Hermes didn´t put a hoof wrong today
From start till end with a willing, effortless and high quality test from Dinja van Liere with her 10-year old Hermes. Dinja presents Hermes in a light and steady contact, super frame all the way, and able to adjust whenever needed, the only tiny thing for today´s test where some minor tensions hind for the passage tours.. The test was not a real wow test, but the flow and correctness was for a clear victory at 79,731% The Dutch judge at M - Mariette Sanders-van Gansewinkel saw their performance for 82,5%, as only judge rewarding with 3 x 10, while her collegues agreed on 78-79% level.
They definitely look ready for World Championships in Herning.
As runner up 14-year old Blue Hors Zepter and Patrik Kittel shows a very strong performance. Nice flow all the way, good trot tour, nice piaffes which could show a bit more activity but well balanced with good transitions, good walk tour, for the canter there are tiny moments where Zepter is missing bit more suppleness over the back, for the zigzag, begin of the 1 times and the first pirouette. The second pirouette is very well balanced with good sit and rhythm. 76,130%
American Ashley Holzer with 12 year old Valentine with an expressive trot tour, the first diagonal with a tiny lost of balance but very nice go, flow and uphill half passes, active passage bit tensions hind, lack tiny more impulsion into 1st piaffe which is a bit forward trending, good transition out into passage, clear walk, good into 2nd piaffe, active at the spot and nicely forward into passage again, very nice canter tour with good series and nice pirouettes - overall a test with positive go and flow. 72,957%
Nations Cup debut for Indian Rock with Emmelie Scholtens, showing a strong trot tour, supple with power and good flow, very expressive active passage showing lovely active knees and good from behind, good piaffe lacking bit more balance and well managed transitions. Good walk tour unfortunately a misunderstanding for the transition to passage, lot of potential for the piaffe with good sit still tiny forward trend, bit late transition to canter, more errors for the two times, good zigzag, lacking bit more control for the one times, well managed quality pirouettes and super nice final centerline. 72,783%
Here you find the entire results from the Grand Prix
