Atterupgaards Orthilia with rider Nanna Merrald and trainer Michael Søgaard - photo: private
World Cup short Grand Prix
Lyon is the 2nd leg of this World Cup season and the short Grand Prix test look like a very good choice and suits the World Cup series. It shows the importance of not doing any mistakes as there is no room for catching up later. Even though Werth and Weihegold showed a minor issue for the 2 two times, Werth just manage to “recover” and bring home another victory today.
Frederic Wandres and Duke of Britain showed another very consistent test without any technical issues.
“Podium” for Danish Nanna Merrald and Atterupgaards Orthilia
Blue Hors rider Nanna Merrald and 16 year old Atterupgaard Orthilia showed a really nice test without any technical issues. The overall picture is very harmonious, well balanced and expressive. Since the Europeans the contact has improved a lot and Nanna and Tille has now become a very solid Danish top combination.
Their performance was of course also congratulated by their fans on Facebook, where former owner and Olympic rider Fiona Bigwood wrote “AMAZING!!! well done!!!”
Good halt, well balanced expressive diagonal, nice crossing reach half pass left, lack tiny same quality right, superb halt with rein back, super into passage, clock work regularity, superb into piaffe, SUPER PIAFFE AT THE SPOT, smooth transitions, good relaxation for extended walk need more reach in the neck, super into canter, well balanced zigzag, super 2 times, super quality 1st pirouette, nice 1 times, nice balance 2nd pirouette, good diagonal nice change, super into trot, super final centerline, clear transitions, super halt. 75,342%
World Cup debut for Vamos Amigos and Cathrine Dufour
Lyon was the first very big show for 9 year old Vamos Amigos and he looked very comfortable and relaxed entering the big scene. Unfortunately and error for the zigzag today kept them out of the very top of the field.
Super halt, expressive super balanced diagonal, bit big eye short side, supple half pass left, good transition right superb, bit tense rein back, super passage of the ground, WOW piaffe at the spot active of the ground not tense, superb transitions, super into walk, super relaxed extended walk, super collected walk, nice transition to canter, bit low in the contact and error zigzag, nice 2 times, well balanced 1st pirouettte, super 1 times, nice 2nd pirouette well balanced, good diagonal superb change, nice into trot, superb final centerline, super halt. 73,895%
Here you find the entire results.
The World Cup freestyle is tomorrow at 4 pm.