In the $10,000 Summit Farms Future Challenge Prix St. Georges Final at the 2021 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival, Canada’s Pia Fortmuller took home the victory with her 10-year-old Hanoverian mare Frieda (by Furstenball), scoring a 74.852%. Jodie Kelly-Baxley (USA) on her own 10-year-old KWPN gelding by Negro, Grayton Beach, earned second place with a 72.734%, while Kelly Layne (AUS) brought home third on Fernando, Ellen Trouille’s nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding by Foundation, with a 71.911%.

Fortmuller also placed 4th in the $15,000 Lövsta Future Challenge Young Horse Grand Prix Series final aboard Kartsevo Goldfinch, her own 10-year-old KWPN gelding by Jazz.

Fortmuller has had Frieda since she was two years old and has developed a dynamic relationship with her that she hopes will welcome a promising future. “My biggest goal today was to give her confidence and consistency,” she explained. “She was 110% consistent with me and was with me the whole time. It means the world to have this opportunity with her. I have big hopes for her future, so today was a huge milestone for us.”

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