The second day I was so happy with how Diamond felt. He is also super green at this level, this was only his second time doing the U25 ever. Again any errors had to do with my riding. I also very stupidly halted at the wrong letter at the end and got dinged for that! Chocolate felt really great the first day in the Inter 2. "I was nervous, this was my first CDI I had done with him since 2014. "The first day Diamond began feeling a bit tense in the ring after a super warm up, but most of the issues in the test had to do with my own riding," Cooper told Eurodressage. The 22-year old Cooper is in the fortunate position of having two irons in the fire for her budding Under 25 career: her long-time partner Don Diamond, a 14-year old Oldenburg by Don Gregory out of Oldenburg elite mare champion Reine Seide (by Rohdiamant), and her ride of three years, Mary Mansfield's Hot Chocolate W, a 14-year old Hanoverian by Hochadel x Pik Senior x Einstand I.Īt the 2019 CDI Wellington, Cooper placed second and fourth in the Intermediaire II with Hot Chocolate W leading the way, while in the Short Grand Prix it was Don Diamond besting the field on 68.538% and Hot Chocolate W came in on fourth place. American Grand Prix rider Hope Cooper has made her mark in her international Under 25 debut at the 2019 CDI 5* in Wellington, Florida, on 7 - 10 February 2019.
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