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COMPETITION BACKGROUND - DAVID MARCUS
2014
9th Team World Equestrian Games, Normandy, FRA Chrevi's Capital  
34thGrand PrixWorld Equestrian Games, Normandy, FRAChrevi's Capital70.36%
2ndGrand PrixCDI3* Verden, GERChrevi's Capital72.30%
28th Grand Prix CDIO5* Aachen, GER Chrevi's Capital 69.18%
26th Grand Prix Special CDIO5* Aachen, GER Chrevi's Capital 67.84%
1st Grand Prix CDI-W CornerStone Spring, Palgrave, ON Chrevi's Capital 69.98%
8th Grand Prix CDI5* Adequan Global Dressage Festival XII, FL Chrevi's Capital 69.90%
8th Grand Prix Freestyle CDI5* Adequan Global Dressage Festival XII, FL Chrevi's Capital 72.90%
9th Grand Prix CDI3* Adequan Global Dressage Festival XII, FL Don Kontes 65.00%
4th Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3* Adequan Global Dressage Festival XII, FL Don Kontes 67.63%
5th Grand Prix CDI4* Adequan Global Dressage Festival V, FL Chrevi's Capital 68.74%
8th Grand Prix Freestyle CCDI4* Adequan Global Dressage Festival V, FL Chrevi's Capital 70.90%
6th Grand Prix CDI-W Adequan Global Dressage Festival III, FL Chrevi's Capital 69.34%
16th Grand Prix CDI-W Adequan Global Dressage Festival III, FL Don Kontes 65.50%
4th Grand Prix Special CDI-W Adequan Global Dressage Festival III, FL Chrevi's Capital 68.80%
14th Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W Adequan Global Dressage Festival III, FL Don Kontes 59.20%
2013
1st Grand Prix $20,000 Royal Invitational Cup, Toronto, ON Chrevi’s Capital 70.00%
2nd Grand Prix Freestyle $20,000 Royal Invitational Cup, Toronto, ON Chrevi’s Capital 72.92%
7th Grand Prix CDI-W Dressage at Devon, PA Chrevi’s Capital 68.83%
11th Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W Dressage at Devon, PA Chrevi’s Capital 67.98%
4th Grand Prix CDI-W Dressage at Devon, PA Don Kontes 66.51%
7th Grand Prix Special CDI-W Dressage at Devon, PA Don Kontes 65.94%
2nd Grand Prix CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY Chrevi’s Capital 69.30%
14th Grand Prix CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY Don Kontes 63.79%
2nd Grand Prix Special CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY Chrevi’s Capital 71.08%
6th Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY Don Kontes 70.10%
4th Grand Prix CDI-W Centerline Events at HITS, Saugerties, NY Chrevi’s Capital 67.43%
9th Grand Prix CDI-W Centerline Events at HITS, Saugerties, NY Don Kontes 62.83%
2nd Grand Prix Special CDI-W Centerline Events at HITS, Saugerties, NY Chrevi’s Capital 69.85%
2nd Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W Centerline Events at HITS, Saugerties, NY Don Kontes 69.45%
1st Grand Prix CornerStone Summer Festival, Palgrave, ON Chrevi’s Capital 72.50%
5th Grand Prix CornerStone Summer Festival, Palgrave, ON Don Kontes 67.07%
1st Grand Prix Special CornerStone Summer Festival, Palgrave, ON Chrevi’s Capital 69.58%
3rd Grand Prix Special CornerStone Summer Festival, Palgrave, ON Don Kontes

66.41%

1st Grand Prix CDI3* Angelstone International, Rockwood, ON Chrevi’s Capital 69.81%
3rd Grand Prix CDI3* Angelstone International, Rockwood, ON Don Kontes 66.62%
1st Grand Prix Special CDI3* Angelstone International, Rockwood, ON Don Kontes 67.94%
1st Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3* Angelstone International, Rockwood, ON Chrevi’s Capital

72.73%

Bronze Team CDIO3* Adequan Global Dressage Festival, FL Don Kontes  
5th Grand Prix CDIO3* Adequan Global Dressage Festival, FL Don Kontes 65.87%
6ht Grand Prix Special CDIO3* Adequan Global Dressage Festival, FL Don Kontes

66.10%

5th Grand Prix Freestyle CDIO3* Adequan Global Dressage Festival, FL Don Kontes 69.28%
9th Grand Prix CDI5* Adequan Global Dressage Festival, FL Don Kontes 66.92%
8th Grand Prix
Freestyle
CDI5* Adequan Global Dressage Festival, FL Don Kontes 70.58%
5th Grand Prix CDI-W Int’l Horse Sport Cup, Loxahatchee, FL Don Kontes 65.47%
5th Grand Prix
Freestyle
CDI-W Int’l Horse Sport Cup, Loxahatchee, FL Don Kontes 68.775%
3rd Grand Prix CDI-W Palm Beach Derby, Loxahatchee, FL Don Kontes

68.28%

8th Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W Palm Beach Derby, Loxahatchee, FL Don Kontes 69.10%
6th Grand Prix CDI-W Florida Dressage Classic, Wellington, FL Don Kontes 67.15%
6th Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W Florida Dressage Classic, Wellington, FL Chrevi’s Capital 69.43%
1st Grand Prix CDI-W Global Dressage Festival, Wellington, FL Chrevi’s Capital

70.34%

1st Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W Global Dressage Festival, Wellington, FL Chrevi’s Capital

74.45%

7th Grand Prix CDI5* World Dressage Masters Palm Beach, FL Chrevi’s Capital 70.66%
6th Grand Prix Freestyle CDI5* World Dressage Masters Palm Beach, FL Chrevi’s Capital 70.75%
2nd Grand Prix CDI3* Sunshine Challenge, West Palm Beach, FL Don Kontes

67.53%

1st Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3* Sunshine Challenge, West Palm Beach, FL Don Kontes 70.825%
4th Grand Prix CDI-W Gold Coast Opener, West Palm Beach, FL Chrevi’s Capital 70.06%
8th Grand Prix CDI-W Gold Coast Opener, West Palm Beach, FL Don Kontes 65.71%
8th Grand Prix Special CDI-W Gold Coast Opener, West Palm Beach, FL Don Kontes 67.08%
5th Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W Gold Coast Opener, West Palm Beach, FL Chrevi’s Capital 69.20%

2012

4th Grand Prix Royal Horse Show Invitational Cup, Toronto, ON Chrevi’s Capital 64.007%
4th Grand Prix Freestyle Royal Horse Show Invitational Cup, Toronto, ON Chrevi’s Capital 68.875%
1st Grand Prix CDI-W Dressage at Devon, PA Chrevi’s Capital 71.213%
3rd Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W Dressage at Devon, PA Chrevi’s Capital 73.50%
1st Grand Prix CDI-W Dressage at Devon, PA Don Kontes 68.468%
1st Grand Prix Special CDI-W Dressage at Devon, PA Don Kontes 69.40%
3rd Grand Prix CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY Chrevi’s Capital 67.957%
4th Grand Prix CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY Don Kontes 67.532%
3rd Grand Prix Special CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY Don Kontes 67.400%
3rd Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY Chrevi’s Capital 68.275%
4th Grand Prix CDI3* Hartpury, GBR Chrevi’s Capital 68.96%
3rd Grand Prix Special CDI3* Hartpury, GBR Chrevi’s Capital 67.16%
3rd Grand Prix CDI3* Blainville, QC Don Kontes 67.45%
4th Grand Prix CDI3* Blainville, QC Chrevi’s Capital 65.92%
3rd Grand Prix Special CDI3* Blainville, QC Don Kontes 66.87%
4th Grand Prix Special CDI3* Blainville, QC Chrevi’s Capital 63.84%
1st Grand Prix CDI3* Lexington, KY Chrevi’s Capital 69.02%
11th Grand Prix CDI3* Lexington, KY Don Kontes 63.77%
1st Grand Prix Special CDI3* Lexington, KY Chrevi’s Capital 70.578%
3rd Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3* Lexington, KY Don Kontes 68.13%
1st Grand Prix CDI3* Canada Classic, Burlington, ON Chrevi’s Capital 68.681%
4th Grand Prix CDI3* Canada Classic, Burlington, ON Don Kontes 66.447%
1st Grand Prix Special CDI3* Canada Classic, Burlington, ON Chrevi’s Capital 72.356%
6th Grand Prix Special CDI3* Canada Classic, Burlington, ON Don Kontes 64.889%
26th Prix St. Georges CDIO3* WEF Wellington Dressage, FL Chrevi’s Capital 65.053%
1st Intermediaire I CDIO3* WEF Wellington Dressage, FL Chrevi’s Capital 69.211%
10th Grand Prix CDI5* West Palm Beach, Wellington, FL Chrevi’s Capital 67.532%
2nd Grand Prix Special CDI5* West Palm Beach, Wellington, FL Chrevi’s Capital 67.022%
7th Grand Prix CDI3* Int’l Horse Sport Cup, Loxahatchee, FL Chrevi’s Capital 66.38%
19th Grand Prix CDI3* Int’l Horse Sport Cup, Loxahatchee, FL Don Kontes 60.95%
3rd Grand Prix Special CDI3* Int’l Horse Sport Cup, Loxahatchee, FL Chrevi’s Capital 67.20%
13th Grand Prix CDI3* WEF Dressage Classic, Wellington, FL Don Kontes 64.40%
18th Grand Prix CDI3* WEF Dressage Classic, Wellington, FL Chrevi’s Capital 63.38%
9th Grand Prix Special CDI3* WEF Dressage Classic, Wellington, FL Chrevi’s Capital 65.62%
7th Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3* WEF Dressage Classic, Wellington, FL Don Kontes 65.85%
10th Grand Prix CDI Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II, FL Chrevi’s Capital 65.234%
9th Grand Prix Special CDI Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II, FL Chrevi’s Capital 64.133%
8th Grand Prix TOC (Sun) CDI Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II, FL Don Kontes 65.106%
9th Grand Prix TOC (Sat) CDI Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II, FL Don Kontes 61.915%
29th Grand Prix CDI-W Palm Beach Dressage Derby, FL Chrevi’s Capital 62.553%
2nd Intermediaire II CDI-W Florida Dressage Classic, Wellington, FL Don Kontes 64.80%
3rd FEI Test of Choice CDI-W Florida Dressage Classic, Wellington, FL Don Kontes 64.14%
24th Grand Prix CDI-W Florida Dressage Classic, Wellington, FL Chrevi’s Capital 62.149%
9th Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W Florida Dressage Classic, Wellington, FL Chrevi’s Capital 63.90%
3rd Intermediaire II CDI3* Wellington Classic Spring Challenge, FL Don Kontes 65.175%
3rd Grand Prix CDI3* Wellington Sunshine Challenge, FL Chrevi’s Capital 65.745%
6th Grand Prix TOC CDI3* Wellington Sunshine Challenge, FL Chrevi’s Capital 64.889%
6th Prix St. Georges CDI3* Wellington Sunshine Challenge, FL Don Kontes 67.237%
1st Intermediaire Freestyle CDI3* Wellington Sunshine Challenge, FL Don Kontes 67.250%
1st Intermediaire 1 CDI3* Wellington Sunshine Challenge, FL Don Kontes 70.263%
2nd Grand Prix Int’l Horse Sport Blue Hors Dressage Premiere, FL Chrevi’s Capital 70.106%

2011

3rd Prix St. Georges CDI-W Dressage at Devon, Devon, PA Chrevi’s Capital 65.32%
3rd Intermediaire 1 CDI-W Dressage at Devon, Devon, PA Chrevi’s Capital 65.895%
7th Intermediaire Freestyle CDI-W Dressage at Devon, Devon, PA Chrevi’s Capital 66.275%
1st Intermediaire I CornerStone Summer Classic Gold, ON Chrevi’s Capital 66.316%
5th FEI TOC CornerStone Summer Classic Gold, ON Wenonah 60.658%
3rd FEI TOC CornerStone Summer Classic Gold, ON Chrevi’s Capital 63.224%
4th Prix St. Georges CDI-W Milton International Classic, Milton, ON Don Kontes 66.711%
5th Prix St. Georges CDI-W Milton International Classic, Milton, ON Chrevi’s Capital 65.570%
3rd Intermediaire I CDI-W Milton International Classic, Milton, ON Chrevi’s Capital 69.737%
5th Intermediaire I CDI-W Milton International Classic, Milton, ON Don Kontes 67.895%
4th Intermediaire Freestyle CDI-W Milton International Classic, Milton, ON Chrevi’s Capital 70.875%
7th Prix St. Georges CDI-W Milton Summer Classic, Milton, ON Don Kontes 64.035%
8th Prix St. Georges CDI-W Milton Summer Classic, Milton, ON Chrevi’s Capital 63.86%
3rd Intermediaire I CDI-W Milton Summer Classic, Milton, ON Chrevi’s Capital 70.00%
6th Intermediaire I CDI-W Milton Summer Classic, Milton, ON Don Kontes 68.026%
6th Intermediaire Freestyle CDI-W Milton Summer Classic, Milton, ON Don Kontes 68.05%
8th Prix St. Georges CDI3* CornerStone Summer Festival, ON Chrevi’s Capital 64.290%
3rd Intermediaire I CDI3* CornerStone Summer Festival, ON Chrevi’s Capital 68.974%
3rd Intermediaire Freestyle CDI3* CornerStone Summer Festival, ON Chrevi’s Capital 70.025%
3rd Prix St. Georges Milton Spring Classic, Milton, ON Chrevi’s Capital 68.465%
2nd Intermediate I Milton Spring Classic, Milton, ON Chrevi’s Capital 67.50%
6th Prix St. Georges CDI3* Wellington Classic Dressage Classic II, FL Don Kontes 67.588%
4th Intermediaire Freestyle CDI3* Wellington Classic Dressage Classic II, FL Don Kontes 68.875%
10th Intermediaire I CDI3* Wellington Classic Dressage Classic II, FL Don Kontes 66.491%
5th Prix St. Georges CDI-W Palm Beach Dressage Derby, FL Don Kontes

68.684%

10th Intermediaire Freestyle CDI-W Palm Beach Dressage Derby, FL Don Kontes

70.90%

6th Intermediaire I CDI-W Palm Beach Dressage Derby, FL Don Kontes 68.289%
2nd Prix St. Georges CDI-W Wellington Classic Spring Challenge, FL Don Kontes 67.105%
4th Intermediaire Freestyle CDI-W Wellington Classic Spring Challenge, FL Don Kontes 68.917%
2nd Intermediaire I CDI-W Wellington Classic Spring Challenge, FL Don Kontes 67.368%
2nd Intermediaire Freestyle CDI-W Gold Coast Opener, West Palm Beach, FL Don Kontes 68.625%

2010

6th Prix St. Georges CDI-W Dressage at Devon, Devon, PA Don Kontes 66.474%
5th Intermediaire I CDI-W Dressage at Devon, Devon, PA Don Kontes 67.105%
3rd Intermediaire Freestyle CDI-W Dressage at Devon, Devon, PA Don Kontes 72.10%
1st Prix St. Georges TOC CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY Don Kontes 66.053%
5th Prix St. Georges CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY Don Kontes 64.632%
3rd Intermediaire I CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY Don Kontes 64.895%
4th Intermediaire Freestyle CDI-W NEDA Fall Festival, Saugerties, NY Don Kontes 67.05%
2nd Prix St. Georges ConerStone Summer Classic, ON Don Kontes 69.737%
1st Prix St. Georges ConerStone Summer Classic, ON Don Kontes 70.263%
2nd Intermediaire I ConerStone Summer Classic, ON Don Kontes 68.684%
1st Prix St. Georges CornerStone Summer Festival, ON Don Kontes 72.106%
2nd Prix St. Georges CornerStone Summer Festival, ON Don Kontes 74.474%
8th Prix St. Georges CornerStone Summer Festival, ON Wenonah 66.316%
4th Intermediaire I CornerStone Summer Festival, ON Don Kontes 70.00%
7th Intermediaire I CornerStone Summer Festival, ON Wenonah

68.684%

2nd Intermediaire Freestyle CornerStone Summer Festival, ON Wenonah 71.125%
2nd Prix St. Georges CDI3* CornerStone Spring Into Dressage, ON Wenonah 66.579%
8th Prix St. Georges CDI3* CornerStone Spring Into Dressage, ON Ribot 60.789%
1st FEI TOC CDI3* CornerStone Spring Into Dressage, ON Wenonah

70.00%

3rd FEI TOC CDI3* CornerStone Spring Into Dressage, ON Ribot 66.316%
3rd Prix St. Georges Equivents Spring Classic, Burlington, ON Ribot 66.184%
4th Prix St. Georges Equivents Spring Classic, Burlington, ON Wenonah 65.132%
3rd Intermediaire I Equivents Spring Classic, Burlington, ON Wenonah 64.211%
5th Intermediaire I Equivents Spring Classic, Burlington, ON Ribot 61.711%
1st Intermediaire Freestyle Equivents Spring Classic, Burlington, ON Wenonah 66.50%
4th Prix St. Georges TOC CDI-W Wellington Classic Spring Challenge, FL Ribot 65.921%
9th Prix St. Georges CDI-W Wellington Classic Spring Challenge, FL Wenonah 65.00%
4th Prix St. Georges Open CDI-W Wellington Classic Spring Challenge, FL Ribot 67.368%
4th Intermediaire I CDI-W Wellington Classic Spring Challenge, FL Ribot 63.947%
20th Intermediaire I CDI-W Wellington Classic Spring Challenge, FL Wenonah

63.158%

2nd Intermediaire Freestyle CDI-W Wellington Classic Spring Challenge, FL Wenonah 64.50%
16th Prix St. Georges CDI-W Gold Coast Opener, West Palm Beach, FL Wenonah 61.842%
13th Prix St. Georges Open CDI-W Gold Coast Opener, West Palm Beach, FL Ribot 61.842%
6th Prix St. Georges TOC CDI-W Gold Coast Opener, West Palm Beach, FL Ribot 64.868%
7th Intermediaire 1 CDI-W Gold Coast Opener, West Palm Beach, FL Ribot 61.842%

2009

11th Prix St. Georges CDI NEDA Fall Dressage Festival, Saugerties, NY Wenonah 65.263%
14th Intermediaire I CDI NEDA Fall Dressage Festival, Saugerties, NY Wenonah 63.105%
8th Intermediaire Freestyle CDI NEDA Fall Dressage Festival, Saugerties, NY Wenonah 67.250%
1st Prix St. Georges Blainville International Classic, Blainville, QC Wenonah

67.719%

2nd Prix St. Georges Blainville International Classic, Blainville, QC Wenonah 67.281%
2nd Prix St. Georges Blainville International Classic, Blainville, QC Wenonah 63.246%
2nd Prix St. Georges Blainville Summer Classic, Blainville, QC Wenonah 62.719%
2nd Prix St. Georges Blainville Summer Classic, Blainville, QC Wenonah 64.474%
1st Prix St. Georges Blainville Summer Classic, Blainville, QC Wenonah 66.053%

2008

1st Prix St. Georges CNE Classic, Toronto, ON Wolkensong

62.625%

1st Prix St. Georges CNE Classic, Toronto, ON Wolkensong 65.333%
3rd Prix St. Georges CNE Classic, Toronto, ON Wolkensong 63.250%
1st Intermediaire I CNE Classic, Toronto, ON Wolkensong 66.917%
1st Intermediaire I Blainville Summer Classic, Blainville, ON Wolkensong 66.50%

2007

4th Prix St. Georges CNE Classic, Toronto, ON

Wolkensong

60.650%
2nd Intermediaire I CNE Classic, Toronto, ON

Wolkensong

61.90%

2001

  Team North American Young Riders’ Championship, IL

Catalina

 
  Individual North American Young Riders’ Championship, IL

Catalina

 

2000

Capt. DeSzinay Memorial Sportsmanship Award, North American Young Riders’ Championship, CO

1998

  Team North American Young Riders’ Championship

Tipton

 
  Individual North American Young Riders’ Championship

Tipton

 

1997

Silver Team North American Young Riders’ Championship, IL

Tipton

 
  Individual North American Young Riders’ Championship, IL

Tipton

 

1996

Bronze Team North American Young Riders’ Championship, IL

Tipton

 
6th Individual North American Young Riders’ Championship, IL

Tipton

 



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