Gallagher's Water Ambassador Lauren Knopp Wins in Wellington
Wellington, Fla. - Aug. 9, 2022 - On the last weekend in July, the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center hosted the Wellington Classic Dressage in the Tropics I and II Shows. Gallagher’s Water ambassador Lauren Knopp had a successful weekend with her own Lusitano Sport Horse gelding Amadeus de Massa (Furst Romancier x Tempestade).
In Saturday’s Classic Dressage in the Tropics I, Knopp and Amadeus scored 68.676 in the FEI Intermediaire 1 class.
In the Classic Dressage in the Tropics II on Sunday, Knopp and Amadeus once again took home the blue. Their score of 67.059 put them at the top of the FEI Prix St. Georges’ class.
Knopp was ecstatic about the weekend’s results and shared, “Amadeus and I won the PSG and the Intermediaire 1 both days! Amadeus is feeling super fit and ready to go to FOC [Festival of Champions]! What a horse! Big thank you to my whole team! Teamwork makes the dream work!!!”
Photos courtesy of Joanna Jodko Photography
Knopp’s dressage students also rode excellent tests. Ashlyn Halliday and her Dutch Warmblood gelding Skikkild’s Zacko (Blue Hors Zack x Skikkilds Regitze) won their USEF First Level Test 2 class with 64.143. Caroline Mallmann and her KWPN gelding Godot SSF (UB-40 x Bowendy) won Saturday’s FEI Prix St. Georges with 69.706 and broke the 70% in Sunday’s FEI Intermediaire 1 with a score of 71.029. Halliday and Mallmann both achieved their personal best scores with these results.
“Thank you to the horse show staff and volunteers for making this show run so smoothly! Wellington Classic Dressage does such a wonderful job!” Knopp said.