Last Updated on March 24, 2023 by adminahb
A trip across the ocean is continuing to prove fruitful for France’s Morgan Barbançon at the 2023 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). In Thursday afternoon’s qualifying event for ‘Friday Night Stars’ Grand Prix Freestyle, the Douglas Elliman Real Estate CDI4* Grand Prix saw Barbançon boast the top two scores in the stadium at Equestrian Village.
Barbançon first piloted her long-time partner, Bolero, a 17-year-old KWPN gelding (Johnson x Vincent) into the International Ring at Equestrian Village and produced an overall score of 71.109% to take over the lead position halfway through the class.
A handful of trips later, she returned as the final entry, this time with her new rising star, the 11-year-old KWPN gelding Habana Libre A (Zizi Top x United) and topped her own score by producing a performance worthy of 72.370%.
“The big baby is becoming a big boy,” she laughed of her newer partner. “He was so motivated to go today which made for a really nice round, and it was another great ride to get him in the ring and gaining confidence. When I said go, he immediately jumped to it whereas before he would be unsure, so each day I am able to ride him more to get more out of him. To know that everything in the test can get better but he is already getting such good scores is super motivating.”
For more information and results, visit www.globaldressagefestival.com.