Winsome Andante
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Winsome Adante is an English thoroughbred horse who has competed successfully to the highest levels of the sport of eventing. His rider, Kimberly Severson, has taken him to many well-known events, and he has won the Rolex CCI**** an amazing three times, only matched by Bruce Davidson's previous mount, Dr. Peaches. He has also competed at the Burghley Horse Trials, as well as in the Olympics and the World Equestrian Games.
"Dan" is strong in all three phases. He usually wins or places among the top horses in the dressage, with scores in the high 20s to low 40s, and rarely has jump penalties cross-country, although sometimes the occasional time fault.
As of November, 2006, Dan rose to the top of the USEA Leader Board, ahead of retired Giltedge, with a total of 1,184 career points.
- Nickname: "Dan"
- Foaled: 1993
- Sex: Gelding
- Height: 16.1 hh (165cm)
- Color: Bay
- Markings: Star, white to coronet left-fore, to upper pastern both hind
- Breed: English Thoroughbred
- Breeding: by Saunter, out of Juswith Genoa by Bohemond
- Breeder: Janet and Chris Gooch of Britain
- Rider: Kimberly Severson
- Owner: Linda Wachtmeister and Plain Dealing Farm, Inc
[edit] Top Placings
- Winner of the 2001 Blenheim Horse Trials
- Winner of the 2002 Rolex Kentucky CCI****
- Winner of Over the Walls Horse Trials in 2002
- Individual 6th place and Team Gold at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain
- Winner of the 2004 Rolex Kentucky CCI****
- Winner of the individual silver and team bronze medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004
- Winner of the 2005 Rolex Kentucky CCI****
- Member of the US Eventing Team at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen (team finished in fourth place)
- Top of the USEA Leader Board (as of 2006)
