OCALA, Fla.--Chester Weber dominated all three phases to win the FEI 3* Horse Team four-in-hand competition at Live Oak Internaional on Sunday, March 16.

Chester Weber on the Marathon (Photo by Allen MacMillan)Weber scored 161.33 to win over over Gerben Steenbeck of Canada with 238.85.

Christian Coyle of Ireland on Extravaganza Semilly won the $190,000 Grand Prix with the only clean round in a six horse jump-off.

The driving competitions were over when a wave of bad storms hit Ocala,but the Grand Prix was held up for a couple of hours.

There were only five more of the 21 starters to go when lightening started and it began to pour.

At that point four had gone clean so at least that many would go in a jump-off and potentially five more.

Live Oak arena recovered amazingly quickly after over two inches of rain, as estimated by the weather site, in a couple of hours.

When they finally resumed the class the horses had great footing and there was no slipping during the final rounds after the rain.

 

DANIEL COYLE of Ireland on Farrell placed second with four faults in the jump-off in 44.02, and Will Simpson on Imar was third with four faults in 45.66.

Christian Coyle on Extravaganza Semilly (Photo by Allen MacMillan)Aaron Vale on Gray's Inn was fourth, 12 faults in 46.93, and both Lucy Deslauries on Joevaro N and Rene Dittmer of Germany on Cosics withdrew in the jump-off to tie for fifth.

Weber won the dressage phase of the four-in-hand on a score of 36.88, with Tommy Quellet of Canada second on 75.56 and Steenbeek third on 79.74.

In the Marathon on Saturday, Weber led on 124.24 with Steenbeek second on 140.73, while Quellet retired on the Marathon.

Weber again won the Cones phase on .21, with Steenbeek second on 18.38 and Quellet third on 23.31.

Weber won on a total of 161.33 with Steenbeek second overall on 238.85,

Another top international star, Bran Chardon of Netherlands, competed at Live Oak International.

Chardon won the FEI 3* Pony team on 158.76 with Johan Nije of Belgium second on 188.57.

There were 13 divisions ranging from Youth Division 12 and under to Intermediate pony and horse singles and pairs, 2* pony and horse singles, pairs and teams and 3* pony and horse singles, pairs and teams.

Full results can be found at Live Oak International.