Swedish winner of CDI3 GP Invoice & Maria von Essen - photo: Screenshot Clipmyhorse
CDI3 Grand Prix with Swedish winner
12 yr old gelding Invoice by Jazz / Ferro and his Swedish rider Maria von Essen took an important victory in today´s CDI3 Grand Prix in Tolbert, The Netherlands with Personal Best score of 74,131%. It is an Olympic year and for Sweden and all other qualified teams it´s about the strongest combinations for Paris. For the three spots the two anchormen Patrik Kittel and Therese Nilshagen look like the top priorities and then there will be a battle for the third spot where Maria and Invoice look like one of the serious contenders.
Today they were clear winners with an easy, light and effortless performance. As highlights were the light soft contact, the invisible aides and the high quality of piaffe, passage and pirouettes. Very much a great picture of how to performe with a high sensitive and talented horse.
Hans Peter Minderhoud and Glock Toto Jr made their international debut together today. Absolut highlight with the piaffe tours, but unfortunately some clear issues in the contact reflected with often open mouth and not straight in the contact.
Annabella Pidgley and Gio are really a nice combination. Today with a few minor things and the overall picture becomes a bit hectic. The British team members Charlotte, Carl and Lottie will be more than a challenge to pass.
Helen Langehanenberg debuts two horses today. Placed 4th with Magnanimous, 12 yr old gelding by Millennium / De Niro, owned and former competed by Indian rider Jitendarjit Singh AHLUWALIA. Not exercise issues, very easy through the test but at the same time without really highlights. For most of the test the neck becomes pretty short. Helen also showed her former successful young horse 11 yr old mare Schöne Scarlett by Scolari / Londonderry for the first time at international GP level. Very attractive overall picture, yet missing more clear sit and under the body steps for the piaffe, but nice rhyhtm, activity and obedience. Gonna be exciting to follow their journey. They finished 11 with 68,978%.
Danish combinations
Daniel Bachmann Andersen was ready with a new GP horse (even though they already made their debut last year at home soil in the spring) this was more like their real debut. The long legged 10 year old mare Shirley by Sezuan / Solos Carex is bred and owned by Vivi Vang-Lauridsen and Christian Vang-Lauridsen. A very harmonious overall picture and a performance where you clearly get the impression of a well educated but still inexperience horse guided through the demanding Grand Prix test without any tensions and issues. Very exciting to follow their future development together. Placed 6th with 71,304%
Danish youth team trainer Kenneth Damgaard showed 11 year old mare UNO Day Sun by UNO Don Diego / Blue Hors Rosoff, bred and owned by Stutteri UNO. Many nice things and no technical difficulties, overall you could wish for a bit more open and uphill frame. Personal Best score with 68.087% and finished as no 14.
Here you find the full result list.
