Ottawa, ON—Canadian Olympian Ashley Holzer finished in fifth place in the Grand Prix test, on April 16, 2009, at the 2009 Federation Equestre International (FEI) Dressage World Cup Final taking place April 15–19, 2009, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV.
Originally from Toronto, ON, but now a resident of New York, NY, Holzer scored 72.510% with Pop Art (Amsterdam x Cabochon), a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Rusty Holzer and Ian and Moreen Nicoll.
“I was of course thrilled with my results. To be up there with the best in the world is a dream come true for me,” said Holzer. “My Grand Prix test had a very strong trot tour and some great piaffe and passage, but Pop Art was a bit tense in the ring, which lead to a small uncommon mistake in the two-time changes.”