{"id":2674,"date":"2013-06-17T17:44:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T22:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chesterweber.com\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2016-11-01T17:46:38","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T22:46:38","slug":"weber-throws-down-the-driving-glove-sweeps-saumur-cai-a4-in-marathon-achievement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chesterweber.com\/weber-throws-down-the-driving-glove-sweeps-saumur-cai-a4-in-marathon-achievement\/","title":{"rendered":"Weber Throws Down the Driving Glove  Sweeps Saumur CAI-A4 in Marathon Achievement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-canvas-width=\"622.5880000000001\">Ocala, FL (June 17, 2013) \u2013 His Four-in-Hand finesse in Dressage and Cones has long made nine-time US National Champion Chester Weber of Ocala, Florida, a force to be reckoned with, but a masterful wire-to-wire lead across all three phases of the Saumur CAI-A4, June 7-9, in France, has the combined driving world taking note of a keen new edge to the American master.<\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"622.5880000000001\"><\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"905.5540000000001\">With a major international win already secured, at only the first show of his European season, and Aachen and Normandy on the not-so-distant horizon, Weber is throwing down the (driving) glove: \u201cThe horses are ready for Aachen. This was the first big international marathon victory of my career,\u201d the two-time FEI Four-in-Hand Driving World Championship Silver Medalist added, clearly thrilled with<\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"248.662\">the decisive performance by the team he co-owns with Jane Clark, over a \u201ctough\u201d course by French designer Jacques Tamalet.<\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"905.5479999999999\"><\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"388.00000000000006\">In his first return to the Saumur since 2001, Weber\u2019s strategy put trotter Horus du Bois to lead for marathon and cones, and dressage lead, Splash, to right wheel. Completing the Saumur strategy was the popular Boris on left wheel for dressage and marathon; Para to right wheel for dressage and to left for cones; and Uniek at left lead throughout.<\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"388.00000000000006\"><\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"222.34000000000006\">\u201cWinning the Dressage (32.66 penalties) is something we have been fortunate to become accustomed to,\u201d said the man nicknamed \u2018Mr. Dressage,\u2019 \u201cbut this was our first big Marathon victory. It was a World Cup qualifier and many of the best were there, including two members of the Dutch Gold Medal team: Ijsbrand Chardon and Theo Timmerman. Moreover, Chardon without a doubt is the winningest driver the sport has ever had.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"canvasWrapper\"><\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"91.16000000000003\">Leading the field of 21 after Dressage, Weber posted the best Marathon score of the Four-in-Hand division (89.28) to remain atop the leader boards, followed by a nearly picture-perfect Cones: a single ball drop drew a scant three penalties. In an unprecedented personal achievement, the American driver clinched all three combined driving phases, against one of the world\u2019s toughest FEI rosters of teams, for an overall finish of just 128.50 penalties.<\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"91.16000000000003\"><\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"506.15600000000006\">Weber is confident his team is in top form for Aachen CAIO-4: \u201cOur decision to go to Saumur was a building block in our strategic plan. The marathon there was sandy and hilly, both of which made it challenging for the horses. The team is ready for Aachen. This was one step as Jane Clark and I keep our sights on the World Equestrian Games in Normandy.\u201d<\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"506.15600000000006\"><\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"674.0080000000002\">Follow Team Weber at www.chesterweber.com and via the link to Facebook.<\/div>\n<div data-canvas-width=\"815.5820000000001\">Photo: Team Weber in the dressage at the Saumur CAI. 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