLIBALDS DON GIOVANNI;Isabella WILLIBALD;(AUT) 68.53%
2. WELT ADEL;Heike HOLSTEIN;(IRL) 67.90%
3. ESCAPADO;Carl HESTER;(GBR) 67.65%
4. PRICE BALOU GFD;Dominique D'ESME;(FRA) 66.92%
5. ROMANOV;Elena SIDNEVA;(RUS) 65.90%
6. WILLIBALDS DON DEBUSSY;Peter GMOSER;(AUT) 65.51%




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