Positive start for Italy in J/YR European Dressage Championships

Italy can look on optimistically at the end of the first day of the European Junior and Youth Riders Dressage Championship in the Dutch town of Ermelo. The Azzurri lie fourth in the junior event, only 2/10 from third place. Ahead of today’s final two disciplines which will settle the final classification, the standings for the first four out of 16 competing nations are as follows:1 NETHERLANDS      143.297
2 GERMANY            141.027
3 DENMARK            130.596
4 ITALY                 130.433The two competitors for the Italian team scored the following points:Vittoria ZANIBONI and Santorini Hit  65.783 average
Chaiara BILIOTTI and What’s Up    64.648 averageThe Italian Young Rider team came 8th out of 12 after the first day. The provisional standings see the Netherlands once again in first place ahead of Germany and Denmark.The points obtained by the Italian riders in this category were:Micol RUSTIGNOLI and Koncorde   63.789 average
Alessia RUGGERI  and Capriccio Ravissant 63.368 averageThe team leader Massimo Petaccia expressed his satisfaction with the both teams’ performance on the opening day of the inaugural European Junior and Young Rider Dressage Championships.