Canadian riders dominated at Dressage at Devon, CDI-W, held in Devon, PA, September 27-30, sweeping the Grand Prix and Young Riders divisions, and earning numerous top placings in the Advanced, Junior and Pony divisions.

David Marcus of Campbellville, ON had redemption on his mind after a problematic performance in torrential rain with Chrevi’s Capital at the London Olympics. He found that redemption at Devon, winning the Grand Prix for Freestyle with Chrevi’s Capital, Deborah Miculinic’s 12-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding (Chrevi’s Lavallo x Weinberg), scoring 71.213%. Marcus and his second Grand Prix mount, Don Kontes, won both the Grand Prix for Special and Grand Prix Special and scoring 68.468% and 69.400% respectively. Don Kontes is a 12-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding (sired by Don Schufro) also owned by Deborah Miculinic.

“I could not have asked for a better week at Devon,” said Marcus, who also won awards for best Grand Prix rider who also competed at the North American Young Rider Championships, best turn out of a male rider at the jog, highest average between the Grand Prix and Freestyle with Chrevi’s Capital and highest average between the Grand prix and the Grand Prix Special with Don Kontes. “Chrevi’s Capital had room for redemption after the Olympics, and he showed how happy and talented he is in his work.”

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