18 year old Atterupgaards Orthilia is back at Danish Stud Atterupgaard with her breeder Kristine Munch Sinding - private photo
The now 18 year old Oldenburg brilliant ring mare Atterupgaards Orthilia by Gribaldi / Donnerslag is back where it all started at Danish Stud Atterupgaard.
Tilly has always been the heart horse of breeder Kristine Munch Sinding, and when she was asked whether she was interested in having Tille back she did not hesitate. “It´s kind of a dream being able to have her back in stable after she left 10 years ago”.
Tilly´s career started in 2009 where she was awarded Brilliant mare at OLD Elite mare show and under Maria Falkner Hansen and Katrine Sandholt Møller she was also successful at Young Horse level. Her first international start was in 2013 under Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour at Young Rider level winning individual competition in Addington, UK.
Fiona Bigwood and Atterupgaards Orthilia became partners in October 2013 (article at Eurodressage), and they made their international debut in Barcelona 2015.
2015 - Team silver European Championships with the British team, Aachen
2016 - Rio Olympics, British team silver
Beginning of 2017 Tille was back in Denmark sold to Agnete Kirk Thinggaard. They only competed ones in 2017 and twice in 2018, and after that Tille was sidelined and was first back in business under Nanna Merrald in January 2021.
2021 - Team bronze, Hagen
2022 - 5th in World Cup final, Leipzig
2022 - part of CDIO5 winning team, Aachen.
Final time Orthilia and Nanna competed was at CDI-W Lyon in October 2022.
Tilly is still in training and will of course continue with her daily routines back home at Stud Atterupgaard. As a youngster Kristine often rode her in the forest, and she always said whenever she had the chance to have one of her own Grand Prix horses back in stable she would pick up riding again. Tilly will now fulfill this dream eventhough the daily rider will be Kristine´s daughter Cornelia, who is successful at junior level and of course now able to learn from one of the absolute best Grand Prix horses in the world.