{"id":1466,"date":"2015-10-16T15:45:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T20:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chesterweber.com\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2015-10-28T15:49:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T20:49:09","slug":"team-weber-sets-a-winning-tone-in-dressage-as-2015-hermitage-classic-cde-and-fall-festival-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chesterweber.com\/team-weber-sets-a-winning-tone-in-dressage-as-2015-hermitage-classic-cde-and-fall-festival-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Weber Sets a Winning Tone in Dressage as 2015 Hermitage Classic CDE and Fall Festival Opens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goshen, KY (October 16, 2015)\u2014 The sixth annual Hermitage Classic CDE and Fall Festival, October 16-18, officially began with the FEI 2* driving competition\u2019s dressage phase on the grounds of Goshen, Kentucky\u2019s historic Hermitage farm. The event has so far lived up to all promises of breathtaking landscapes, Kentucky southern socials, and, of course, the festival\u2019s main attraction\u2014 world-class combined driving. Twelve-time USEF Four-in-Hand National Champion Chester Weber entered the dressage arena Friday morning with his dynamic KWPN team leading his carriage.<\/p>\n

As Chester Weber went in to the Hermitage Classic\u2019s FEI 2* opening phase of competition, he had a deep well of talent to draw from in his and Jane F. Clark\u2019s team of KWPN bays. Weber brought Boris W, Danzer, Para, and Ultra, plus new talents Erik and Zeppelin Let\u2019s W to Goshen, Kentucky. \u201cI used Zeppelin and Ultra in the lead, and Danzer and Boris in the wheel in the dressage phase,\u201d Weber said.<\/p>\n

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Chester Weber leads the FEI 2* Four-in-Hand division at the Hermitage Classic CDE after the dressage phase (Photo courtesy of Pics Of You)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His decision proved wise, as Team Weber\u2019s results were nothing short of winning for the horseman dubbed \u2018Mr. Dressage.\u2019 Weber credited his team for their 40.82 points overall for the first-place position going into Saturday\u2019s marathon: \u201cThe horses were great. I am very pleased with them all, and plan to drive the same team tomorrow.\u201d Leading on a 74.5 percent overall, Team Weber will face the marathon questions of multiple world championship combined driving course designer Barry Hunter of Great Britain.<\/p>\n

Questions, said Leslie Cashion of the Hermitage Classic CDE committee, that will demand drivers\u2019 answers. \u201cI think one of our toughest hazards in the marathon is the newest one, which is an actual tepee and totem pole. It presents an interesting and challenging element,\u201d Cashion stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited for this year\u2019s event to be bigger than ever and to be able to share the festival with the community,\u201d said Cashion. \u201cThe Hermitage Classic CDE is growing bigger and reaching more people from farther away each year.\u201d<\/p>\n

As dressage concludes, Weber looks forward to driving into the marathon phase tomorrow, and maintaining his team\u2019s strength throughout the entirety of the Hermitage Classic CDE. Team up with Team Weber and follow news, live posts, video and photo galleries, and preferred product reviews at www.chesterweber.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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