Wayne Channon Takes Dressage World Cup Qualifier
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
British world class performance rider Wayne Channon became the undisputed winner of the World Cup Qualifier in Lipica, Slovenia. Aboard his KWPN stallion Lorenzo CH, Channon topped the leader board in both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Kur to Music and was in command of a field of thirty international competitors.
Channon and Lorenzo CH (Ferro x Wolfgang) scored a winning 70.125% in the Grand Prix after a virtually fault-free ride. The highlight of their test was Lorenzo´s trademark piaffe and passage, for which they received 8s and 9s. In the Kur to Music, the combination shifted into a higher gear and aced the field with an impressive 75.000%. They performed their unique Slings & Kerkhof composed freestyle “Il Passeggiato,” which earned them a 9 for their music.
By winning the kur, Channon has gathered a maximum amount of World Cup points which puts him up in the provisional ranking to qualify for the 2007 World Cup Finals hosted in Las Vegas, U.S.A. However, his main focus at the moment is fine tuning Lorenzo CH for the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, in August. He has check-marked the three-star CDI´s of Brno, Vierzon and Pompadour ´en route´ to Aachen.
