Jill Irving Wins the Piaffe Performance Adult Amateur Achievement Award Riding Pop Art at the 2013 Global Dressage Festival
Wellington, FL (March 22, 2013) – Dr. Cesar Parra, owner of Piaffe Performance Farms presented Canadian Jill Irving with the Piaffe Performance Adult Amateur Achievement Award after her amazing ride on her horse, Pop Art. The pair had a top 4 finish in Irving’s first ever Grand Prix CDI at the WEF Dressage Classic CDI-3*. As an Adult Amateur rider, Irving went up against the best of the best in dressage, and delighted the crowd and impressed the judges to score a 66.787% and locked in a 4th Place win. “I think it’s amazing what she’s done and she should be very, very proud,” commented Parra. “For an amateur to come into an international arena and CDI, and get such a respectable score is quite an accomplishment,” he continued. “It takes a lot to go in there and get the points from five different judges who must adhere to strict international standards, and Jill did an outstanding job.”
