Diaz by Zaber with Carina Cassøe Krüth - photo: H2R
Blue Hors again open the doors for a combined national and international event. The facilities, footings and arenas are just outstanding and everyone seems to feel comfortable visiting Blue Hors stud with a well organised event.
Danish Olympic riders Carina Cassøe Krüth and Nanna Merrald were in top of yesterday’s competitions at Dressage Festival at Blue Hors
At M-level Carina brought the 7 year old mare Diaz by Zaber by Sezuan/De Niro for the national event. A body wise powerful strong black mare showing the right attitude and not least 3 really good paces. She look like the next top Grand Prix mare for Carina.
They showed a well balanced expressive trot tour. Diaz moves of the ground always with natural forward search and a lovely steady contact with a closed satisfied light foaming mouth. Good walk tour with nice over track and clear rhythm. The canter is powerful and good but showing minor tensions which Carina manage without any technical problems. A clear winner with 75,132% - watch the test here below.
It was just the third event for the talented mare since she was successful at mare grading and elite mare show as 3 year old.
New Grand Prix partners for Nanna Merrald
Blue Hors rider Nanna Merrald already showed her top skills taking over fully educated top horses like Blue Hors Zack and Atterupgaards Orthilia and being able to develop a successful partnership.
Yesterday Nanna succeeded again with two “new” stallions the 12 year old Blue Hors Zatchmo by Blue Hors Zack / Donnerhall and the 13 year old Blue Hors Don Olymbrio by Jazz / Ferro.
Both stallions fits Nanna really well. She showed Zatchmo in the national Grand Prix tour with an effortless test. Overall you could wish for a more open frame and unfortunately Zatchmo still shows his tongue between the front teeth all the way (unfortunately also a “problem” under his former rider Agnete Kirk Thinggaard). Zatchmo is not a big mover but very correct and his great abilities for piaffe/passage and transitions makes him a very interesting future partner for Nanna.
The audience darling Blue Hors Don Olymbrio has been very successful together Daniel Bachmann Andersen finishing 12th at FEI World Ranking 1.11.2019 and only appeared one time under Agnete Kirk Thinggaard before an injury put him on hold.
Yesterday it was a fresh and sparkling Blue Hors Don Olymbrio and together with Nanna they made a very harmonious picture. 75,215% international score also shows that they already made their first steps hopefully into something even bigger for the future.
Right now Nanna is the one to make her own “Danish Team” with now 4 Grand Prix horses.
Blue Hors Zatchmo and Nanna Merrald starting their first Grand Prix test together
Blue Hors Don Olymbrio and Nanna Merrald doing the final centerline