DEVON, Pa.--Coming off of her recent gold in the Junior Individual Championship at The 2023 FEI North American Youth Dressage Championships, Sienna Rowe onLightfire Just Do It posted the only score over 70% in the CDIJ Junior Freestyle, posting a score of 71.040% to win the class on Sunday, Oct. 1 at Dressage At Devon.
Sienna Rowe and Lightfire Just Do It (Photo by Olivia Airhart)Rowe began her competition at DAD on Friday with her first win of the week in the CDIJ Junior Team Class, posting her first score over 70% of the week with a 70.404%.
On Saturday, she continued with another winning performance, posting a score of 69.069%.
Rowe had her third win at DAD in her least favorite event, the freestyle, with her best score of the week.
“The freestyle is not my favorite," said Rowe. "It was pretty good, and Nike was good. The canter half passes are probably my favorite to do on him, because he just bunches up and he just goes along and does what he’s best at."
“I thought Dressage At Devon was great,” she said “It’s a very different show, and not like other shows, it is very original!”
The young Virginian will skip the winter season in Wellington to focus on school, but she will be riding Lightfire Just Do It, her show jumper and her pony in the off-season in preparation for Young Riders next spring.
Keelin Craige on the 2009 ISR gelding Capstone’s Oh Henry (Empire’s Power × Wild Rush) placed second with a score of 65.430.
IN THE Amateur section, Christina Morin-Graham on Ici De La Vigne won the CDIAm Intermediate I Freestyle, posting a 69.683% to secure the blue.
Don Giorgio on Sensei, the 2013 Westphalian Gelding by Sezuan 2 × Fürst Piccolo 2, placed second with a 68.850%.
Amina Bursese of Jupiter, Fla.,, on C Discreto, a PRE 2014 Stallion by Machin × Carbonero V, was third with a 67.792%.
In the final class at DAD, the CDI1* Intermediate I Freestyle. Erin Bonneville scored 74.225% to win on Qennett HTF, a 2014 Hanoverian Gelding by Qredit Hilltop × Negro, bred by Hilltop Farm Inc.
Meagan Davis of Loxahatchee, Fla., on Toronto Lightfoot, placed second.
To the soundtrack of James Bond, Davis posted a 72.075% on the 2013 Oldenburg gelding by Totilas x Onassis,.
Laine Ashker placed third, scoring a personal best of 71.033% on the 2014 Oldenburg Gelding, Zeppelin, by Blue Hors Zack × Hardenberg Donnerschwee, bred by Richard Wiegert.
