{"id":1469,"date":"2015-10-06T15:50:57","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T20:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chesterweber.com\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2015-11-23T05:59:07","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T10:59:07","slug":"the-perfect-storm-chester-weber-braves-the-elements-to-earn-his-record-12th-usef-national-four-in-hand-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chesterweber.com\/the-perfect-storm-chester-weber-braves-the-elements-to-earn-his-record-12th-usef-national-four-in-hand-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Storm: Chester Weber Braves the Elements to Earn His Record 12th USEF National Four-in-Hand Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lexington, KY (October 6, 2015) \u2014 \u2018When it rains it pours,\u2019 they say. Yet even the perfect storm predicted by local weather forecasters could not stand in the way of a historic
\ntwelfth USEF National Four-in-Hand Championship for Ocala, Florida horseman Chester Weber. Weber piloted his four matched bay KWPN geldings, co-owned by Jane F. Clark, in the Kentucky Classic CAI2* to defend Team Weber\u2019s title.<\/p>\n

Their performance says it all: First place (38.07) in Dressage, first place (145.92) in Marathon, and first place (3.00) in Cones.<\/p>\n

Team Weber delivered clean and decisive victories across a spectrum of phases and weather conditions. The four-in-hand division opened under dark and rainy skies, necessitating the
\nrelocation of the tests from their traditional grass arena into the Rolex Stadium. A fresh combination of KWPN Dutch Warmblood veterans Ultra, Para, and Boris W, paired with rising star Danzer, didn\u2019t miss a beat. The team delivered brilliant trot work and a confident rein back for the Ground Jury of Martha Hanks-Nicoli (USA), Marsoe LaRose (CAN), and Nikke Palsson (SWE). \u201cIt was exciting to have younger horses do so well,\u201d said Weber. \u201cRolex Stadium had a nice feel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite a continuation of the inclement weather into Saturday\u2019s Marathon, Team Weber performance remained unbeatable. They not only won over cross-country marathon but also posted the fastest times in their division on five of course designer Richard Nicoll\u2019s seven obstacles. \u201cThe horses were very fresh in the cool, damp weather in Kentucky this past weekend,\u201d Weber adds.<\/p>\n

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Chester Weber wins the 2015 Kentucky Classic CAI2* and earns his 12th USEF National Four-in-Hand Championship title (Photo courtesy of Pics Of You)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Team Weber added 107.85 penalty points after marathon kept them in the lead going into Sunday\u2019s cones phase, where a single ball at cone 5 added just three penalties to an overall 148.92 score\u2014 and Weber\u2019s unprecedented twelfth U.S. Four-in-Hand national title.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was pleased with the team, they worked well together,\u201d Weber said. \u201cI had Boris in the left wheel and Para in the right wheel. I have driven them a lot this way, but I haven\u2019t really competed them in the cones phase; I was pleased with how they handled everything. Unfortunately, I had one down that I think Danzer kicked. He is inexperienced, so the
\nway that the course was set up\u2014 having to drive between two cars\u2014 made him unsure. He lost his concentration, and dropped out of the contact. Besides that I was pleased. We drove to plan and it was pretty straightforward.\u201d<\/p>\n

After making history with his twelfth USEF National Four-in-Hand Championship, Weber continues train for future successes with his KWPN team.<\/p>\n

Team up with Team Weber as they drive next to the 6th Annual Hermitage Classic on October 16-18 in Goshen, Kentucky. 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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