Jessica Howington Rides Cavalia to Personal Best Score to Win Ocala CDI3* Grand Prix Special for 2nd Straight Big Tour Double Victory

OCALA, Florida, Dec. 11, 2021–Jessica Howington rode Cavalia to a personal best score to win the World Equestrian Center CDI3* Grand Prix Special Friday for the second straight Big Tour double victory.

The score of 74.468% for Jessica and the 14-year-old KWPN mare beat their previous best of 71.574% set two months ago at this same WEC show grounds near her home in Ocala. It is the highest Special score of the 20 posted so far by combinations seeking to be on America’s team at the world championships in Herning, Denmark next August.

The two-year-old partnership that began Big Tour exactly 12 months ago will be taking a string of four straight victories with them to Wellington next month as Jessica pursues her team goal at the Global Dressage Festival over winter.

Kerrigan Gluch on Mejorano HGF, a 10-year-old P.R.E. stallion, was runner-up on 70.106% in only their second Big Tour competition. Kerrigan, also of Ocala, made the Grand Prix debut on Mejorano two months ago at this World Equestrian Center, though the competition then was indoors but this time was in the giant Derby outdoor ring for the first time for dressage.

Guatemala’s Alexandra Dominguez-Thomas on Etanga was third on 68.787%.

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