Wellington, Florida, USA – Saturday, December 15, 2020 – Petronella Andersson (SWE) and Davarusa won the $37,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic CSI 3* last Saturday during the sixth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida, USA.

In Saturday’s 1.50m jump-off class held on the picturesque Derby Field at Equestrian Village, a talented group of 43 top horse-and-rider pairs took on the challenge with only six advancing to the jump-off. The length and scope of obstacles including a triple in the middle of the course, set by Ana Catalina “Catsy” Cruz Harris (MEX), proved to be a big test for many.

In the jump-off, Petronella Andersson (SWE) aboard 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Davarusa (Zavall VDL x Zavarusa H) clinched the win for Stephex Stables with a fault-free round and a time of 38.44 seconds.

She edged out Ireland’s Paul O’Shea (IRL) on Skara Glen’s 7 Pillars, who came in second with a time of 39.52 seconds. In third place was Lacey Gilbertson (USA) aboard Bijzonder, owned by Seabrook LLC, in 39.89 seconds. Fourth place went to Andrea Torres Guerreiro (COL) on Fifty Shades, owned by Santa Catalina Farm, with four faults and a time of 37.61 seconds, followed by Bliss Heers (USA) and Goodbye, owned by Bridgeside Farms LLC, with four faults in 37.66 seconds.

“On the field, if your horse doesn’t have much experience, they can be spooky and they don’t know how to react out there,” said Andersson. “However, I’m happy with my horse. She did a great job and is a new horse for me; I have only ridden her in two shows before coming here. She has a great personality, is very straightforward and careful, and has a great mind.”

Petronella Andersson (SWE) and Davarusa in their winning presentation with Olga Hartsock and Vice President of Development Tim Luby of CaptiveOne Advisors.

Andersson, 28, is based in Belgium and works for Stephex Stables, home to four riders competing at WEF, including Lorenzo De Luca and Zoe and Emilie Conter.

This is Andersson’s third season riding at WEF, the only show she rides at in the United States. “I’m lucky because I get the best of both worlds. I just came from showing in Spain with six horses and here I have three horses,” she said. “Riding at WEF is very competitive, and the courses are fast and big enough with impressive jumps. I find the horses really like to get out on the field and the footing is amazing.”

Andersson’s plan is to continue showing for 5 weeks at WEF, including the CSI 5* next week.

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Source: Press release from Summer Grace, Juliana Champman and Sabrina Bashares / Jennifer Wood Media Inc. for ESP – Equestrian Sports Productions.

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