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Dantina dances to glory

NAF FIVE STAR WINTER DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS

19-23 April

Edited by Polly Bryan

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NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships, Hartpury, Glos

SADIE SMITH well and truly left the opposition in her wake as she headed the Magic prix st georges (PSG) gold. Sadie rode a blinder of a test on her stunning eight-year-old Dante Weltino mare Swanmore Dantina, posting 77.06% to finish almost 5% ahead of second-placed Becky Moody on James Bond II.

Since winning the six-yearold national title in 2021, “Dia” has gone from strength to strength under Sadie, recently scoring a small tour hat-trick at the Addington CDI, and once again she rose to the occasion in super style here. The pair were last

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