CDI5 Grand Prix i Stockholm
Den flotteste kulisse i den kæmpe Friends Arena i Stockholm.
Let og ubesværet med høj kvalitet i toppen af feltet
Isabell Werth red som første rytter ad midten. 100% koncentration fra både hest og rytter hele vejen. Kameraet er endnu tættere på end man når normalt er vant til, og det giver en helt ekstra dimension. Den samhørighed og balance som Isabell mestre hele vejen sammen med Don Johnson er intet mindre end fantastisk. Den måde hun kan kombinere at stå imod og samtidig med 110% glide med og give efter - det gør turen til noget helt helt særligt. 78.180% var ikke et point for meget.
Kittel og Deja danser elegant gennem trav turen. Masser af kraft som er flot og let kontrolleret under vejs. Piaffen bliver bedre for hver gang vi ser ekvipagen, omend dommerne var lidt rundhåndende i dag. Flotte serier, hvor Kittel tydeligt har forbedret sin egen stil og sidder mere stille. Super flot frem til hånden ridning hele vejen. 75,820%.
Dufour og Atterupgaards Cassidy viser en elegant og ubesværet tur, hvor Cassidy går for helt lette hjælpere hele turen. Som Cathrine selv fortæller, "jeg havde en super god tur, og Cassidy var ved mig hele vejen, også selvom vi var i sådan en stor og imponerede arena. Jeg får bakket lidt for meget af i zig-zag galoppen og han bliver lidt dyb i etterne for mig". Meget ærgerligt at tyske Plewa kun havde Dufour på 71,2% - det kostede en placering længere fremme i feltet. Parret slutter med 75,640%.
Alle 3 top ridt var uden tekniske fejl og bar præg af lethed, balance og kontrolleret power. Dressuren når den er flottest.
Cathrine fortæller også at selve stævnet er helt overvældende. Kittel som er manden bag dressuren, har virkelig gjort alt for at vi sammen med hestene har fået optimale forhold. Hestene står super godt, masser af træningsmuligheder, og helt igennem særlig gæstfrihed og treatment til os fra arrangørerne, siger Dufour.
Se resultatet af klassen her.
CDI5 Grand Prix in Stockholm
Beautiful backdrop of the giant Friends Arena in Stockholm.
Easy and effortless with high quality at the top of the field
Isabell Werth rode as first rider today. 100% concentration from both horse and rider all the way. The camera is even closer than you usually can follow the rides, and it gives a whole extra dimension. The cohesion and balance as Isabell shows all the way along with Don Johnson is nothing less than stunning. The way she can combine an invisible half halt with 110% flow and let go just makes the entire test very special. 78.180% was certainly not a point too much.
Kittel and Deja dancing elegant through the trot tour. Plenty of power which is very easy, light and controlled along the way. Piaffe gets better every time we see the combination, although the judges today were a little to generous. Beautiful series where Kittel clearly has improved his own style and sits quieter. Super riding forward to the hand all the way. 75,820%.
Danish Dufour and Atterupgaards Cassidy shows an elegant and effortless ride, where Cassidy is doing the exercises with completely light riders aides all the way. As Cathrine tells, "I had a really good test and Cassidy was with me all the way, even in such a big and impressive arena. I did lack a bit more forward riding by the zig-zag canter and Cassidy becomes a bit deep in the one times for me." Pity that German Plewa just saw Dufour and Cassidy´s ride for 71,2%, could have brought them in front of Kittel. 75,640%.
All three top riders without technical errors and they were characterized by lightness, balance and controlled power. Dressage how it should be.
Cathrine also says that the event is completely overwhelming. Kittel who is the man behind the dressage here in Stockholm, has really done everything so that we and our horses have got optimum conditions. The stabling is super good, lots of training opportunities, and very special hospitality and treatment to us from the organizers, says Dufour.
See the result of the class here.
