Attraktivt igen at starte World Cup i Danmark / Attractive again with new top facilities for 1st leg of World Cup in Denmark

Der er ingen tvivl om at det igen bliver attraktivt at starte World Cup sæsonen ud på dansk grund. 

De seneste år har det været med frafald af mange af toprytterne, som ikke har været tilfredse med forholdene i Odense, og det er der nu rettet op på. For med Jyske Bank Boxen og de tilhørende faciliteter, er der lagt op til et brag af en start på World Cup sæsonen 2017/2018 i uge 42 i Herning. 

Det er jo ingen hemmelighed at verden pt. nr. 1 tyske Isabell Werth inklusiv hendes groom, ikke har ønsket at deltage i Odense, ligesom også Edward Gal og Hans Peter Minderhoud heller ikke har været begejstrede for forholdene i Odense. 

Og som Charlotte Dujardin spontant udbrød da hun gæstede Boxen i forbindelse med testridningen de to forgangne år "her skal da være World Cup finale i fremtiden", så er der lagt op til en særdeles spændende start af World Cuppen på dansk grund igen, hvor man må forvente et skarpt og spændende felt til at skyde den nye sæson igang. 


There is no doubt 1st leg of World Cup season 2017/2018 will again be an attractiv event for the riders.

In recent years it has been with a kind of limited field as many of the top riders were not satisfied about the event at Odense - this fact has now changed. Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning will be the new big arena with top facilities start of the World Cup season 2017/2018 in week 42 in Denmark.

It is no secret that World no 1 rider German Isabell Werth including her groom, did not want to join the World Cup start in Odense, just as Dutchmen Edward Gal and Hans Peter Minderhoud were not impressed by the event in Odense.

And as Charlotte Dujardin spontaneously claimed when she visited Jyske Bank Boxen in connection with her test riding for the two previous years "this is for sure a spot for future World Cup finals".

The stage is set for a very exciting start of the World Cup on Danish soil again, where the riders for sure will look forward to kick off the new World Cup season. 

Read the entire press release from Danish national federation here. (uk version below)

World Cup dressur i Jyske Bank Boxen / World Cup dressage in Denmark moves from Odense to Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning

Nyhed på DRF i dag

Jyske Bank Boxen i Herning kommer til at danne en spektakulær ramme om ridning i verdensklasse, når Reem Acra FEI World Cup kvalifikation i dressur og CSI3*-springning afvikles i det midtjyske i 2017 og 2018. World Cup-eventen i Herning afvikles i et samarbejde mellem Dansk Varmblod, Dansk Ride Forbund og Equitour Aalborg, og udover at World Cup dressuren bevares på dansk jord (har tidligere været afviklet i Odense), er det særligt interessant, at avl og sport går sammen om at afvikle og udvikle så en stor event til glæde for hesteinteresserede i hele Danmark. (English version below)

World Cup i efterårsferien
De sidste ti år er Reem Acra FEI World Cup i dressur blevet skudt i gang i Danmark, hvor den første kvalifikation af den prestigefyldte turnering er blevet afviklet ved det store JBK Horse Show i Odense i uge 42. Men nu rykker eventen vestpå, og de næste to år er det altså i Herning, at første kvalifikation skal rides. Eventen bliver fortsat i uge 42 – skolernes efterårsferie – hvor mange ridesportsentusiaster får mulighed for at opleve dressur og spring på højeste niveau.

”Først og fremmest er det jo fantastisk, at det er lykkedes for os at bevare en World Cup i Danmark, efter at samarbejdet mellem JBK Horse Shows og Odense Kommune stoppede. Det betyder rigtig meget for sporten fremadrettet. At vi oven i købet kan afvikle World Cuppen i Herning sammen med Dansk Varmblod, som har stor erfaring fra afviklingen af deres Hingstekåring i Herning, er et tydeligt bevis på, at avl og sport har samme målsætning. Dertil må man også bare sige, at det er fantastisk, at så mange ildsjæle vil være med til at løfte den store opgave, som et World Cup-stævne er. Jeg vil gerne sige tak til vores to samarbejdspartnere, MCH og Herning Kommune for opbakningen, og vi ser frem til et godt samarbejde” siger Generalsekretær i Dansk Ride Forbund, Jens-Erik Majlund.

I Herning Kommune er der glæde over, at World Cup nu kommer til byen, og borgmester Lars Krarup ser frem til en festlig uge 42.

”I Herning er vi rigtig, rigtig gode til at holde store events. Med World Cup i dressur får vi endnu en stor og attraktiv begivenhed i verdensklasse. Det er til glæde for borgerne i Herning, der får mulighed for at opleve verdens bedste ryttere og heste på nærmeste hold. Og det er til gavn for de mange, der arbejder på hoteller, restauranter, i detailhandlen og alle de andre serviceerhverv i hele Midtvestjylland, der nyder godt af de mange gæster, som begivenheden vil tiltrække. Med et 2017, hvor Herning i forvejen kan byde på EM i Triatlon og EM i Landevejscykling, kan vi med World Cup i dressur vist roligt sige, at vi også i år lever op til vores motto: I Herning er alle muligheder åbne,” siger borgmester Lars Krarup.

Stærke kræfter bag World Cup 

En af hovedkræfterne i Equitour Aalborg er Jens Trabjerg, som tidligere var en del af JBK Horse Shows, og det er glædeligt at have hans ekspertise med i ryggen, når World Cup-kvalifikationen flyttes til Herning. Ligeledes har Dansk Varmblod i forbindelse med deres hingstekåring en uvurderlig erfaring, når det kommer til at afvikle store events i Herning, og det er derfor et særdeles stærkt team, der kommer til at stå bag World Cuppen i Herning. 

”I Dansk Varmblod glæder vi os over samarbejdet med Equitour Aalborg og Dansk Ride Forbund omkring World Cup-stævner i Jyske Bank Boxen. Vi ved, at store internationale stævner har en positiv effekt på ridesporten i et land, og det, som styrker sporten, ender med at styrke avlen. Vi er nu engang to sider af samme sag. Derudover har vi jo fra Dansk Varmblods side virkelig noget at komme med i denne her sammenhæng, idet vi har lavet store arrangementer i MCH siden 1980, så vores erfaring vil uden tvivl være værdifuld for projektet. Jeg håber og tror, det vil lykkes for os at etablere en mangeårig tradition med World Cup i Jyske Bank Boxen til gavn for avl og sport,” udtaler Jan Pedersen, Formand for Dansk Varmblod.

Sport Event Denmark har tidligere været partner på World Cup’en i Odense, og Lars Lundov, direktør i Sport Event Denmark, glæder sig ligeledes over at det er lykkedes at bevare World Cup’en i Danmark.

”Der er nogle spændende perspektiver i eventen, både på den korte og lange bane, og der er ingen tvivl om at World Cup’en og dennes afvikling i en af Danmarks store multiarenaer, Jyske Bank Boxen, vil blive et godt match” siger Lars Lundov, direktør, Sport Event Denmark.

Om World Cup i Herning

Dansk Varmblod, Dansk Ride Forbund og Equitour Aalborg står bag World Cup-eventen i Jyske Bank Boxen i Herning. Nøglepersonerne i denne konstellation er de særdeles erfarne stævnearrangører Jens Trabjerg og Casper Cassøe Krüth i tæt samarbejde med DRFs Kommercielle Chef, Lars Moss. Samarbejdet med MCH Messecenter Herning om afviklingen i de nye og større faciliteter i Jyske Bank Boxen giver nye og ambitiøse udviklingsmuligheder for eventen. På nuværende tidspunkt er der planlagt World Cup i dressur i 2017 og 2018, men ambitionen er, at eventen fortsættes og udvikles til også at omfatte World Cup i springning. Herning Kommune støtter også godt op om projektet.

Om Reem Acra FEI World Cup i dressur

Reem Acra FEI World Cup i dressur er en af dressurverdens mest prestigefyldte turneringer. Det er her, at de bedste dressurryttere stiller op i håbet om at komme gennem nåleøjet til den endelige finale, hvor kun de bedste i verden bliver kvalificeret. Turneringen blev startet i 1985/1986 (med dansk sejr i dressur), og består af en række kvalifikationsstævner samt en finale.

Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressur

Dansk Ride Forbund

Equitour Aalborg

Dansk Varmblod

Jyske Bank Boxen

Herning Kommune

 


World Cup Dressage in Herning 2017

Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, will provide a spectacular scene for some of the best riders in the world, when the Reem Acra FEI World Cup qualification in dressage and CSI3* jumping will be held in Denmark in 2017 and 2018. Danish Warmblood, The Danish Equestrian Federation and Equitour Aalborg are the Organizing Committee behind the World Cup in Herning. Besides the fact that the World Cup dressage is retained on Danish soil (previously settled in Odense), it is particularly interesting that breeding and sport join forces to create such an amazing event in Denmark.

World Cup in October as usual

The last decade Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage has been launched in Denmark, where the first qualification of the prestigious tournament has been held at the large JBK Horse Show in Odense in October (week 42). The World Cup has now moved west, and for the next two years, it is in Herning, the first qualification will take place in week 42. 

"First of all, it is fantastic that we have managed to keep the World Cup in Denmark, when the cooperation between JBK Horse Shows and Odense municipality stopped. It is of great importance for the sport forward. The cooperation between the Federation and Danish Warmblood is a clear proof that breeding and sport are working towards the same goal. Furthermore, it's great that so many volunteers will help to lift the big task that a World Cup competition is, "says Secretary General of the Danish Equestrian Federation, Jens-Erik Majlund.

The World Cup will be hosted with support from Herning Municipality, and mayor Lars Krarup is looking forward to a festive event.

“In Herning we have a long record of successful events. With the World Cup we once again get a chance to show the world, that we love to be great hosts. The World Cup will benefit the citizens of the municipality, who can experience best riders and horses in the world. And it will benefit the many people who work in the hotels, restaurants, shops and other service businesses in the entire area. We like to say, that “In Herning the sky is the limit”. With the World Cup joining a 2017, where we already have the European Championships in Triathlon and the European Road Cycling Championships, we can safely say, that we once again prove those words to be true, says Lars Krarup.

About World Cup in Herning

Danish Warmblood, Danish Equestrian Federation and Equitour Aalborg are partners behind the World Cup event in Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning. The key persons in this constellation are the highly experienced event organizers Jens Trabjerg and Casper Cassøe Krüth working closely with Commercial Manager (Danish Equestrian Federation) Lars Moss. The ambitions for the event grow with the corporation with MCH (Exhibition Center Herning) about the new and larger facilities in Jyske Bank Boxen. The World Cup dressage will be held in Herning in 2017 and 2018, but the organizers ambition is that the event will be developed and include World Cup in jumping. Herning municipality does also support the event, and we look forward to strong corporation with all of our partners. 

Danish Warmblood Spring Auction 2017

Danish Warmblood press release

An auction lot of 31 horses will come under the hammer at the Danish Warmblood Spring Auction taking place on Saturday 11 March 2017, and the auction will be streamed on Clip My Horse

The Danish Warmblood Stallion Licensing in Herning is the biggest event of its kind and is expected to receive more than 60,000 visitors again this year. The event – also called Herning Horse Show – is an absolute feast for all horse lovers, and in addition to the traditional stallion licensing it offers a wide variety of entertainment like CDI3*, CSI3*, Young Horse Championships, Gala shows, clinics and an immense exhibition area.

Auction collection with highlights

On Saturday afternoon, 11 March, the Spring Auction 2017 will take place under the guidance of auctioneer Casper Cassøe with 31 horses going under the hammer. Many successful Danish Warmblood horses have been purchased as promising youngsters at this auction like the elite stallion Skovens Rafael, the Grand Prix dressage mare Donna Silver and many more.

This year’s auction lot consists of a high-quality collection of 31 horses of which 12 are 3-year-old stallion prospects, 12 dressage and 12 show jumping stallions, and the remaining 19 are riding horses aged 4-8. Several of the 5-year-olds are among the favourites in the Young Horse Championships also taking place in Herning.

Each auction horse has been selected on its sport horse qualities and also with emphasis on its pedigree. Hence, many of the horses are out of outstanding dam lines, like a highly graded mare out of the the same mare family as the double world champion for young dressage horses, Fiontini, just as well as there is a daughter of the triple world champion, Sezuan. There are also three 4-year-old full siblings (embryo transfers) very closely related to the gold medal stallion Hesselhøj Donkey Boy, and a couple of young show jumping stallions out of the most exquisite bloodlines.

Facts about Danish Warmblood Spring Auction 2017

  • Time: Saturday 11 March 2017 at 15:45
  • Location: Danish Warmblood Stallion Licensing, Equsana Arena M, MCH Messecenter Herning
  • Auctioneer: Casper Cassøe
  • Lot: 31 horses
  • Stallion candidates: 6 dressage stallions and 6 show jumper stallions
  • 4-8 year old riding horses: 2 show jumpers and 17 dressage horses
  • Health condition: All horse have been approved by a vet prior to the auction. Their approved X-rays are available online
  • Streaming: Clip My Horse

Phone bidding

Danish Warmblood’s Spring Auction will be streamed live on www.clipmyhorse.de, making it very easy to purchase a horse over the phone. However, phone bidding must be agreed upon in advance. Please contact Danish Warmblood (tel. +45 40852421 or e-mail auktion@varmblod.dk) in order to arrange phone bidding.

 

 

 

 

Unghingste kollektionen til OLD sadelkåring og auktion / Young stallions for OLD saddle licensing and auction

Desværre er præsentationen af de unge hingste for størstedelens vedkommende alene med mønstring i sneen. Det giver ikke rigtig noget  retvisende billede af hingstene.

Unfortunately the presentation of the stallions are for most of them only with showing in the show. This does not really show an accurate picture of the stallions. 


Umiddelbart er det den danskavlede Tomahawk / Zack / Michellino - avlet af Lena og Rasmus Dalsgaard, Vinderup, og ejet af Jamie Welling, USA som er det mest spændende emne blandt de unge hingste.

Immediately is the Danish bred stallion by Tomahawk/ Zack / Michellino the most attractive looking young stallion. 

En video som indeholder det hele. Præsentation i sneen, longering og under rytter. Interessant at se hingsten under rytter i traven, som er et betydeligt bedre billede end ved hånd og i longe.

This video is with all elements - presentation in the snow, lunging and under rider. Interesting to watch the stallion under the rider, which gives a much better picture than showing by hand and by lunging. 

Se hele kollektionen her. 

See the entire kollektion here.

Rideheste OLD elite kollektionen / OLD riding horses for the elite collection

1. april med OLD Elite auktion

Generelt er ridehestekollektionen med god kvalitet.

Udover de nævnte herunder med videoer, ser bl.a. begge Johnson afkommene og hoppen med nr. 37 e. Fürstenball også ud til at være interessante emner.  


1 April med OLD Elite auction

The overall picture of the collection of the riding horses for the auction is with good quality.

Besides the high-lighted horses with videos below, both Johnson offsprings and the mare with no 37 by Fürstenball looks like interesting prospects.


Power Foundation søn med 3 udtryksfulde gangarter. Kunne måske godt være lidt mere rund og blød i forbenene i både galop og skridt. 

Power Foundation son with 3 expressive gaits. Could be a bit more round and soft from the expression of the front legs in both canter and walk.

Top moderne look med kvalitet, men hvor man måske godt kunne ønske sig lidt mere indundergribenhed. Skridten mangler lidt mere smidighed over ryggen.  

Top modern look with quality, more where you could ask for a bit more under the body movements from the hind quarters. The walk lacking a bit more suppleness over the back. 

Aktiv og velbalanceret i alle 3 gangarter.

Active and well balanced in all 3 gaits.

Regulært og let gående med super galop.

Clear and easy moving with superb canter. 

Meget baby look, men let og ubesværet af jorden. 

Very much baby look, but easy and effortless of the ground. 

Se hele ridehestekollektionen her. 

See the entire riding horse collection here.

Se gårsdagens World Cup kür fra Göteborg / Watch yesterday´s World Cup freestyle from Gothenburg

Hvis du ikke fik set gårsdagens World Cup kür fra Göteborg har du alligevel chancen her - klik på billedet herunder. Første startende er Mai Tofte Olsen og Rustique som sluttede som nr. 7 med 72,805%. 


If you missed yesterday´s World Cup freestyle qualifier from Gothenburg you have the chance here to catch up - click at photo below to start til test. 

Ny rytter til Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgensteins Fabienne / New rider for Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgensteins Fabienne

Hvis man nærkigger start- og resultatlisterne fra stævnet i Sundeved som lige nu er i fuld gang, så dukker Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgensteins faste internationale Grand Prix makker gennem de sidste par år op - den nu 15-årige Fabienne.

Med det nye hverv som landstræner har Nathalie også valgt at stille egne konkurrence støvler midlertidigt på hylden, og det betød bl.a. at Fabienne skulle "pensioneres" fra sporten noget før det egentlig var planlagt. Derfor gik Nathalie i tænkeboks om mulighederne for at kunne give både Fabienne, men også en ny rytter mulighed for prøve kræfter sammen. Valget af den nye rytter blev Victoria Vallentin som jo lige nu er i fuld gang med U25 karrieren, og samtidig allerede har høstet på både succes og erfaring med bl.a. Select Ecco.

Nathalie og Victoria har foreløbig lavet en aftale for de kommende 2 år. Fabienne har lige nu været 14 dage i stalden hos Victoria og parret debuterede sammen i dag i Intermediare II hvor de blev 3 med 68.465%. Selvfølgelig en placering som Victoria er super glad for efter kun 14 dages samarbejde, og Victoria glæder sig til at lære Fabienne bedre at kende og forhåbentlig også høste fremtidig international succes sammen. 


A closer look at the start- and result lists from the Danish national event at Sundeved which takes place this weekend, you will find Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein´s international Grand Prix partner over the last few years - the now 15-year-old Fabienne.

With new appointment as national Danish team coach Nathalie has also chosen to put her own international career on temporarily hold, which meant that Fabienne had to "retire" from the sport before it actually was planned. Therefore Nathalie was thinking about the possibilities keeping Fabienne in the sport, but with a new rider. The choice of the new rider became Victoria Vallentin as she is already experienced at the U25 level with success together with Select Ecco.

Nathalie and Victoria have made an appointment for the next 2 years. Fabienne has now been 14 days at Victoria´s place and the couple made their debut together today at Intermediaire II wheere they were placed 3rd with 68.465%. Of course Victoria was super happy after only 14 days of cooperation, and she is excited to learn Fabienne even better to know and hopefully gain future international success together.

Grand Prix turen domineres af Marieke van der Putten / Grand Prix tour dominated by Marieke van der Putten

Expression / Diederik van Silfhout - photo credit: Koen Gomes

Expression / Diederik van Silfhout - photo credit: Koen Gomes

Dag 1 til de indendørs hollandske mesterskaber blev ikke uventet med KWPN hingsten Expression med Diederik van Silfhout i sadlen som tog sig af sejren i Prix Sct. Georg klassen med 74,69%. En fejlfri og udtryksfuld tur, hvor Diederik har Expression med sig hele vejen og fint koncentreret om opgaven. Selvom det ikke er meget man endnu har set ekvipagen på lille-turs niveauet, sidder man allerede med fornemmelsen af at de er klar til næste niveau, uagtet at Expression jo først er 8 år i år.

I Grand Prix turen stod der 2 x Marieke van der Putten og 2 x Adelinde Cornelissen i toppen af feltet. 

Førstehåndsindtrykket fra H2R var klart at Adelinde Cornelissen og Aqiedo skulle stå forrest, men dommerne havde parret på 4. pladsen med blot 70,60%. Generelt en måske lidt for afventende tur, men super kvalitet i piaffe/passage og overgange og flotte serier. Adelinde havde også Zephyr med til start som hun bliver nr. 3 med 71,03% - som eneste ekvipage i klassen red Adelinde Zephyr på trense. Generelt mange gode ting, men desværre kniber det med at finde rytmen i piaffen og det går også ud over de tilhørende overgange. 

Marieke van der Putten rider to stærke ture med Ambria og Glock´s Federleicht. Generelt går Ambria i en noget snæver holdning, og i piaffen kunne man godt ønske sig med sving over ryggen. Federleicht går en rigtig god tur, der mangler lidt bøjning i traversaderne, dejlig piaffe og god passage og generelt en stærk galop tur med gode serier, pirouetter og god finale ad midten. 

I morgen står den på kür finaler.


Day 1 at the indoor Dutch championships was not unexpected with the KWPN stallion Expression with Diederik van Silfhout in the saddle in the top of the Prix Sct. Georg class of 74.69%. A flawless and expressive test where Diederik shows a focused top test with Expression. Although we haven´t seen this combination a lot at the small tour level, your just thinking that they might already be ready for the next level, despite the fact that Expression is still just 8 years old.

In the Grand Prix tour it was 2 x Marieke van der Putten and 2 x Adelinde Cornelissen at the top of the class.

First impressions from H2R was clearly Adelinde Cornelissen and Aqiedo in front, but the judges placed them 4th with just 70.60%. Generally perhaps a bit too cautious test, but super quality in piaffe / passage and transitions and great series. Adelinde also showed Zephyr with the start as she becomes no. 3 with 71.03% - as the only combination in the Grand Prix Adelinde showed Zephyr in a snaffle. In general, many good things, but unfortunately lacking clear rhythm and balance in the piaffe and that affects the transitions too. 

Marieke van der Putten riding two strong tests with Ambria and Glock's Federleicht. Generally, Ambria in a somewhat narrow in the form, and in piaffe one might wish for a bit more over the back rhythm. Federleicht goes a great test, bit lacking bend in half passes, nice piaffe and good passage and generally a strong canter tour with good series, pirouettes and good finale at the centerline.

Tomorrow is freestyle finals.

FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 - Round 8 Gothenburg (SWE)

Germany’s Isabell Werth strutted to her fifth victory in the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017 Western European League in Gothenburg, Sweden today riding Emilio. (Stefan Lafrentz/FEI)

Germany’s Isabell Werth strutted to her fifth victory in the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017 Western European League in Gothenburg, Sweden today riding Emilio. (Stefan Lafrentz/FEI)

Part of FEI press release

Isabell and the horse that nearly went to heaven win in Gothenburg

He was once so frightened and unmanageable that no one could get on him as a young horse. But in the hands of one of the most celebrated equestrian athletes of all time, the 11-year-old gelding Emilio gave Germany’s Isabell Werth her fifth victory in the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017 Western European League qualifier at Gothenburg in Sweden today. Her score of 84.200 put her well ahead of Swedish runners-up Patrik Kittel and Delaunay (80.910) while, mirroring the results of yesterday’s Grand Prix, Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Unee BB (80.845) slotted into third. 

Werth (47) only had a two-day turnaround after winning the previous leg of the series with Don Johnson at Neumunster (GER) last weekend. “So I asked my rider at home to prepare Emilio in the right way - and I think she did that!” she said after her Grand Prix success. Today however she said the horse lost a bit of confidence in the Freestyle. “I realise now that he needs more training because he didn’t always know what to do and we had two mistakes, in the pirouette and tempi changes”, she explained. However that has just inspired her ahead of the last qualifying leg in ’s-Hertogenbosch (NED) where she will again compete Emilio in two weeks’ time. “I’m really excited about going there now” said Werth who holds an unassailable lead at the top of the league table.

Her preferred ride for the FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final in Omaha, Nebraska (USA) next month is her Olympic mare Weihegold, but she now considers Emilio a strong reserve. Werth’s perseverance with this horse is really paying off - “he has great potential, already his piaffe and passage are fantastic!” she said today.

Talking about the erratic behaviour that left Emilio with something of a reputation in his early years, she explained, “it was as if he could see something out of the corner of his eye when you tried to get in the saddle, he was terrified and would go crazy.” There seemed no future for a horse with such a dangerous and debilitating level of inexplicable fear. “He nearly went to heaven”, Werth said of the gelding for whom she now has very high hopes.

“Emilio was lucky to come to Isabell, not all horses find the right people!” said Kittel (40) who was thrilled with his result with the ever-improving Delaunay today. The Swedish star has now moved up to ninth place on the league table from which the top nine will qualify for the Final. He won’t be travelling however, “it was never in my plan” he said today, but von Bredow-Werndl (31), who holds sixth place, certainly will. She has the next few months carefully mapped out. “I will go to Omaha, then do two more shows and then I take a break” said the rider whose is expecting her first baby in August. 

Result: 1, Emilio (Isabell Werth) GER 84.200; 2, Delaunay (Patrik Kittel) SWE 80.910; 3, Unee BB (Jessica von Bredow-Werndl) GER 80.845; 4, D’Agostino FRH (Fabienne Lutkemeier) GER 77.720; 5, Di Lapponia T (Paulinda Friberg) SWE 76.750; 6, Thriller (Katja Gevers) NED 73.630; 7, Rustique (Mai Tofte Olesen) DEN 72.805; 8, Languedoc (Kristian von Krusentierna) 70.415; 9, Charmeur (Malin Rinne) SWE 70.030; Edvin (Per Duvefelt) SWE 66.185; 11, Catch Me (Margo Timmermans) NED 62.665.

Detailed result here 

 

Facts and Figures:

Gothenburg Horse Show (SWE) hosted the 8th leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Western European League today.

The last leg of this qualifying series will take place in ’s’Hertogenbosch (NED) on Saturday 11 March.

The FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Final will be held in Omaha, Nebraska (USA) 27 March to 2 April.

11 horse-and-rider combinations from 4 countries competed today.

The panel of judges consisted of: At E, Guislain Forage; At E, Leif Tornblad (DEN); AT H, Vincenzo Truppa (ITA); At C, Annette Fransen Iacobaeus (SWE); At M, Gotthilf Riexinger (GER); At B, Lars Andersson) SWE.

Germany’s Isabell Werth scored her fifth win of the season when coming out on top with Emilio. 

The multi-medalled German Olympian has competed at 15 previous FEI World Cup™ Dressage Finals, posting her first win in Gothenburg in 1992 riding Fabienne and her second victory in Las Vegas in 2007 riding Warum Nicht FRH.

The top nine riders from the Western European League will qualify for the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017 Final.

Quotes:

Isabell Werth GER (1st): “For Omaha (FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2017 Final) Weihegold is my first choice and Emilio is my second choice, but there is no need to put pressure on him (Emilio) so we will see how it works out.”

Patrik Kittel SWE (2nd): “I’m not going to Omaha - we all make plans and my plan is different. This year my goal is the European Championships here in Gothenburg. Delaunay has blossomed here this week, I wasn’t sure he could cope with the atmosphere in there today but he was great, he has matured a lot and I’m really happy with him.”s

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl GER (3rd): I’m happy even though at first I was better than Patrik, (a higher mark) but then the score was changed! I’m happy with my ride and it’s super to be in top three.”

Annette Fransen Iacobaeus, Ground Jury President: “Today’s competition was very exciting, we saw some really good riding. We had a mixture of less experienced and top riders today.”

Isabell Werth GER (1st), when asked to rank Emilio amongst the horses she has competed during her career: “That’s like asking amother which child she loves the most! Horses today are different, Gigolo was a wonderful horse but breeding has changed and so have the horses. Emilio is definitely one of top ones, he has great passage and piaffe.”

Standings following Round 8 of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Western European League in Gothenburg (SWE):

1.     Isabell Werth GER                -    80

2.     Kristy Oatley GER                -    55

3.    Carl Hester GBR                -    54

3.    Fabienne Lutkemeier GER        -    54

3.    Marcela Krinke Susmelj SUI        -    54

6.    Jessica von Bredow-Werndl GER    -    53

7.    Judy Reynolds IRL                -    52

8.    Madeleine Witte-Vress NED        -    51

9.    Patrik Kittel SWE                -    44

10.    Mai Tofte Olesen DEN            -    40

10.    Inna Logutenkova UKR            -    40

12.    Severo Jesus Jurado Lopez ESP    -    37

Full standings here 

 

3 danske ekvipager gør klar til CDI5 i Doha / Big field for the upcoming CDI5 in Doha

To dages konkurrence krydret med en helt særlig oplevelse venter når de 3 danske ekvipager Anna Kasprzak/Donnperignon, Cathrine Dufour/Atterupgaards Cassidy og Rikke Svane/Finckenstein TSF er klar til stævne i Doha, Qatar den 3. og 4. marts.

Det er et stærkt og stort felt som er klar til at ride om en samlet præmiesum på 250.000 euro, fordelt over Grand Prix den 3. marts og hhv. Grand Prix Special eller Grand Prix kür den 4. marts.

Stævnet kan følges via live streaming. Link følger på kalenderen. 


Two days of CDI5 competition spiced with a very special experience await for the 23 combinations big field which are getting ready for CDI5 at Al Shaqab in Doha, Qatar taking place from 3-4 March. 

The total price money for the dressage is 250.000 euros, with Grand Prix 3rd March and Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix freestyle 4th March.

Normally the event can be follow via live streaming. Links will be available via H2R calendar.

 

H2R impressions from 2013 Al Shaqab - Doha, Qatar

Werth på vej mod 5. World Cup kvalifikation sejr med 3 forskellige heste / Werth towards 5th World Cup qualifier victory with 3 different horses

World Cup Grand Prix sejr til Werth & Emilio 

Et lille felt i Göteborg på blot 11 ekvipager til dagens World Cup Grand Prix. Desværre var der afbud fra bl.a. både Rose Mathiesen og Juliette Ramel.

Fra toppen af resultattavlen kunne Isabell Werth endnu engang cementere at hun er verdens bedste rytter, og på vej mod denne sæsons utimative magtdemonstration med den 5. World Cup kvalifikations sejr med 3 forskellige heste.

Sammen med Weihegold OLD har Werth flere gange brudt +80% pointskalaen, og i dag kunne Werth og Emilio så også fejre deres første +80% sejr sammen. Med World Cup kvalifikationen næste gang i s´Hertogenbosch, hvor man må formode Emilio er klar til start igen, så ser det ud som om Werth får 3 heste kvalificeret til World Cup finalen i Omaha - en overordentlig positiv magtdemonstration i toppen af international dressur.

Gensyn med Delaunay og Di Lapponia T

Kittel og Delaunay har ikke været at finde på startlisterne siden sidste sommers internationale stævne i Falsterbo, istedet har Kittel brugt efteråret i "træningslokalet" for at få finpudset tingene lidt mere, som i dag gav ekvipagens bedste World Cup Grand Prix resultat til dato med 75.140%.

Det var også gensyn med Paulinda Friberg og Di Lapponia T, som vi ikke set siden juli i Aachen sidste år, hvor de var med i opløbet om en plads til OL truppen, men hvor de desværre mistede formkurven på et vigtigt tidspunkt. Parret kom også stærkt tilbage med 71,340% som er helt op til deres bedste niveau som også var i Göteborg - bare for 2 år siden tilbage i 2015. 

Mai Tofte Olesen og Rustique fik sidste placering som nr. 8

Det var en knap så skarp dansk ekvipage som vi tidligere har set dem. Fra "sidelinien" så det ud som om den sidste smidighed udeblev lidt i dag, ligesom Rustique i nogle momenter bliver lidt for høj i nakken. Lidt uro ud af den 2. piaffe tur og en etter serie hvor der indløber fejl i starten og midt i serien falder Rustique i trav - det koster desværre i den samlede score. 

Se resultatet af klassen her. 


World Cup Grand Prix win for Werth & Emilio

A small field in Gothenburg with just 11 combinations for today's World Cup Grand Prix. Unfortunately both Rose Mathiesen and Juliette Ramel did not start as first announced. 

From the top of the scoreboard Isabell Werth could once again establish herself as what she is - world's best rider, and on the way to this season's ultimate addition of strength with her 5th World Cup qualifying victory with 3 different horses.

Along with Weihegold OLD Werth has broken the +80% Grand Prix point scale more times, and today Werth could also celebrate this task together with Emilio. With next leg of the World Cup qualifier in s'Hertogenbosch where presumably Emilio is ready to start again, it seems as if Werth will have 3 horses qualified for the World Cup finals in Omaha - an extremely achivement at the top of international dressage.

"Come back" for Delaunay and Di Lapponia T

Kittel and Delaunay has not been out since last summer at the international event at Falsterbo in Sweden, instead Kittel and Delaunay has spent the fall together in the "gym" which today paid of with their best World Cup Grand Prix result to date, with 75,140 %.

It was also "come back" for Paulinda Friberg and Di Lapponia T, which we have not seen since last year in July in Aachen, when they were aiming for a spot for the Olympics. The couple also came back strongly with 71.340% which is up to their best level which also was in Gothenburg -  2 years ago back in 2015.

Se the results here. 

Stallion sport performance test in Verden 2-4 March

Bon Coeur by Benetton Dream/Sandro Hit, Borsalino by Boston/Fidermark, Da Costa by Dimaggio/Coriander, Feuertanz by Foundation/Breitling W and For Romance II e. Fürst Romancier/Sir Donnerhall I are among the stallions for the upcoming sport performance test in Verden 2-4 March.

The testing will be available to follow via live stream at Clipmyhorse.

See the entire catalog here.

5 yr, 6 yr and 7 yr Swedish Breeders Trophy at Gothenburg (videos of the entire tests)

Very nice Swedish young horses and not at least with guest judge German Christoph Hess, who also provided lost of useful comments and explanations after each test. (Unfortunately no sound for the first video of 5 yr old horses)

5-year old dressage horses 

Winner Dragon Welt by Dancier / Weltmeyer - move timeline to 32 minutes.

6-year old dressage horses

Test: FEI Dressage Test for 5-year old horses - Final

Winner Simmebro´s Bisquit - first horse to go.


7-year old dressage horses

Test: FEI Dressage Test for 6-year old horses - Final

Winner Fiera Girl - move timeline to 52.30

Indendørs hollandske mesterskaber i weekenden / Indoor Dutch championships this weekend

Den kommende weekend er med indendørs hollandske mesterskaber

Lille-tur (Prix Sct. Georg) er bl.a. med KWPN hingsten Expression og Diederik van Silfhout, mens Grand Prix turen er med bla. Adelinde Cornelissen med både Zephyr og Aquiedo, Emmelie Scholtens med Boere Westpoint, og Marieke van der Putten også med to heste Ambria og Glock´s Federleicht.

Lørdagen er med de indledende klasser mens søndagen er med kür.

Hele stævnet livestreames via Clipmyhorse. Link til start og resultater findes via kalenderen. 


This weekend with indoor Dutch Championships

Small tour (Prix Sct. Georg) is with among other KWPN stallion Expression and Diederik van Silfhout, while Big tour (Grand Prix) is with among others Adelinde Cornelissen with both Zephyr and Aquiedo, Emmelie Scholtens with Boere Westpoint, and Marieke van der Putten also with two horess Ambria and Glock´s Federleicht. In total 21 combinations for big tour. 

Saturdays classes are preliminary tests, while Sunday is with freestyle. 

The entire event will be available via live stream on Clipmyhorse. Links for starts and results can be found at the H2R calendar.

Stallion show - Marbach State Stud 25 February at 5 pm (live stream Clipmyhorse)

Marbach presents the stallions for the upcoming breeding season

On Saturday, 25. February at 5pm, Marbach State Stud (Haupt- und Landgestüt Marbach) will present the stallions for the breeding season 2017. This year’s theme is “Nobility and Performance!”. New and “tried and tested” stallions will demonstrate their qualities lose jumping, under saddle or in-hand. Breeders will be able to gain first-hand impressions of their favourite sires for their mares.

New stallions for 2017 are:

Durello *2013 by Destano-Sancisco Ferentino *2014 by Fürst Romancier-Rock Forever I FreeLancer *2014 by Fragonard xx-Caretino Lemercier *2013 by Lemberger-Locksley II Nathan de la Tour AA *2001 by Fusain du Defey AA-Fartichou AA Quantissimo *2014 by Quatensprung-Distelzar/T. Zauberreigen/T. *2014 by Rheinklang/T.-Interconti/T.

Marbach’s Dressage Stallions

Marbach State Stud will present their dressage youngsters for the breeding season 2017: The young stallions DURELLO (Meckl. *2013 by Destano), LEMERCIER (Württ. *2013 by LEMBERGER) and FERENTINO (Westf. *2014 by Fürst Romancier) will be shown under saddle. The proven Schwaiganger State Stud stallion RIVERO II (*1993 by Rautenstein) will once more be on offer to the breeders. This stallion ranks amongst the top 5% of Germany’s best dressage breeding stallions.

LEMBEGRER (Württ. *2008 by Locksley II), SIR NYMPHENBURG I (Württ. *2005 by Sir Donnherhall I) and HOCHFEIN (Hann. *2004 by His Highness) will again have their usual appearance at this year’s stallion presentation.

Source: Clipmyhorse

World Cup fra Göteborg torsdag og fredag /World Cup from Gothenburg Thursday and Friday

Svtsport.se og SVT Play (nødvendig med svensk IP adresse) sender fra torsdagens World Cup Grand Prix klasse, mens samme to kanaler sender World Cup küren. Og som sædvanlig kan fredagens kür følges via FEI-tv. Küren sendes forskudt også via SVT2 kl. 16.05 fredag. 

Grand Prix klassen starter kl. 13.40 torsdag 

Grand Prix kür starter kl. 13.50 fredag 

Link til start listerne findes via kalenderen når de er online.


Svtsport.se and SVT Play (necessary with Swedish IP adress) will be available for Thursdays World Cup Grand Prix, and both channels will also show the World Cup freestyle. As usual you can follow Friday´s World Cup freestyle via FEI-tv. 

Grand Prix starts at 13.40 Thursday

Grand Prix freestyle at 13.50 Friday

Link for start lists can be found via H2R calendar when they are online.