Amsterdam - World Cup victory for Werth and Weihegold (video)
To dages træningssamling er i fuld gang på Blue Hors
Photo credit: Mikkel-m.com/H2R
Årets første samling er i fuld gang
Landstræner Nathalie zu-Sayn Wittgenstein og holdleder Helle Krasnik Trolle er i dag og i morgen på Blue Hors i Randbøl, hvor de har samlet en del af eliterytterne og deres heste.
Til samlingen denne gang er følgende ryttere repræsenteret:
Cathrine Dufour med 3 heste, Daniel Bachmann med 2 heste, Anna Zibrandtsen med 1 hest, Lotte Skjærbæk med 1 hest, Nanna Merrald med 1 hest og Allan Skov med 1 hest, sidstnævnte er med da Anna Kasprzak lige nu fornuftigt har valgt at prioritere lidt anderledes i forhold til sin graviditet.
De to dage på Blue Hors er reel træning af ekvipagerne fortæller Helle fra sidelinien. Nogle af ekvipagerne rider øvelser, mens andre rider løsgørende, og i det hele taget er dagene også et tjek på hvor de enkelte ekvipager er form mæssigt på vej ind i sæsonen.
Den danske brutto A-trup frem mod VM i Tryon vil komme til at bestå af 8 ekvipager
Flere af de andre nationer har allerede nu meldt ud omkring deres A-trup, og i løbet af kort tid vil landstræneren og holdlederen også komme med deres i første omgang 6 ekvipager frem mod årets store mesterskab i Tryon til september. Og som Helle Krasnik Trolle fortæller vil den liste bliver tilføjet med yderligere 2 ekvipager, så den samlede A-bruttotrup vil være på 8 ekvipager frem mod VM udtagelsen.
Fremtidige starter i udlandet
Lige nu ligger det fast at Daniel Bachmann og Blue Hors Zack gør klar til World Cup i Neumünster, mens Lotte Skjærbæk og Skovens Rafael er klar til CDI3 i Sopot i Polen (9-11 feb).
I skrivende stund arbejdes der på to ekstra pladser i den store CDI3 tur i Vestfold i Norge (19-22 feb), hvor Karin Nissen og Carina Cassøe Krüth allerede er på listen. Og så er det planen at Cathrine Dufour og Atterupgaards Cassidy skal ride World Cup afdelingen i Göteborg (21-25 feb), både for at samle point, men også i kampen om et evt. wildcard til World Cup finalen i Paris. Stævnet i Lier i Belgien (28 feb-4 marts) vil også blive med dansk deltagelse.
Det store internationale stævne i forbindelse med CDI-stævnet under hingstekåringen i Herning (7-11 marts), vil naturligvis bliver besat med det antal danske ekvipager som er muligt, slutte Helle Krasnik Trolle.
Atterupgaards Orthilia and Agnete Kirk Thinggaard ready for come back
Atterupgaards Orthilia and Agnete Kirk Thinggaard - Hagen 2017. Photo credit: Koen Gomes
In May 2017 Atterupgaards Orthilia substained an injury with a bad twisted fetlock from a paddock accident.
Now the 13-year old super mare has fully recovered and Agnete is looking very much forward to show her back at the competition. And at the same time Agnete also tells that she will of course just try to show Orthilia as easy as possible without any pressure, as she still needs her fully strength before asking for more.
Their come back is scheduled for the Danish national competition at Hedensted, taking place from 8 - 11 February where they will be at start in the Grand Prix.
End of November 2017 Agnete Kirk Thinggaard got the 9-year-old approved stallion Blue Hors Zatchmo by Zack / Donnerhall at her stables. He is former ridden and educated by Blue Hors rider Allan Grøn who showed Zatchmo successfully at small tour level, and at Blue Hors stallion show Allan also showed Zatchmo´s qualities for the big tour level. Agnete is very excited about Zatchmo and his qualities for the future, and will also bring him for the event at Hedensted to show him at small tour level.
Blue Hors rider Daniel Bachmann Andersen is also ready to show Blue Hors Don Olymbrio again after a long competition break, like Daniel is also ready to show the 8-year-old approved stallion Blue Hors Veneziano by Vivaldi / Donnerhall at Intermediare II level for the first time.
For Danish Anna Zibrandtsen it will also be a come back event at Hedensted, as she has not shown the now 13-year-old approved Oldenburger stallion Detroit since 2014 where he sustained an injury. Detroit and Anna will be ready for Intermediaire II.
Also Alibi D former international shown at Grand Prix by Sidsel Johansen is back at competition. He will now be shown at small tour level by Lotte Straarup.
See the entire start lists here.
Cathrine Dufour inviterer fans indenfor!
Bohemian og Cathrine Dufour - photo credit: Sanne Svendsen
Pressemeddelelse
Nu kan fans og andre dressur-interesserede komme helt tæt på Danmarksmesteren Cathrine Dufour som i februar starter ny medlemsklub.
Cathrine Dufour har lige siden hun var helt lille været bidt af en gal hest. I sin iver efter at blive verdens bedste dressurrytter, har hun altid holdt nøje øje med hvordan verdens bedste ryttere træner, spiser og sover. Da hun startede var det dog sparsomt med viden toprytterne delte ud af uden videre.
Det vil Cathrine Dufour nu lave om på og i den forbindelse lancerer hun nu sin helt egen medlemsklub. Klubben er ikke for de få udvalgte, men for alle fans og dressurnørder, der har lyst til at lære af Cathrines erfaringer.
Som medlem i DufourCLUB får man muligheden for at komme med helt ind i maskinrummet. De månedlige klubaftener byder på foredrag, rundtur på gården, gæsteoplæg og meet-and-greets. Medlemmer i den nystartede klub bliver ligeledes holdt opdaterede på de seneste nyheder fra Cathrines stald.
Cathrine udtaler: “Jeg vil gerne give de unge ryttere den hjælp og de værktøjer jeg gerne selv ville have haft på vejen op”
Ridesporten har altid været kendt for at være en sport hvor kun de aller rigeste har kunne nå til tops. Det forsøger Cathrine Dufour nu at ændre på og klubben er bare ét tiltag i en række af spændende projekter.
Daglig leder af DufourClub Josephine Hall udtaler: “Cathrine har i lang tid ønsket at give alle, uanset baggrund, muligheden for at nå toppen af international dressur. Det kræver den rette viden, noget der tidligere har været forbeholdt de velstillede der har haft råd til de “rigtige” trænere. Med den nye medlemsklub kan alle være med!”
Cathrine Dufour har redet og vundet utallige Danmarks og Europamesterskaber i dressur. I 2016 red hun OL for første gang. Nu udvider hun sin virksomhed med DufourClub for at give noget tilbage til andre dressurtalenter.
DufourClub åbner for tilmeldinger d. 1 februar. Som medlem af klubben får man eksklusive fordele som invitationer til klubaftener, events, preorders, særlige nyhedsmails, giveaways og rabat på merchandise.
Klubaftenerne bliver afholdt ca. en gang om måneden. Den første klubaften afholdes d. 26.02.18 på Grønagergård hvor Cathrine vil give tips og tricks til dressurtræning samt vise hvordan hun træner sin hest Bohemian.
Atterupgaards Cassidy og Cathrine Dufour - photo credit: Sanne Svendsen
FEI PRESS RELEASE - Germany’s Werth and Weihegold are awesome in Amsterdam
Glock’s Zonik shows so much promise for Dutch runner-up Edward Gal; Germany’s von Bredow-Werndl rockets up leaderboard when clinching third
Defending series champions, Germany’s Isabell Werth (48) and her magical mare Weihegold OLD, cruised to victory at the sixth leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017/2018 Western European League in Amsterdam (NED) this afternoon. The dynamic duo floated through their Freestyle test to post 88.540, almost a full percentage point more than their winning score at the third leg of the series on home ground in Stuttgart in November.
The capacity crowd packed into the RAI Arena included stars of many other sports along with Dutch royal family member Princess Margarita, Countess of Colorno, who is a Board Member of the show organisation, Jumping Amsterdam. But it was the German Dressage queen who claimed centre stage when pinning the home side’s Edward Gal (47) with Glock’s Zonik into second, and her compatriot, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (31), into third with Unee BB.
"Weihe was really fantastic today, I can’t describe the feeling of this power and collection, she’s like a metronome - we can do whatever we want! The atmosphere in the arena was electric so I had to be careful because she was very hot. She produced really magnificent piaffe/passage, but I stopped breathing in the collected walk because she was SO ready for the canter!"
Isabell Werth GER (1st)
Last to go she was chasing the super leading mark of 81.860 produced by Gal and his exciting young stallion who really settled to his job today. “It’s five weeks since we finished third at Olympia (London) and there is a visible improvement” said the man who claimed the FEI World Cup™ Dressage title in 2010 with the great Totilas. This was just the third Freestyle test for the 10-year-old Zonik. “He’s getting stronger and stronger and more motivated, suddenly we are making big steps forward and I have high hopes for him for the future!” he added.
As Werth rode into the arena, her compatriot Jessica von Bredow-Werndl was just leaving after posting an impressive 81.195 with Unee BB who couldn’t take his eyes off Weihegold. “The older he gets the more powerful he gets - I think he’s going through a second youth, he certainly had plenty of extra energy today!” said von Bredow-Werndl of her 17-year-old stallion. And today’s result has moved her up to second place on the Western European League leaderboard behind Sweden’s Patrik Kittel who once again wowed the crowds with a great performance from Deja to finish fourth.
As title defender Werth doesn’t earn points at the qualifiers but must compete in at least two legs of the Western European League with the horse she intends to take to the Final in Paris in April and with two in the bag, and both winning ones, with Weihegold she is now turning her attention to her back-up ride, Emilio who topped the line-up in Lyon in November. “Obviously Weihe is my first choice, but Emilio will go to the last two qualifiers in Gothenburg (SWE) and ’s-Hertogenbosch (NED)” she explained. She’s missing the next leg on home ground in Neumunster in three weeks’ time due to another commitment but she has her fourth FEI World Cup™ Dressage title clearly in her sights.
Asked today how she is feeling ahead of the 2018 Final which will take place in the French capital from 10 to 15 April she replied, “I’m happy but I never say I’m confident, that’s not my way. This is sport, you never know what’s going to happen so you always have to stay awake!”
Danish Warmblood stallion Glock´s Zonik N.O.P. and Edward Gal are on the road to Tryon and Rio (video)
Edward Gal and 10-year-old Danish Warmblood stallion Glock´s Zonik N.O.P. - photo credit: Gomes Media.
Isabell was ones again unbeatable with a well polished and sharp test together with Weihegold OLD, showing the high quality piaffe and passage tours.
But today´s absolute highlight without any doubt was Gal with his Danish Warmblood stallion Zonik. Today they showed a more safe and obedient test without any technical issues. Nice piaffe on the spot, with nice transition and expressive passage. Superb extensions and top class walk tour, super nice well balanced pirouettes. Nice series where you could wish for a bit more clear forward flow.
Can´t wait to follow this pair towards the next big Championships.
See the entire results here.
Some other H2R comments during the class:
Weihegold and Werth - so much experience bringing it into the arena EVERY single time. Small tension from walk before transition to canter - clear series today. Winner with 88.540%
Damsey and Helen were really strutting their stuff together - what a lovely pair. Super power and balance, superb frame, very little "work" up their for Helen today - easy aides all the way - pleasure to watch, just until the tongue suddenly became visual after the walk tour - what a pity - Helen retires, not much to do.
Deja and Kittel were dancing through their "Isn´t she lovely" freestyle. Swing, power and expression - every step suits the beat from Stevie Wonder (small error for 1 times series)
210.000 euros for Champion stallion at DSP stallion licensing - future ride for Isabell Werth (total list of prices)
Photo credit: DSP-Hengsttage München
H2R top price favorite became Champion stallion 2018 at the licensing in Munich today and also sold for the highest price 210.000 euros til Landgestüt Neustadt-Dosse, and will be under Isabell Werth for the future.
2nd most expensive became the beautiful, expressive and powerful Fürstenball / Stedinger son, sold for 150.000 euros to Austrian top rider Max-Theurer.
Daniel og Zack viste en super flot kür i dag i Amsterdam (video)
Daniel Bachmann Andersen og Blue Hors Zack - photo credit: Koen Gomes
Svært at avancere væsentligt i et World Cup felt over de to konkurrencedage
Tavlen var tydeligt vasket ren i dag hos Daniel og Zack da de entrerede dagens kür - de havde rystet gårsdagen knap så gode Grand Prix af sig, og var klar til dagens udfordring.
Vigtige 77,225% for den danske ekvipage i dagens World Cup kür og en slut placering i det skarpe felt som nr. 9. Flydende og udtryksfuld tur med kun en lille uoverensstemmelse efter Daniel vender fra midten i trav hvor Zack i et splitsekund springer i galop.
Både passage og piaffe turene var meget mere naturlige og uden spændinger i dag. Efter gårsdagens Grand Prix fik man indtrykket af at Daniel måske var igang med at forbedre passagen, og det kostede desværre lidt i både sikkerheden og piaffen. Det var tydeligt at at Zack satte sig mere ind og viste mere udtryk i passage end han umiddelbart kunne magte sammen med piaffen. Og som Daniel fortalte efterfølgende er planen at udvikle selve passagen med endnu mere udtryk, så processen giver naturligt lidt usikkerhed hos Zack - et "pres" som tydeligt og fornuftigt var reduceret til dagens kür og dermed et mere harmonisk og velbalanceret billede.
Efter dagens ridt var Daniel Bachmann klar til et kort interview med hollandske Clipmyhorse (Dirk Willem Rosie)
Her kunne Daniel give Dirk ret i, at dagens kür var væsentlig bedre end gårsdagens Grand Prix, og forklarede at han ikke rigtig havde Zack foran sig i går, og den taktik var naturligvis forsøgt ændret til dagens klasse i samråd med træner Lars Petersen som var med på sidelinien - og lykkedes super godt.
På spørgsmålet omkring Zack og hans succesfulde afkom, var Daniel naturligvis stolt over at han kunne ride Zack i samme klasse som Zack sønnen den 10-årige Glock´s Zonik N.O.P. (Nederlands Olympisch Paard, en betegnelse fortæller at hesten er "støttet" frem mod OL i Tokyo).
Næste stop for Daniel og Zack er Neumünster
Neumünster, Göteborg og s´Hertogenbosch er de tre sidste World Cup afdelinger, og lige nu er Daniel og Zack nr. 7 på listen, hvilket betyder at de lige nu har en plads i finalen i Lyon. Men det er klart at alle konkurrenterne både foran og bagved også forsøger at kæmpe sig til en finaleplads, så der er selvfølgelig vigtigt at samle endnu flere point for at være sikker på finalen.
Ekvipagen vil derfor også være til at finde på startlisten til World Cup stævnet i Neumünster fra 12. - 15. februar.
DSP Premium stallions
Verdades (79,630%) vs Weihegold (80,217%) in CDI-W Grand Prix (videos)
Watch the entire World Cup Grand Prix class from Amsterdam today
You can find the start list here to find the combination/s you want to watch.
15 stallions licensed today in Munich
From today´s lunging no 46 by Dante Weltino/Fidertanz looks like top price for tomorrows auction.
No 52 by Fahrenheit/Diamond Hit (not licensed) was like no 72 by Sezuan/Sandro Hit (licensed) much better from today´s lunging than from the presentation free. They are both available via the auction tomorrow.
Both No 65 by Fürstenball/Stedinger (licensed) and no 77 by Zack/Londonderry (licensed) showed nice lightness and good balance for today´s lunging.
Tomorrow program (live at Clipmyhorse) in Munich is:
- 10:00 Presentation of Premium stallions
- 11:10 Presentation of stallions for sale
- 11:45 DSP Mare Championship
- 13:30 Auction
No licensed, but at tomorrow´s auction:
Licensed but not at the auction:
H2R comments during the World Cup Grand Prix today
Blue Hors Zack and Daniel Bachmann Andersen - photo credit: Koen Gomes
Zanardi/Hans Peter Minderhoud NED: Tense halt, expressive diagonal, nice frame, good flow half pass right, bit open halt and small tension rein back, nice timing for 1st passage/piaffe/passage, nice angle with good transitions, good walk tour, nice 2nd pi/pa tour, bit tense transition to canter, nice 2 times, good extended canter, good zig-zag, bit tense 1st change at 1 times, bit crop high, good quality both pirouettes, smooth centerline. Positive easy test, all the way with ears pricked.
Delatio/Emile Faurie GBR-small balance issue end extended trot, becomes a bit passage like a short side, lack more carriage half pass right, left better balanced, lack bit more clear balance for passage, piaffe could be a bit more on hindlegs, good walk tour, bit early transition to canter, super nice 2 times, early change after extended canter, good zig-zag, nice active 1 times, super quality for both pirouettes, very powerful passage lack bit more activity going into piaffe. Well managed test.
Glock´s Zonik N.O.P./Edward Gal NED- superb halt and forward, lovely power expression extended trot, nice flow and balance for half passes, good halt but bit stocked for rein back, super extended trot, good passage/piaffe, passage lack bit more suspension/strength, superb extended walk over the back huge over track, good collected walk, good 2nd passage, piaffe could be a bit more active but at the spot, bit tense transition to canter, error 2 times, zig-zag lack more balance, good 1 times, small unbalance end of 1st pirouette, better 2nd pirouette, super extended trot, good final piaffe, lack more clear forward search for final passage.
Apache/Emmelie Scholtens NED-small walk forward from entering halt, nice diagonal, good balance for half passes, nice halt with rein back, good passage, lack bit energy for piaffe, good transitions, good walk tour, lack bit clear beat/energy 2nd piaffe, good series, nice zig-zag, bit swing 1 times, good pirouettes, good passage but final piaffe lack more clear flow and energy.
Sai Baba Plus/Boaventura Freire POR-bit open mouth for entering halt, good diagonal, good flow half passes could be more uphill, tense rein back, extended trot need more uphill frame, passage becomes a bit on the forehand, good 1st piaffe, walk could show a bit more over the back, need more sharp at M for passage, bit tense transition to canter, small tensions for 2 times, clear zig-zag but lack more expression and go, nice 1 times, bit stocked 1st pirouette, lack more clear balance 2nd pirouette, lack clear balance diagonal, some tension for the final. Overall picture lack more expression and uphill trend.
After 1st break:
Dzeko/Katarzyna Milczarek POL-good halt and forward, lovely power extended trot very expressive, half pass lack bit more bend to right, better to left, good halt with rein back, good extended trot towards V, passage lack bit more clear suspension, the piaffe becomes a bit open frontlegs pointing a bit forward, lack bit clear rhythm but well managed, good walk, transition to canter not showed before end of long side, two times lack more expression, zig-zag lack more balance, small error tension hind begin one times, pirouette lack more sit and lost energy for 2nd pirouette, some tensions for final piaffe.
Quartz of Jazz/Marie Emilie Bretenoux FRA-good halt and forward direct to trot, nice diagonal, active half passes lack bit more clear balance, good halt bit tense rein back, good active passage, bit forward piaffe, bit tense extended walk need more ground cover and over the back, 2nd piaffe better with nice transitions, ok 2 times lack bit more jump and quality off the ground, good extended canter, ok zig-zag, clear one time lack more expression, slight mid turn 1st pirouette, 2nd pirouette lack bit more clear canter rhythm, good final passage, final piaffe lack bit clear balance.
Four Seasons/Diederik van Silfhout NED-good halt, well balanced diagonal nice expression, good half passes, nice halt bit tense rein back, light easy extension towards V, passage lack bit more power, piaffe becomes bit cautious, transition to walk more like transition to halt, tension extended walk, ditto 2nd passage/piaffe/passage, error two times, good 1 times, nice well balanced pirouettes with nice control, good passage, forward piaffe, sneaking a bit into final halt.
Fabregaz/Fabienne Lütkemeier GER-good start, good diagonal, lack bit balance/carriage in half passes, good halt bit tense rein back, good passage with nice expression, much forward piaffe, bit short tense extended walk, lack energy forward search to keep the piaffe rhythm, good two times, nice extended canter, lack bit suppleness for zig-zag, good 1 times, good preparation for pirouettes, 2nd very well balanced all the way, keeps the rhythm well for final piaffe slight forward, good passage.
Zippo/Patrick van der Meer NED-nice halt forward, half passes lack bit more carriage and bend, good halt bit cautious rein back, ok passage but bit hard into piaffe, lack bit flow and activity, supple extended walk, bit big collected walk, better 2nd piaffe but small tensions, error final change for two times, active zig-zag but lack more suppleness, good one times, bit hurried 1st pirouette, much better control 2nd pirouette, loosing bit passage at centerline before piaffe, good piaffe, nice final piaffe.
Rubins Nite/Hayley Watson-Greves GBR-good start, power diagonal, light contact, good half passes, active passage, small tensions for piaffe, nice transitions, could show more overtrack suppleness for extended walk, good collected walk, 2nd piaffe lack bit more forward search, error for 2 times, bit unbalanced zig-zag, nice 1 times, nice control 1st pirouette, lack bit balance for 2nd pirouette, nice expression extended trot at diagonal, nice regular passage, final piaffe small backwards trend.
After 2nd break:
Blue Hors Zack/Daniel Bachmann Andersen DEN-good halt direct to trot, smooth diagonal, nice frame, supple half passes with nice swing, good halt with rein back, good passage bit stocked unbalanced for 1st piaffe, good walk, direct into passage, bit tensions for passage, bit too much sit for 2nd piaffe, big two times, nice extended canter, good zig-zag, error 1 times, bit unbalanced 1st pirouette, 2nd better control, bit tense final passage, good piaffe
Weihegold OLD/Isabell Werth GER-bit open halt, bit cautious diagonal, easy half passes, good halt with rein back, cautious extended trot, superb passage, small trend backward piaffe but easy smooth including transitions, bit tense collected walk, sharp transition to passage, easy super 2nd passage/piaffe/passage tour, good transitions, good 2 times with very clear aides from Werth, nice extended canter, zig-zag well balanced lack bit suppleness, error more times in the one times, super control for both pirouettes, wauw final centerline.
Unee BB/Jessica von Bredow-Werdl GER-good start, easy half passes lack bit more carriage, good halt with rein back, good 1st piaffe / passage tour, good walk, lack more power and go for 2nd passage/piaffe/passage tour, nice 2 times, error extended canter, good 1 times, nice pirouettes, nice final centerline.
Cennin/Madeleine Witte-Vrees NED-very hard contact, expressive diagonal, half pass lack more carriage and swing, lack more energy from hind for both passage and piaffe, extended walk super supple, 2nd piaffe bit better but still lacking more power and energy, error end of 2 times swinging, ubalanced end of zig-zag, error end of 1 times, lack bit balance/carriage for both pirouettes, struggling a bit with lack of natural power today.
Deja/Patrik Kittel SWE-nice halt and forward, expressive diagonal, well balanced half passes nice crossing, good halt bit tense rein back, could be sharper into 1st passage, piaffe on the spot lack bit more forward search, tense out of piaffe, good walk tour, stays in the piaffe lack the transition direct to passage, good 2 times, super extended canter, bit unbalanced zig-zag, small error mid 1 times, nice control for both pirouettes, good transition at M, lack bit more clear rhythm for the final piaffe.
Damsey FRH/Helen Langehanenberg GER-power diagonal superb expression, lack bit more carriage for half passage, loosing balance slight half pass left, bit tense rein back, power extended trot, super transition to passage at V, good passage, regular bit forward 1st piaffe, superb extended walk, nice collected walk, some tensions hind for passage, good piaffe, transition to canter lack bit flow, nice 2 times, nice zig-zag, nice 1 times, wauw 1st pirouette, and 2nd as nice as the first, power diagonal, small lost of implus into final piaffe. Nice final passage.
Championship field for today´s World Cup Grand Prix in Amsterdam
Werth is the Queen, but today Langehanenberg was the winner (by H2R)
With a start list like today´s World Cup Grand Prix the expectations were really high for the qualities and the standard, but for more of the combinations they were struggling a bit for the clear test today.
Weihegold OLD and Isabell Werth - photo credit: Gomes Media
Top 3 plus Danish Warmblood stallion Glock´s Zonik N.O.P.
The judges decision were much more clear than seen from the sideline with 3% between Werth and Langehanenberg.
1) Isabell Werth is focused about the task as always, but today Weihegold OLD did not look as if she was at the same form as her rider. Today with limited extensions, half passes correct but lacking power and expression, collected walk a bit unbalanced, clear two times but Werth is very clear with her aides (much more visual as we´ve seen it before) and when comes to the one times you get the feeling why Werth was so clear with her aides for the two times, as there are more errors for the one times. It was not an obivious victory today even with the superb pirouettes and wauw final centerline. 80,217%
2) Helen Langehanberg and Damsey FRH made an overall much easier picture for today´s test and also showing an error free test, with just some minor issues along the way. Power supple extensions, superb walk tour, great series and very controlled and high quality pirouettes. 77.939%.
Damsey FRH and Helen Langehanenberg - photo credit: Koen Gomes
3) Patrik Kittel and Deja showing a great performance today. They are slowly getting there when speaking about the piaffes. Much more acceptance from Deja, eventhough she is still lacking the full relaxation to be able to stay in the clear trot rhythm for the entire exercise. Today with an error in the one times. Light and easy picture with a steady confident power expression. 74,304%.
Deja and Patrik Kittel - photo credit: Koen Gomes
4) After the first part Danish Warmblood stallion Glock´s Zonik N.O.P. and Edward Gal took the lead showing a strong test, especially for the trot tour and superb walk. Very nice open frame all the way. The young stallion is still lacking some more strength for the passage tours, and a few issues for today´s canter tour with an error by the two times, zig-zag with a small error and bit unbalanced, and again lack of balance at the end of the first pirouette, where Zonik steps on himself. Scoring 74,283%.
Glock´s Zonik N.O.P. and Edward Gal - photo credit: Koen Gomes
Danish Warmblood stallion Atterupgaards Seebach co-owned by Danish dressage stable Willum Thomsen
Atterupgaards Seebach and Rune Willum - private photo.
Danish Warmblood and OLD licensed stallion Atterupgaards Seebach (born 2010) by Sandro Hit/Caprimond is partly sold to Danish dressage stable Willum Thomsen, and will continue his further education under Rune Willum.
Atterupgaards Seebach is out the very famous damline which has produced among other the licensed stallion Atterupgaards Fassbinder sire of triple World Champion for Young Horses Fiontini under Severo Jurado Lopez. Also Atterupgaards Dallara now owned by British stud Mount St. John and Atterupgaards Cassidy under Cathrine Dufour are out of the same damline.
Congrats to Dressurstald Willum Thomsen and Stutteri Atterupgaard.
Which stallions to keep an eye for tomorrow´s lunging at DSP stallion licensing in Munich
Free jumping, presentation on hard surface and presentation free has now completed at DSP stallion licensing in Munich
From watching today´s presentation free of the stallions for the licensing, tomorrow´s lunging (at 9:00) will be with a sharp eye for the stallions here below:
⭐️ No 42 - Amazing Spirit / Lord Loxley
⭐️No 46 Dante Weltino / Fidertanz
No 58 For Romance I / Don Frederico
⭐️ No 60 Franklin / Krack C
No 61 Franziskus / Belissimo M
No 63 Fürstbischof / Don Frederico
⭐️ No 65 Fürstenball / Stedinger
⭐️ No 71 Rousseau / Boston
No 76 Vivaldi / Citango
No 77 Zack / Londonderry
No 78 Zalando / Don Diamond
Hestesektoren er rykket frem i feltet
Privat foto: H2R
Nyhed på Seges.dk i dag
Ændring af hesteloven har betydet en markant positiv vækst i hestesektoren i 2017 samt bevarelse af arbejdspladser og udvikling i landdistrikterne.
Af: Mille Marie Christensen, mic@lf.dk
En omsætning på 21 mia. kr. og 19.000 fuldtidsbeskæftigede. Så meget bidrager hestesektoren til i Danmark.
Derfor er det særdeles gode nyheder at en positiv udvikling er ved at bide sig fast i hestesektoren, der indtil 2015 var inde i en negativ spiral på grund af finanskrisen og stramme lovkrav der blev lanceret i 2007.
Den væsentligste årsag til at kurven nu er på vej op er at branchens mest betydende lov, Lov om Hold af Heste, blev ændret i 2017. Det vurderer Hans Marius Jørgensen, formand for Landsudvalget for Heste og Jørgen Kold, chef for SEGES, Heste.
-Vi har i mange år ønsket at få lovgivningen ændret, da nogle af kravene var blevet for stramme uden nogen gevinst i forhold til velfærd for hestene. Lovændringen har fjernet en række helt urimelige og skæve regler, som ikke styrker dyrevelfærden, men ville medføre udgifter i milliardklassen for hesteholderne og kunne føre til en stor nedgang i aktiviteten i sektoren, siger Jørgen Kold.
Han mener, at man med lovændringen undgår at miste tusindvis af arbejdspladser, primært i landdistrikterne. De stramme krav blev lanceret tilbage i 2007 og sammen med finanskrisen i 2008 har det givet kriseår i hestebranchen. Fra 2008 til 2015 er antallet af fødte føl blevet halveret og antallet af heste er reduceret fra 200.000 til 170.000.
-Det har kostet 3.000 fuldtidsstillinger og mange flere ville forsvinde, hvis ikke lovændringerne blev gennemført, siger Jørgen Kold.
Heldigvis kan ændringer i Lov om Hold af Heste allerede mærkes i branchen.
-Vi kan i 2017 se tilbage på en markant positiv vækst. Det var vores indtryk, at salget af heste allerede sidste år blev væsentligt forøget, og der er ikke noget der tyder på at hastigheden er sat ned gennem 2017, siger Jørgen Kold, der vurderer, at den positive vækst fortsætter i de kommende år.
-Heste og ridning er helt i tråd med tidens behov for at komme tættere på naturen og stresse af i fritiden. Interessen for heste er ikke aftagende og vi tror, at der skal en del flere heste til for at tilfredsstille markedets efterspørgsel i de kommende år.
Både Jørgen Kold og Hans Marius Jørgensen vil berette om de lyse udsigter på Hestekongres 2018
Saturday 3 February at 18:00 KWPN Select Sale at Brabant Hallen, s´Hertogenbosch
15 dressage stallions are ready for the auction
The most interesting stallion from this small collection are the first two stallions:
See the entire collection here.
Will Isabell Werth succeed herself for the next World Cup final?
Part of press release
In less than three months, one of the major events of the French international sports season will be taking place in the new AccorHotels Arena in Paris: the FEI Jumping and Dressage World Cup Finals. A rare event in France! Indeed, it will only be the third time in history that France will be playing host to these competitions since they were created in 1979 and 1985. The world elite in these two disciplines will be in Paris from 11th to 15th April, after a long and tough qualifying circuit.
Dressage: will Isabell Werth succeed herself?
Three-time winner of the FEI Dressage World Cup and the titleholder, the legendary German rider Isabell Werth is capable of holding on to her title in Paris. The rider, who is automatically qualified, is bound to be the star of the AccorHotels Arena in April. She is the most titled dressage rider ever, and each of her performances is a lesson in riding.
Nevertheless, competition will be particularly fierce this year with Sweden’s Patrick Kittel who has gone into first place in the European League, with the constant progression of his horse Delaunay, who was awarded a score of over 80% after his performances in Stockholm last December.
The French public will probably be taken with Franco-Spanish rider Morgan Barbançon Mestre, third in the provisional rankings. In this discipline, where eighteen finalists are expected, the Fédération Française d’Equitation will also be able to award a wild card to a national rider, probably Ludovic Henry, fourteenth in the current rankings. In the three other leagues, the most serious competition will come from North America, with Canada’s Brittany Fraser and Jacqueline Brooks, but they’ll struggle to undermine the domination of Europe and in particular that of Germany, in a sport which combines performance and artistic sensitivity.
The definitive list of finalists of the FEI World Cup Dressage will be revealed after the Dutch Masters, the leg in Den Bosch in the Netherlands, on 10th March.
Note from H2R
World Cup (European league) events to come:
- This weekend Amsterdam
- Neumünster 15-18 February
- Gothenburg 21-25 February
- s´Hertogenbosch 8-11 March