NEWS AT KWPN 23 JUNE
Daniel Bachmann Andersen will be this year’s guest rider in the Pavo Cup. The experienced Danish rider will test the best four-, five- and six-year-old dressage horses and afterwards share his findings with the jury.
Bachmann Andersen gained acclaim with his sympathetic riding style as a participant in the World Breeding Championships for Young Dressage Horses and in the Grand Prix ring. His long list of achievements includes team gold at the WC of Herning. The rider has had many young horses under his saddle in the past and was twice asked to be a test rider of the five-year-old stallions at the stallion show in Denmark. “It is an honour that the KWPN has invited me to be a guest rider at the Pavo Cup”, says Daniel.
Complete horse
Bachmann Andersen is looking for the most complete horse in the Pavo Cup. The most spectacular mover is not necessarily the winner in his eyes. “Of course, I love the feeling of horses with outstanding movements. However, functionality is my number one priority. I am not the someone that is looking for the flashiest movers. A rider must be able to collect that mega trot or mega canter as well.” Besides three solid gaits, the Danish rider deems rideability another crucial element: “I attach great value to rideability. You must get through to the horse, be able to communicate with them. The way a horse responds to my aids is important to me. So is the natural aptitude for collection in case of the five- and six-year-old horses.”
Source: KWPN
Photo: Dirk Caremans