Holzer wins grand prix freestyle at Devon

Ashley Holzer and her bay mare, Tiva Nana, winner of Friday's grand prix qualifier, thrilled the crowd on the way to winning the grand prix freestyle dressage at Devon on Saturday night.

Moving from canter to piaffe to passage without missing a beat of the epic, orchestral music, Holzer earned a score of 76.125. She said that the electric atmosphere at Devon worried her mare a bit, "but she is always willing to try anything as long as I set her up right. She is such a partner."

Karen Pavicic and her gelding Don Daiquiri finished second with a score of 73.375. Third place went to Catherine Haddad Staller and her chestnut gelding, Mane Stream Hotmail, with a score of 72.5.

The musical freestyle dressage is an artistic program performed to music to match the horse's tempo and style while showing off required movements.