Steffen Peters, Heading to Olympics, On American Dressage Since His First Games Quarter Century Ago

Steffen Peters on his way with Suppenkasper to his fifth Olympics, is “amazed” at the development of dressage in the United States that required scores equal to the gold medal performances at his first Games a quarter century ago to even be considered for the American team this year.

The performances by Adrienne Lyle on Salvino and Sabine Schut-Kery on Sanceo selected as team mates of Steffen and Suppenkasper at the Tokyo Games in less than three weeks were “incredible and, honestly, it inspired me not to be better, but to be as good as them.”

Of his own Grand Prix Special ride on Suppenkasper, “it felt really, really good, from the first halt to the last halt. It looked effortless. It looked easy. There was power, but it looked relaxed. There was nothing forced.

“That’s always the nicest compliment that I get, when people say, ‘That wasn’t just a wonderful test there was so much harmony in it.’ The mouth is soft, the contact is soft, it looked effortless.

“I was super happy with that. And if we can do that once more in Tokyo, that’ll be absolutely fantastic.”

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Article written by: KENNETH J. BRADDICK