Christian Simonson and the Danish warmblood Son of a Lady became the Small Tour Champions at the 2023 U.S. Dressage Championships at Lamplight equestrian centre in Wayne, ILL. The pair won the first two rounds and placed second in the freestyle.
In the face of sweltering temperatures and stiff competition in the Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship, Christian Simonson and Son Of A Lady kept their cool today to earn the national championship title with a score of 73.26%.
WAYNE, Illinois, Aug. 24, 2023–Christian Simonson on Son of a Lady captured the Festival of Champions Intermediate 1 championship Thursday after placing second to Charlotte Jorst in the freestyle.
The 20-year-old Christian based in Wellington, Florida scored 74.015% on the 12-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding but the winning results of the Prix St. Georges and the Intermediate, the first two of three phases for the championship, was enough to earn him the title and possibly his first senior championship team. He is long listed for the Pan American Games on Son of a Lady.
Christian Simonson on Son of a Lady won the Festival of Champions Intermediate 1 Tuesday to extend their lead in the national championship in what the 20-year-old rider believes reflects development of a new generation of American riders.