Brænder du for hestene og drømmer du også om at være groom

Groom i dressurstald

Er du klar til at prøve kræfter med jobbet som groom, eller er du allerede groom og trænger til nye udfordringer så er muligheden her.

Har du lyst til at være en del af et mindre top professionelt team, hvor det kun handler om heste. Du skal elske dagligdagen med hestene på hjemmebanen, men også til stævner både nationalt og internationalt.

Du skal helst have erfaring med jobbet som groom, men den rigtige heste pige/dreng som brænder for at komme igang er også velkommen bare du har flere års hesteerfaring.

Jobbet som groom er bl.a.:

  • Klargøring af heste til rytter

  • Ind- og udlukning fra fold

  • Lettere staldarbejde

  • …og i det hele taget bare sørge for at hestene har det godt

Vi tilbyder:

  • Fast fuldtidsjob med løn efter kvalifikationer

  • Du har mulighed for værelse på stedet

  • Du kan medbringe egen hest

Det er vigtigt at du er klar til en hverdag i et mindre team, og at du er frisk og positiv og giver en hånd med hvor der er brug for det.

Jobbet er i en dressurstald i trekantsområdet (Jylland).

Skriv en mail til horse2rider.com@gmail.com og fortæl om dig selv og hvilke erfaringer du har med hestene, så bliver du sat i kontakt med stedet.

VIDEO - Dante Weltino OLD and Therese Nilshagen winner of CDI5* in Munich today

100% concentrated with power

With a bit tension at the beginning of the Grand Prix yesterday due to ponies and donkeys at the warm-up area right before entering the main arena, they were not quite on track before going into the canter told Therese Nilshagen after yesterday.

Today the just showed their strength together for the entire test. Fully concentrated, supple with lots of power. Super light contact and nice obedience all the way. Nearly 3,5% ahead of 2nd placed Annabelle with Helen Langehanenberg.

ENTRIES - Danish selection for World Championships for Young Horses

Hesselhøj Donkey Boy and Jan Møller Christensen - photo credit: Lily Forado

Only a total 32 young horses signed up for the first selection for WCYH in Ermelo

Very few combinations ready for the first selection of Danish Warmblood young horses for World Championships in Ermelo. The first selection takes place next weekend during the Danish national championships in Uggerhalne.

2nd selection is 19 & 20 July at Vilhelmsborg where the long listed combinations selected from Uggerhalne will be invited.

5 year old

6 year old

7 year old

VIDEO - World Championships mood - Charlotte, Carl and Valegro

Just about two month to World Championships

With a bit more than two month before the World Championships in Herning starts, the dressage world need a bit of Championship mood.

Here below you can watch about one hour broadcast where Charlotte Dujardin telling her story, of course with lots of comments from the people around her: Carl Hester, Ian Cast, Judy Harvey, and many more.

Carl describes Valegro and Charlotte: “Valegro is very much of a calm nature and Charlottes nature is kind of “lets go get them”, he (Valegro) allows her to ride him at his absolute maximum ability”.

Entries for Danish national Championships 4 & 5 June

Vamos Amigos & Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour - photo credit: EQWO.net

Some of the big names for Danish national Championships next week are: Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour with Vamos Amigos, Nanna Merrald with Blue Hors Zack, Lone Bang with Thranegaardens Rostov, Andreas Helgstrand with Queenparks Wendy and Anna Kasprzak with Addict de Massa.

Among the debutants are Anne Mette Strandby Hansen with Danish Warmblood stallion Hesselhøj Donkey Boy and Anna Zibradtsen with Quel Filou, both recently made their debut at national level with great performances.

Unfortunately Anne Troensegaard and Kipling TSF are not at the list as Kipling is temporary out of the game due to a minor injury.

Not yet at the list but Joachim Thomsen is ready with two horses for the championships, Aarøe´s Ghandi and Vichy Pax.

The entire event will be available to follow via live stream at Zibrasport Equest (dkr. 199,- about 27 euro)

The H2R podium: 🥇Vamos Amigos 🥈Blue Hors Zack 🥉Hesselhøj Donkey Boy

Entries:

Link to start and results.

FEI Dressage Nations Cup™: Sweden takes command in Compiègne

Heading into the final day of competition at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ in Compiègne (FRA), it was apparent it would take a monumental shift in momentum for Sweden to relinquish its grasp on the lead.

Still, the dominance with which the squad of Juliette Ramel (Buriel K.H.), Antonia Ramel (Curiosity) and Patrik Kittel (Touchdown), led by Chef d'Equipe Bo Jena, executed victory was eye-opening. When Kittel and Touchdown received an 82.025 percent score for their Freestyle, it left Sweden's final margin of victory at 32 points. Spain (48 points) finished second, with Belgium (51 points) third.

The win marked the third for Sweden at Compiègne in the last five years, having also triumphed in 2018 and 2021. 

"We were a bit ahead of the others this time, and I'm very happy about that. They are doing so well in the ring and also in their training, and it looks very promising for the future."

Chef d'Equipe Bo Jena (SWE)

Each point was equal to an athlete's placing, with lower numbers reflecting top performances. All athletes competed in Saturday's Grand Prix before splitting across Sunday's Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Freestyle tests, with the three best results tallied. No Swedish rider received a point tally in double digits, with all three making the podium in at least one test. After recording just 10 points from the Grand Prix, Sweden was even more dominant on Sunday, adding just six points to their score. While Kittel was the highest placing Nations Cup rider in the Grand Prix Freestyle, Juliet Ramel finished second in the Special (75.277%), with Antonia Ramel just behind her in third (72.043%). 

"The horses have done very fault-free tests, and if there have been small faults, we have still be able to pick it up with high points," Kittel said. "I think that's what I'm most happy with. The thing is, the horses have all just been there for us through the entire weekend."

Sweden put forth a squad of veteran riders—each an Olympic veteran—but the horses brought forward were mixed in experience. Touchdown had only performed two previous Freestyle tests at the CDI5* level and had never before contested a CDIO event. Curiosity, formerly trained in jumping, is also new to the level, having represented Sweden in one previous Nations Cup event at Aachen (GER). 

"He's been with me for a long time," Antonia said. "He was in the beginning a jumping horse, which he did until he was six. I've educated him on my own, and I've had him now for seven years."

With three appearances in the Olympic Games and a bronze medal from the European Championships, Buriel K.H. stood tall as the equine veteran of the group. The gelding performed with remarkable consistency, recording just 3 points in the Grand Prix (75.391%) and two points in the Grand Prix Special.

"He's an amazing character. He always has my back," Juliette said. "I've had him since he was 7; now he's 16. So we've had a long partnership."

Sweden's win put them atop the standings for the 2022 FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ season with 15 points. Spain sits second with 13 points, two ahead of Belgium (11 points). The FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ returns 23-26 June in Rotterdam (BEL).

"It means a lot [to start the season strongly]. It's always good to have a victory in a five-star Nations Cup to start with, and then we can go on with the rest," Bena said. "And we have been lucky and also good, I would say, [in previous years], because we have won in Compiègne before. We like it very much here."

VIDEOS - Fry was flying into today´s CDIO5* Grand Prix victory at Compiegne together with Glamourdale

Fry is on fire

Another event where British Charlotte Fry shows her horses in absolute top form.

Recently Charlotte had some problems with her long time partner Dark Legend, where he got really scared by a camera during her test, and he actually still showed some tensions at the last competition. Here at Compiegne he is fully back on track with her and placed 3rd in the Grand Prix with 73,543% and 4th in the Grand Prix Special with 74,383%.

End of March Fry made international debut with 9 year old KWPN stallion Inclusive by Everdale / Uptown, and Fry manage the give the talented stallion confidence and super experience during their performances. Compiegne is just their 3rd international event and were placed 5th in the CDI3* Grand Prix with 70,5% and 3rd in todays Grand Prix freestyle with 78,600%.

Today Lottie and 11 year old KWPN stallion Glamourdale by Lord Leatherdale / Negro took the CDIO5* individual Grand Prix victory with impressive 79,435%, almost 2,5% in front of Isabell Werth with DSP Quantas.

They showed a lovely powerful test and still without tensions, with an obedient and 100% attentive Glamourdale. Watching their performance your never in doubt about their partnership, and how the big black stallion just wants to performe each exercise as told from his rider. We´ve previous seen an even more powerful test, but as they looked today they just showed so much individual medal potential for the up-coming World Championships.

A single but very expensive technical error by the second pirouette where it look as if Charlotte wants him a tiny bit to much back for the pirouette and loosing the balance. What a pity and about 2% lost at the scoreboard.

Tomorrow Sunday they have start time at 11.50 in the CDIO5 Grand Prix Special.

Top results

Click directly on the scoreboard here below to be able to watch the tests.

REMEMBER TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR NEXT VAN OLST HORSES FOAL AUCTION 25 JULY

VIDEOS - Patrik Kittel and 10 year old mare Forever Young HRH with first international Grand Prix victory today

From cloudy to heavy rain - Compiégne weather today

For the active stream viewers Compiégne this year only have streaming from Arena A, which means that it was only possible to watch the Grand Prix for freestyle live, but said that the it was far from live signal as there was a lot of technical issues due to the heavy rain, nevertheless every single ride is now available via the link here below for the results.

Patrik Kittel took the victory with his young mare Forever Young with an error free test with just some tiny unbalanced moments for the piaffe and transitions 74,543%. 2nd placed was his country man Jeanna Högberg with Astoria showing personal best with 73%.

Here you find the results and VIDEO of each combination.

CDI3* Grand Prix for Grand Prix Special

As there were no streaming from Arena B it was only from the very poor running updates of the scoreboard you were able to follow this class which was won by British Gareth Hughes show Classic Briolinca 76,152%, follow by Patrik Kittel with Blue Hors Zepter with 75,782%, 3rd Charlotte Fry with Dark Legend 73,543%.

Charlotte Dujardin made international debut with 9 year old Imhotep - click here to watch the test. Score 72,804%.

Den sidste store styrkeprøve inden et stort mesterskab hedder som sædvanlig CHIO Aachen

Succesfuldt internationalt stævne i Ålborg for de danske ekvipager

Den forgangne weekend med international stævne debut til Andreas Helgstrand med de to 8-årige heste Jovian og Queenparks Wendy, hvor Andreas sammen med Jovian for alvor meldte sig ind i kampen om en VM plads med to overbevisende sejre.

Derudover red Lone Bang to rigtig flotte ture med placering i Grand Prix og sejr i Grand Prix kür klassen, mens Daniel Bachmann debuterede Zippo M.I. internationalt med fine resultater.

I dag er stævnet i franske Compiégne startet. Et stævne som flere nationer traditionelt benytter til at pudse formen af i op til et mesterskab, men i år er stævnet desværre helt uden dansk deltagelse. Det meste af VM dommerteamet er samlet her, så det giver både ekvipagerne og dommerne en super mulighed for at se hvordan deres niveau ligger.

Herefter følger DM i Uggerhalne fra 4. til 6. juni, CDIO5* i Rotterdam 23. til 26. juni og CHIO Aachen 30. juni til 3. juli med endelig udtagelse af brutto teamet til VM i Herning den 4. juli. Det tilladt for hver nation at nominere i alt 8 ekvipager, hvor den endelig selektion med de 4 ekvipager som skal repræsentere Danmark til VM skal ske den 25. juli.

Men den nuværende struktur omkring landsholdet, er det op til hver enkelt ekvipage at tilrettelægge deres egen stævneplan, og i samråd med sportschefen deltage i aktuelle stævner, så det er selvfølgelig spændende at se hvilke ekvipager vi får se på banerne frem mod VM.

Dansker i Aachen

Aachen stævnet er sidste stop inden endelig udtagelse af bruttotruppen til VM, og derfor også her hvor man med fordel skal “blande kortene” rigtigt. Det handler både om resultater, men i stor grad også taktik inden det går løs til VM.

De selvskrevne

Der er ingen tvivl om at de to bedste danskere Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (pt. nr. 2 og nr. 12 på FEI World Ranking) og Carina Cassøe Krüth (pt. nr. 5 på FEI World Ranking) er selvskrevne til Aachen stævnet.

Her er den taktiske tanke fra H2R synspunkt at de begge rider CDI4* turen på hhv. Bohemian og Heiline´s Danciera, idet 4* turen går over 2 dage med Grand Prix og Grand Prix Special, hvorimod CDIO5* turen går over 3 dage med Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special og Grand Prix kür.

Hvis der er yderligere pladser til danskerne i CDI4* turen, kunne det være aktuelt med evt. Daniel Bachmann med Zippo M.I. og måske Blue Hors Zack med Nanna Merrald.

CDIO5* team konkurrencen

Ingen tvivl om at det er i 5* turen at styrkeprøven skal beståes.

Her vil det være naturligt at følgende ekvipager kæmper om de kommende 2 sidste pladser på VM teamet:: Nanna Merrald med Atterupgaards Orthilia, Daniel Bachmann med Marshall-Bell, Andreas Helgstrand med Jovian og Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour med Vamos Amigos.

Både Lone Bang med Thranegaardens Rostov og Anne Troensegaard med Kipling TSF bør være klar på sidelinien til at springe ind på en evt. tom/ekstra plads i enten CDI4* eller CDIO5*.

Og i sidste og afgørende ende handler det om at få sammensat det hold med de stærkeste præstationer i rygsækken, og ikke mindst de ryttere med de heste som er mest fitte til opgaven.

Nedtællingen er i gang……

Claus Hansen stopper i Dansk Varmblods avlsledelse

Pressemeddelelse fra DV

Claus Hansen har netop meddelt, at han ønsker at træde ud af Dansk Varmblods avlsledelse umiddelbart efter Eliteskuet. Samtidig stopper han som dommer i forbundet.

Claus gennemgik i 2007 Dansk Varmblods dommeruddannelse og har siden 2008 været på dommerlisten. I 2011 trådte han ind i avlsledelsen, hvor han har været talsmand for dressurafdelingen.

Claus er både en respekteret, dygtig og teoretisk velfunderet dommer og en dygtig kommunikator. Derfor har han også været en stærkt efterspurgt foredragsholder. Hans store indsats for Dansk Varmblod er højt værdsat.

Jan Pedersen, Formand for Dansk Varmblod

VIDEO - CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle victory to Danish Lone Bang Larsen with Thranegaardens Rostov

Light and easy

Danish Lone Bang and her 12 year old mare Thranegaardens Rostov by Blue Hors Romanov / Diamond show a very nice Grand Prix freestyle today. (Not their best score but from the side line their best test).

Very harmonious and balanced overall picture. No technical issues and very good go and flow for the entire test. One of the highlights was the light and easy contact with a nice closed mouth all the time. It is a pleasure to watch this kind of self carriage under the riders aides all the way.

Very nice choice of music with high degree of difficulty, and where the music is fitted into each exercise. A well deserved victory today in front of Andreas Helgstrand with 8 year old Queenparks Wendy by Sezuan / Blue Hors Soprano. Lots of qualities but still some unbalanced moments for today´s test and where you of course still can see that Wendy is missing some strength.

Mark your calendar for next Van Olst Horses foal auction July 25

This year, Van Olst Sales Online will again organise a foal auction for its customers who have a foal by a “Van Olst” stallion. After the good results of recent years, in which many foals were sold for very good prices, the next auction will take place on July 25, 2022.

If there is sufficient interest, a second auction will take place on August 15 or August 22. This will be announced at a later stage, as well as the date of the selection / video day.

You can register your foal via the site: https://www.vanolstsales.online/veulen-aanmelden

If you have any questions about the auction or the selection procedure, please contact us via info@vanolstsales.online or by telephone on + 31 0162-429369

VIDEO - Jovian, Zippo M.I. and Heiline´s Zackton in top of today´s CDI3 Grand Prix Special in Aalborg

Jovian & Andreas Helgstrand - WOW Grand Prix Special debut 77,915%. Trot steps into super halt, power expressive balanced diagonal, huge crossing up hill half pass left, good into passage, explosive out into extended trot, back up into regular big passage, huge crossing half pass right, one step after the other, uphill balanced, good walk tour, early start for piaffe bit forward, good transitions, active 2nd piaffe better at the place with nice angle, bit big into canter from passage, bit tense hind for canter half passes, nice 2 times, bit swinging 1 times, good extended canter, well balanced 1st pirouette, good bit swinging 1 times, good 2nd pirouette, power long side extended trot, super final centerline.

It is just awesome how this only 8 year old stallion is able both to float and collect with such qualities. Andreas just kicked off a very exciting new chapter less than 3 month before World Championships in Herning.

Zippo M.I. / Daniel Bachmann Andersen - Well balanced expressive trot and passage tours, nice well balanced left, tiny lost of balance into right half pass, good walk tour, good 1st piaffe lacking bit more balance, well managed 2nd piaffe, good transitions, tense transition to canter, good balance for half passes, good 2 times, good straight 1 times, good extended canter, bit big 1st pirouette, good 1 times, 2nd missing bit more centering, good extension long side, good final centerline, good halt. 72,000% - super international debut!

Daniel just produced another international Grand Prix horse, and with Zippo he shows how to develop from event to event. This is just the beginning.

Heiline´s Zackton / Carina Cassøe Krüth. Smooth trot tour with nice transitions, passage and good extensions, good walk tour, forward 1st piaffe, better at the place 2nd piaffe, good transitions, nice into canter, good zigzag, final change for 2 times with parallel, error end of 1 times, good extended canter, huge sit for both pirouettes, good 1 times, good into trot, good extension, nice final centerline, with super halt. 70,234%

Solid work and today with a clearly more motivated and body wise relaxed Zackton.

VIDEOS - Jovian and Andreas Helgstrand entered the international Grand Prix scene today with impressive 77,130%

Aalborg Dressage Event started today with three international CDI3 classes: Prix St. Georg, U25 Grand Prix and Grand Prix.

The weather was not much spring like, as it was very windy with some smaller showers during the day, and for some of the horses it made quite a difference coming from the indoor warm-up arena going out into the stormy weather.

For the small tour Nanna Merrald and Blue Hors Znickers showed a super balanced test without any major issues, only a small unbalance into the 2nd canter half pass. Severo Jurado Lopez and the beautiful Fresco were placed 2nd with a strong trot tour, but some difficulties for the series. Placed 3rd was Michael Søgaard with his big boy Jukebox showing a well managed test without any technical issues. Last placed in Prix St. Georg was Danish Anne Marie Hosbond with Scarlett, recently also placed international at Kronenberg, NED.

The field for U25 unfortunately was missing more quality

Only high overall qualities for the future was showed by international U25 debut combination Danish Aagaardens Lianne and Karoline Rohmann. Even though it was equal scores with Blue Hors Veneziano the qualities seen from the side line was obvious with a clear surplus for Karoline and Lianne.

Jovian with 77% international debut

Recently Andreas showed 8 year old Jovian at national Grand Prix level with impressive 83% and of course everyones eye where on Jovian and Andreas today. Were they able to show and score at that level with an international judging panel? YES they were able to impress the entire judging panel today, as they all agreed on 77%. Just 3 x 10 for extended trot today, and no 10´s for half passes yet. Let´s see for tomorrow´s Grand Prix Special.

Helgstrand also made his international GP debut today with Queenparks Wendy with a strong performance.

Lone Bang Larsen and Thranegaardens Rostov were placed 3rd with Personal Best score 72,326%. Technical strong performance with only an unbalanced transition to canter from passage.

Daniel Bachmann Andersen does really improve his performances with Zippo M.I. everytime we see them in the arena. Today more relaxation, much better paiffe tours and really nice series, unfortunately an expensive lost of balance in the first pirouette.

Here you find all results from the event.

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