Fidelio van het Bloemenhof and Anders Dahl - photo credit: Mia Bach
34 combinations for today’s international Grand Prix at CDI3 Le Mans
Today’s winner Erlentanz entered the international dressage scene back in 2018 together with his owner Sonnar Murray Brown, but really came to the international eyes last year when Charlotte Dujardin took over the ride and showed him at three international event in England and brought him as British team horse for CHIO Aachen 2019.
Today Sonnar was back in the saddle and showed a smooth, effortless and well balanced test without any technical issues. A pleasure to watch.
Yet again Henri Ruoste brings a new Grand Prix horse. This time international debut with 10 year old HOLST gelding Kontestro BB by Contendro I / Cassini II, lots of power and good quality with of course still some green moments, but very well and sensitive managed by Ruoste.
Danish Anders Dahl with Fidelio van het Bloemenhof is for sure using this Le Mans event to prepare for the CDI5 in Herning in the beginning of March.
Laura Tomlinson and her 10 year old mare Rose of Bavaria by Bordeaux showed for the 2nd time at international level, as they made their debut back in November in Oldenburg. Lots of power and elasticity, but through out the test with very strong contact.
Kontestro BB / Henri Ruoste FIN - expressive diagonal, nice supple crossing half passes, good halt with rein back, power passage, good piaffe, nice transitions, becomes bit short in the neck, lack more relaxation for the walk tour, good 2nd piaffe/passage tour, tense bit late transition to canter, good 2 times bit tense, bit conservative extended canter, tense well managed zigzag, ok 1 times, good pirouettes with nice control, bit unbalanced into trot, good diagonal, good passage, becomes bit tense in the piaffe, but smooth transition to passage.
Fidelio van het Bloemenhof / Anders Dahl 🇩🇰 - good halt, good extended trot, good half passes, right lack bit bend in the body, good halt with rein back, good transition to passage, 9-10 piaffe steps nicely, nice transitions, bit short extended walk need bit more over the back, good collected walk, better 2nd piaffe nice transitions, good into canter, good 2 times, bit conservative extended canter, well balanced zigzag, nice 1 times, good control 1st pirouette, 2nd lack more balance, good into trot, nice diagonal, nice passage, and super nice piaffe with good activity.
KK Woodstock / Gareth Hughes - well balanced trot tour, bit cautious transition into first piaffe, nice rhythm for the piaffe and good transition out, nice regular passage, bit limited extended walk, good collected walk, nice transition to passage, good 2nd piaffe with good transition in, out lack bit flow, nice 2 times, bit conservative extended canter, zigzag well balanced, error end of 1 times, good pirouettes lack bit more sit, good balance diagonal, final piaffe lack bit energy, good passage.
Rose of Bavaria / Laura Tomlinson GBR - good halt, tongue visual right side down the centerline, nice diagonal, well balanced half passes bit slow rhythm, good halt with rein back, good diagonal, clock work passage, transition, and piaffe, tiny bit over active, good extended walk, good collected walk, bit against aides for transition to passage, dancing/springing of the ground piaffe, easy transitions, bit tension transition to canter, good 2 times, good extended canter, nice zigzag, error mid 1 times, 1st pirouette lack more control, 2nd better, good into trot, nice diagonal, tiny swinging into piaffe, super active and expressive final centerline. 70,780%
