Steffen Peters won the Grand Prix Special, but underdog Laura Graves got all the attention.

The Intermediaire I was a washout today, but the young riders, juniors and pony riders got to take center stage.

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“Nature always wins, and that’s what happened in the first piaffe,” Steffen Peters said with good humor after his mount Legolas took a bathroom break during his Grand Prix test.

Gladstone, N.J. – June 17

After winning the Prix St. Georges and the Intermediaire I, Caroline Roffman was in a good position to take home the National Intermediaire I championship as she headed into the freestyle. But fireworks and horses seldom make a good combination, and a wedding celebration that went late into the night near the stabling meant Pie had a less than restful night.