Vividus QRE & Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour - photo: screenshot Cliphorse

Laudrup-Dufour also takes the GPS in Aalborg with Vividus QRE and Blue Hors girls in top at Compiégne for CDI1 PSG, CDI3 GP, CDIU25 GP and CDIY team test.

Vividus QRE & Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (GPS Aalborg )

Nice halt, well balanced uphill diagonal, nice crossing balanced uphill half pass left, smooth into passage at C, tiny tensions hind for passage, nice back to passage, nice half pass right, good into passage at C, nice extension, expressive passage at short side, good extended walk with nice relaxation, good collected walk, direct into nice piaffe at the spot and easy out, nice into 2nd piaffe, tiny bit forward with tiny lost of impulsion, nice out, nice into canter, well balanced half passes, nice 2 times, small error for 1 times, bit conservative extended canter, good 1st priouette, good 1 times, nice 2nd priouette, good into trot, nice extension, expressive final centerline, super piaffe, super transitions, good halt. 73,362%

As Cathrine told after her performance today: “He is a pure gentleman in the arena, he just tries his heart out and never asking why. It´s such a gift to be able to built up a partnership with a talented boy like him. Today he actually felt a bit tired, but his positive attitude makes it possible to show an almost error free test only with a small hiccup for the one time tempies at the diagonal, and there´s of course still a lot of things to develop with more strength for the future.”

Cathrine also showed the 10 yr old gelding Jaguar by Johnson for the first time with debut victory in Inter II with 74,561% (Jaguar is owned by a client of Cathrine).

2nd international GP start for Blue Hors Znickers and Nanna Merrald

Nanna and 11 yr old Znickers by Blue Hors Zack / De Niro made their international GP debut in Herning i March with 68%, and today they took their first international victory in the CDI3 GP at Compiegne. A total of 30 combination in the class and finishing in top with 72,587%

Error free and effortless performance. Super entering halt, supple power diagonal, smooth crossing uphill half passes, good halt with rein back, supple diagonal, nice back to good passage, good transitions, piaffe in clear rhythm need more balance on the hindquarters - trending 74,6% - short extended walk need more let go, better collected but still lack of suppleness, scores drops to 71%, super strong canter tour showing nice series and highlights for both well balanced pirouettes with super nice quality, super transition to trot, lovely diagonal, nice final with very nice halt.

International debut placement as no 3 in PSG for 7 yr old KWPN stallion Blue Hors Monte Carlo by Dream Boy / United with 70,677%.

Young Blue Hors rider Sophia Ludvigsen made sure that the Danish national anthem was played twice today for her, as she won both the U25 GP with her long time partner Blue Hors Quintano with 72,410% and at the same time she made her international debut together with 10 yr old gelding Blue Hors Touch of Olympic L by Blue Hors Don Olymbrio / Fidermark and won their Young Rider team test with 70,676%. Back in 2021 Touch and Nanna won silver at World Championships for Young Horses in Verden.

Other Danish combinations at the international scene

Daniel Bachmann Andersen showed the 10 yr old mare Shirley by Sezuan / Solos Carex, bred and owned by Vivi and Christian Vang-Lauridsen. Unfortunately with a costly big mistakes for the 2nd pirouette in the Grand Prix.

Lone Bang Zindorff and Thranegaardens Rostov finished as no 5 in today´s Grand Prix Special in Mannheim with 69,468%.

Nice halt, nice power diagonal, good flow and go half pass left, nice into passage at C, good extension, nice back, good regularity hind for passage, missing bit suppleness right for half pass, good into passage, bit tense hind, nice extension, good back, good passage short side, nice relaxation for extended walk, good collected walk, nice into piaffe, bit on/off hind, good out, bit unbalanced 2nd piaffe bit forward, good passage, bit tense into canter, good half passes, nice flow 2 times, super 1 times, good extended canter, big volte like 1st pirouette, nice 1 times, much better 2nd pirouette, bit tense into trot, good extension, nice final centerline, super halt.

Midtgaards Zamir and Karoline Skøt were at start in CDI3 GP in Exloo and finished with 66%.

Good halt, good diagonal but bit hurried, missing bit more forward flow for half passes, left becomes bit unbalanced, bit open halt bit dragging rein back, good diagonal, nice into passage, good passage, nice into piaffe and nice out again, extended walk need bit more over the back walk, good collected walk, good into passage, nice passage, active nice piaffe and good out into nice passage, good into canter, good 2 times, good extension, missing bit more suppleness to left for zigzag, good 1 times, very nice quality for 1st pirouette bit big, missing bit more control 2nd pirouette, good into trot, bit hurried diagonal, nice final centerline with super halt.

Carina Cassøe Krüth showed the 8 yr old mare Tophøjs Diadora by Donkey Boy / Landtinus, bred by Stutteri Tophøj. They finished with 67,294% in PSG in Compiegne today.

Emilie Nissen and Søgaards Secret by Franziskus / Quaterback finished with 67,412 in the YR team test in Compiegne.