Pia Fortmuller of Priddis, AB, currently living and training in Germany with Olympic medalist, Heike Kemmer, contested the CDI3* Arnhem, May 30 to June 2nd, at the National Sport Centrum Papendal, in the Netherlands.

Fortmuller and Orion, her 17-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding sired by Jazz, took on a highly seasoned international field in Saturday’s FEI Grand Prix Freestyle where the duo’s splendid performance under the lights earned them a seventh place finish on a final score of 71.800%, sending Great Britain’s duo of Amy Stovold (70.775%)and Dubonnet into eighth place.

In Friday’s FEI Grand Prix test, Fortmuller and Orion took home sixth with final score of 67.915%. The pair bested Coach Heike Kemmer of Germany (67.191%), on Quantico, by 0.724%, and just missed the ribbons by 1.064%.

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