Lyngbjerg St. Paris & Victoria Vallentin - photo: H2R
Danish Warmblood final selection
Today and tomorrow with final selection of 4 from each year + 2 reserves. It was definitely not the best weather conditions for the young horses today. It was very windy in the courtyard where the arena is at Vilhelmsborg, and that of course affected more for the young horses today. Worst for the 6 year old and 7 year old horses which also are the ones with most demanding tests.
5 year old
10 five year old combinations were at start today and four clear candidates stood out:
Quinn G by Quaterhit / Fassbinder, bred by Stutteri G, ridden by Betina Jæger Jensen - this combination still look like a medal. (Video below)
Valerie B by Revolution / Blue Hors Zack, bred by Karin og Peer Guldbrandsen, ridden by Anne Mette Strandby Hansen, is a big moving mare, today with better relaxation and less push from the rider, overall very harmonious presentation, and with three really good basic gaits. (Video below)
Lille Kærgårds Sisco DWB by Blue Hors Don Olymbrio/Stedinger, bred by Louise Lundgaard Nissen, ridden by Silje Bakken, modern, expressive and well moving in all three gaits, unfortunately today with unbalance at the end of extensions, but for sure a high quality horse.
Grevens Sirius by Secret / Johnson, bred by Stutteri Greven, ridden by Michael Grønne Christensen. For the first selection young Alexander Helgstrand was in the saddle of the gigantic gelding and it looked like quite a job, but today with Michael Grønne the big gelding became more like impressive instead of gigantic. Expressive well balanced with very good trot, super canter and good walk.
Two extraordinary 5 year old mares
6 year old
Today three best presentations:
Again today World Champion mare Lyngbjergs St. Paris by Blue Hors St. Schufro/Rockefeller, bred by Bente Børjesson with Victoria Vallentin were showing their high performance abilities and are ready for Ermelo again.
The stallion Hesselhøj Double Up by Hesselhøj Donkey Boy/Tailormade Lancelot, bred by Hesselhøj, ridden by Anders Hoeck is an expressive well moving stallion, today a bit on and off for some moments in the balance and need to show a bit more constant search for the contact as he becomes a bit short in the neck showing bit open mouth.
Roxette by Revolution/Quite Easy, bred by Stutteri Sorgenfri, ridden by Frederikke Gram Jacobsen showed a much more convincing performance today than last time with better balance and expression.
Unfortunately Anne Marie Hosbond was struggling a bit with both her horses today due to the very windy weather.
7 year old
The only combination performing with just a single “hiccup” at the end today was Ambjergs Delgadino by Hesselhøj Donkey Boy/Blue Hors Don Romantic, bred by Malene Clausen, ridden by Emma Ahlberg.
All the other combinations were struggling with more errors through out their performances. Weather, demanding exercises and maybe a bit to much preparation for today made the difference.
But Midt-West Franceska with Majken Faaborg Glerup and Susanne Barnow with Åtoftens Dancing Memory together with Bruunholms Flora and Lone Bang look like the team for Ermelo.
Wednesday is decision day which combinations will go to Ermelo.
Ambjergs Delgadino & Emma Ahlberg