Press release
07-09-2024 by Ermelo YH
The Dutch combination Thamar Zweistra and Hexagon’s Luxuriouzz N.O.P.T (Johnson TN x San Remo) won the CDI3* Grand Prix Special presented by Helgstrand Dressage in Ermelo. Scoring 71.02% they were more than a full point ahead of the Germany’s Evelyn Eger and Gossip Girl 9 (Grey Flanell x Sir Donnerhall) who received 69.92% for their test.
The 8-year-old KWPN gelding, bred by W. Plomp and owned by Stal Hexagon, won his first international Grand Prix special after placing fourth in the Grand Prix on Thursday. Luxuriouzz is a familiar face at the World Breeding Dressage Championship for Young Horses, he competed in his age division for the past three years and qualified for the final as a five-year-old in Verden in 2021.
Proud
Thamar beams with pride after her ride aboard Hexagon’s Luxuriouzz N.O.P. “The first part felt really cool. In the warm-up he was more resigned, because of the tension we had some small mistakes. That being said, it is our very first international Grand Prix show so that’s more than ok. Luxuriouzz is a very special horse, he gives me goosebumps.
Third place for Limited Edition
The third place was also claimed by a Dutch combination: Marie-José Calis and Limited Edition (All at Once x Uphill) thanks to a score of 69,09%. No less than 3% more than their score on Thursday, making the eight-year-old KWPN mare, bred and owned by Marleen Galema, soar 15 places upwards in the ranking.
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