Happy winner - Emmelie Scholtens with Desperado N.O.P. - photo #FEI-tv
Good sport and great performances with many Personal Best scores
The last FEI World Cup leg of the year was today at Mechelen, Belgium, and from following yesterday’s Grand Prix the winner looked quite obvious, as Emmelie and Desperado showed very good form and qualities throughout their Grand Prix performance.
H2R highlights:
(1) Desperado N.O.P. NED - strong trot tour with active piaffe tours, Desperado very responsive to Emmelie´s aides, nicely in front of her, super nice relaxed walk tour (2 x10 for extended walk today 💪🏻) high quality pirouettes, good tempi change lines (Emmelie attacks every stride), smooth final, super halt. ANOTHER PERSONAL BEST TODAY WITH 85,075% (+2% since WC Stockholm)
(3) Quantico ESP - nice test well balanced riding all the way, unfortunately the walk tour brings the score a bit down. Big smiling centerline with one times. PERSONAL BEST 80,510%. +3,5% from former best score!
(4) Sir Donnerhall II FRA - great finish of a very successful season, huge improvement for the 2nd half of the year. Yesterday and today with PERSONAL BEST scores. Today 79,780%
(5) Dark Legend GBR - strong performance, with a few smaller issues. 79,075% - personal best.
(6) Equador POR - special detail going from piaffe to trot half pass, strong piaffe tours with fan, canter pirouettes need more steps becomes bit to much turned, one hand one times for joker line, final with piaffe one hand. Clearly lighter contact, more self carriage today than in yesterday's Grand Prix. Their just 2nd GPF with PERSONAL BEST (6% more than London, Olympia)
(7) Actuelle de Massa FRA - so much more to come for the still inexperienced super mare 78,370% - personal best.
