A Hand-Me Down is a Good Thing for Reese Koffler-Stanfield at Wellington Classic Spring Challenge CDI

West Palm Beach – Siblings don’t always like getting hand-me downs, but Reese Koffler-Stanfield isn’t complaining about what her sister passed along to her last year – Goubergh’s Kaspar, a 17-year-old KWPN gelding sired by Facet. Koffler-Stanfield and “Kaspar” took the win in Saturday’s Grand Prix Special CDI competition at the Wellington Classic Dressage Spring Challenge with a score of 67.667 percent.

The win came among a tough field of competitors, many of whom are aiming for this year’s Dressage World Cup competition and the U.S. National Dressage Championships. “Excited” isn’t a strong enough word to describe how Koffler-Stanfield felt after taking a win against some of America’s best Grand Prix competitors. “I’m just really, really excited. It was great, super. I can’t believe it,” she said. On Friday, Koffler-Stanfield and Kaspar finished third in the Grand Prix de Dressage behind winners Shelly Francis and Dominion and second-place finishers Michael Barisone and Olympus.

…Gladstone is yet an unknown, but Koffler-Stanfield does already know one thing – she’s having a blast on the Florida winter circuit. And, if she gets really lucky, she’ll make it to her other dream – competing in the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. “Wouldn’t that be great? I was born and raised in Kentucky so it would be an honor in my home state.”…

Read the entire article By Lynndee Kemmet
Date: 02-06-2009
Source: www.dressagedaily.com