Canadian Takes Bronze at Singles Driving Championships

you're listening to an article from horse sport.com. canadian takes bronze at singles driving championships by: ec communications |. during the final day of competition at the fédération equestre internationale (fei) driving world championships for singles held from sept. 15 – 18 in le pin-au-haras, fra, canadian kelly houtappels-bruder brought home the bronze medal, finishing in an overall position of third place of 71 athlete and horse combinations. in a competition sand arena that is 120m in length and 70m in width, houtappels-bruder, originally from ariss, on, residing in steensel, ned, and her partner flip (fidertanz x carprilli), a 12-year-old oldenburg gelding whom she co-owns with her husband frank houtappels, finished in 20th place with a score of 2.90. the canadian pair finished with a score of 139.64 for third place, behind netherlands saskia siebers (135.16; first place) and france’s marion vignaud (136.46; second place). the duo of houtappels-bruder and flip earned their second podium finish after winning silver at the 2020 fei world championships for single drivers in pau, fra. advertisement scroll to continue with content “flippy was such a good boy today!” said houtappels-bruder. “it was a difficult course with a tight time limit and lots of tight turns. we drove without any knockdowns and just a little over two points for time.”. the driver went on to express how she felt about their podium finish. “this was the best result we could have hoped for – we didn’t give anything away and weren’t in a position to move up in the standings. so proud of my team and so thankful for all of the support at home,” said houtappels-bruder. when asked what was next for the team, she adoringly focused on her horse’s welfare. “we will head home tomorrow and flip will have a very well-earned rest. we will work mainly under saddle this fall and compete in some dressage competitions over the winter.”. results here or here.