First Competition Day at 2014 WEG in the Books

Dressage, para-dressage, and reining competitors kicked off the action at the 2014 World Equestrian Games (WEG).
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The Alltech Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Equestrian Games (WEG) kicked off today in Normandy, France, as dressage, para-dressage, and reining riders took to their respective arenas.

Reining: Team USA Takes the Lead on First Competition Day

The reining team competition and first individual qualifying round took place today in the Parc des Expositions in Caen. Piet Metsdagh (BEL) riding RS Spat Man O War was first in the arena. The pair closed their run with a score of 216.5, which remained unbeaten until 12 horses later, when Andrea Fappani (USA) closed his pattern with a 224.

Riding Custom Cash Advance, an 8-year-old Quarter Horse stallion by Custom Crome and out of Cash In Roan, owned by Silver Spurs Equine, Fappani thrilled the crowd and his score held until the end of the first part of the individual competition.

“This horse has been shown very successfully in the past by other professionals but I’ve only competed with him twice before coming to the games and today I tried to do my best,” said Fappani, a native Italian who now represents the United States. “I was careful in the spots I wasn’t confident about. I had tried to qualify for team USA in 2010 and didn’t make it by one point. I was pretty disappointed at the time so I am thrilled to be here today

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