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Viva Las Vegas Vegas has once again hosted the World Cup, marking only the third time in its 22 year history that this competition has been held on American soil. Seventeen riders from ten countries were invited to show in the Grand Prix. From there, only twelve would advance to the Freestyle Finals where the scores from the kur alone determined the outcome. Those who did not advance competed In the Grand Prix Freestyle B class. 2006 In Review Klassic Kur freestyles were a common occurrence in the victory lane
during the 2006 season. Most notably were Steffen Peters and Floriano topping the bill at the USET Foundation Festival of Championships held
at its home in Gladstone, New Jersey. The pair danced to a medley of
rock tunes featuring "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac, "Give A Little Bit"
by Supertramp and "Imagine" by John Lennon. The well-balanced
choreography included an extended canter quickly followed by piaffe, as
well as other difficult transitions. This duo went on to have a great
showing in Europe, finishing off with a sixth place freestyle finish in
the World Equestrian Games. Guenter Seidel and Aragon were second in
the Grand Prix at Gladstone, which also gave them the opportunity to
represent the United States at the WEG. Amanda Harlan and Liberté had a strong showing at North American Young Rider Championship, finishing the last day with a Silver Medal in the Freestyle. On their heels were Caroline Roffman and Bulgari coming in to take the Freestyle Bronze. Cesar Parra and Galant du Serein took home the blue ribbon from the 2006 Dressage at Devon freestyle competition. In other notable news, Klassic Kur's Terry Ciotti Gallo joined six-time Olympian Robert Dover, O judge Axel Steiner, and fellow designer Marlene Whitaker on a freestyle symposium panel. The informative, weekend-long national symposium was held at the beautiful Kentucky Horse Park. Terry also volunteered her time for the fifth annual Challenge of the Americas, selecting and editing the music for five of the evening's seven presentations. This spirited but friendly competition of pas de deux and quadrilles raised over $200,000 for breast cancer research. Terry is "proud to be part of such a worthwhile cause."
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