It was actually a +85% test, but unfortunately with error for both one time series today

Bella Rose and Isabell Werth - photo credit: Lily Forado

Step by step

Every single passage step with power of the ground, 100% clear rhythm, and not least it does not come from tension - this is pure dancing in the passage rhythm with top expression. The half passes are super well balanced, lovely suppleness, crossing and uphill. For today’s extensions the body language was much more relaxed compared to yesterday’s Grand Prix. The extended walk starts with some tensions in the body but becomes better for the 2nd half. Into first piaffe, trying to catch the details when Isabell asking for the piaffe, and Bella just starts like putting in a coin - also without tensions and not that Isabell is not able to ask, wauw to watch. Minor tensions creeping in towards second piaffe, but Isabell just keep on and Bella is accepting and doing her job - acknowledged with a clear pat on the neck from Werth. A small start of canter when turning towards the planned transition at the centerline for the canter. For the canter tour the overall picture was with more control and better balance today even though there was an error for both one times, by the 15 one times stopped after just 13 but got the last two, and for the 9 one times at the centerline she lost the final change, right pirouette was clearly the best today where she kept the canter rhythm quite well all the way, and the final centerline 5 x 10.

Both judges at E (Susanne Baarup DEN) and H (J. Lee Foy AUS) saw today’s test at +83% which was the clear level. It was a much better test than yesterday with more control and overview. Result 81,511%

See the entire results here.

Bella Rose winner of CDI4 Grand Prix with nearly 83%

Most beautiful event Fritzens-Schindlhof in Austria

Isabell Werth can ones again add another huge victory to her CV together with Bella Rose. From the sideline it seems that they always have to be at 80% level - today stepping up with nearly 83% - 82,957%.

Unfortunately there are no access to the detailed scoring today, but for sure a lot of 10´s for piaffe, passage and transitions. It is an expressive, ultra light-footed test, for the extensions some more let go and relaxation were needed, the halt with rein back with some hesitation, the extended walk lack bit more relaxation over the back, bit hectic picture of both two times and one times, like both pirouettes lack bit more clear canter rhythm and sit.

Today’s no 2 Lisa Müller with her Stedinger / De Niro son Stand by Me. Lovely power expression and so much natural suppleness and go for the trot tour including super passage and piaffe tours, good walk tour, for the canter tour some tensions creeping in with an error for the two times, nice zigzag, bit tense one times, first pirouette becomes a bit volte like while the second is better centered. Personal best score with 75,478%.

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Top price 16 June at Westfalen auction - 38.000 euros for 4 year old mare by Sir Heinrich

Danish Warmblood final selection made today for WCYH in Ermelo

World Championships for Young Horses is not just a competition among Worlds best young horses, but also a very prestigious window for each breeding society, riders, breeders and owners to show their horses the absolute best way.

Three clear gaits are mandatory, modern types, harmonious and expressive presentations and not least the rider experience is a major factor entering the arena at WCYH.

Equal terms for all combinations

In Holland they have three selections which gives space for “a legal dropout”, and at the same time the judges have already seen them before the final selection.

In Germany they have two selections, the first with a mandatory training day and advisory, and then the second day where they ride the preliminary test. Final selection day is where they will ride the finale test.

The Danish selection is based on 1st observation where day one is with riding of the preliminary program and day two is with riding the test for the finale. About just two weeks later is the final selection, just one day riding the finale test.

Apparently it is not a must to join both Danish selections when aiming for one of the attractive World Championship spots for Danish Warmblood.

This year 6 year old Straight Horse Ascenzione with Helen Langehanenberg just showed at the 1st observation and were selected for Ermelo today, and 6 year old Lindballes Just Perfect with Ann-Christine Wienkamp just showed today for the final selection and is selected for Ermelo too.

Wonder what the selection produce would be if one of the Danish based horses stayed home either for the first eller final selection?

Product of the breeding

Each horse is a product of the breeding, if it is a gelding, a highly graded mare or a breeding stallion.

For both the Dutch and the German breeding societies it is an even more prestigious window to be able to show their best stallions at the WCYH.

Only Danish Warmblood stallion representative selected for the 3rd time is gold medal stallion Hesselhøj Donkey Boy with Jan Møller Christensen for the 7 year old horses.

The clearly missing combinations

For the final Danish selection the Danish Warmblood selectors chose not to let the 5 year old approved stallion Tørveslettens Sylvester with Severo Jurado Lopez through to Ermelo. A really worthy representative for Danish Warmblood with one of World best riders in the saddle. (Below you will find the video from 1st selection).

Also clearly missing among the 6 year old selected is Atterupgaards Delorean with Selina Solberg Vittinghus. This combination is just a WOW representative for Danish Warmblood. Last years words from German commentator Plewa “look a the body language of the horse, for me it´s a world class horse, top class horse”.

Atterupgaards Delorean and Selina Solberg Vittinghus from today’s selection:

Tørveslettens Sylvester with Severo Jurado Lopez from 1st selection:

Selected combinations:

5 year old

Elverhøjs Raccolto by Sezuan / Sandro Hit - rider: Maike Lang
Søgårds Bon Royal by Bon Bravour / De Noir - rider: Camilla Ahler Pedersen
Skovens Tzarina by BH Zack / BH Don Schufro - rider: Betina Jæger
Queenparks Wendy by Sezuan / BH Soprano - rider: Andreas Helgstrand
1st reserve Zidan-DN by Sezuan / BH Future Cup - rider: Betina Jæger
2nd reserve Tørveslettens Sylvester by Sezuan / Stedinger - rider: Severo Jurado Lopez 

6 year old

Lindballes Just Perfect by Johnson / De Niro - rider: Ann-Christine Wienkamp
Zhaplin Langholt by Zonik / Stedinger - rider: Andreas Helgstrand
Baunehøjens Carpaccio by Charmeur / White Talisman - rider: Anette Ejlersgaard
Straight Horse Ascenzione by BH Zack / BH Don Schufro - rider: Helen Langehanenberg
1st reserve Atterupgaards Delorean by Bon Bravour / Sandro Hit - rider: Selina Solberg Vittinghus
2nd reserve Azett Lynghøjgaard by BH Zack / Schwadroneur - rider: Kenneth Damgaard

7 year old

Nikitaro by Romanov / BH Romantic - rider: Ditte Mikkelsen
Hesselhøj Donkey Boy by ERA Dancing Hit / Milan - rider: Jan Møller Christensen
UNO Don Olympic by BH Don Olymbrio / Del Piero - rider: Anna Zibrandtsen
Ryvangs Damon Dione by Damon Hill / Come Back II - rider: Julie Dyrgaard
1st reserve Vestervang Garson by De Noir / Regazzo - rider: Emma Ahlberg
2nd reserve Feldborgs Landtano by Tailormade Lancelot / Rendevous - rider: Adam Olesen

The Dutch Dressage Team wins on Home Turf

News at FEI

Finishing on a total of 17 points, the Dutch team edged out second-place Sweden by just 2 points, after the two nations battled it out for the top podium spot in a weekend of superb Dressage action. 

Third place at Geesteren went to Great Britain, who finished on 48 points. Midway through the season’s events, participating countries are hoping to qualify for the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ Finals at Hickstead in Great Britain, which will be held during the last week of July. 

After the first day of competition with the Grand Prix test, the Netherlands were in the lead, thanks to Edward Gal’s individual number-one performance aboard Glock’s Zonik N.O.P. for a total score of 78.304 percent. 

Backing up Gal was teammate Emmelie Scholtens and her mount Desperado in fourth place, with Dutch riders Anne Meulendijks and Hans Peter Minderhoud taking sixth and seventh place respectively. 

Heading into Sunday’s Grand Prix Freestyle competition, Team Sweden were in first place, having taken over the leaderboard from the Netherlands in the Grand Prix Special. Whilst Scholtens and Minderhoud captured the second and fourth places in that event, the Swedish Ramel sisters, Juliette and Antonia, dominated, taking first and third on scores of 79.915 and 74.660 percent. 

Not to be trounced on home turf, the Dutch Dressage team came on strong for the final Freestyle event. Once again topping the leaderboard, Edward Gal turned in a stellar performance that showcased gorgeous extended gaits on Glock’s Zonik for collected marks of 82.250 percent, demonstrating why he is always a crowd favourite.

Swedish rider Therese Nilshagen finished second on 81.495 percent, in a programme that highlighted the powerful impulsion of Dante Weltino OLD, whom Nilshagen calls “the horse of my life.” 

The bronze medal in the Freestyle was awarded to Anne Meulendijks who finished on 79.825 percent. Another crowd pleaser, Meulendijks showed off MDH Avanti N.O.P.’s clean pirouettes and supple half passes to help boost her team to the win. 

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The Netherlands in the lead after CDIO3 Grand Prix with Edward Gal and Glock´s Zonik as today's individual winner

1 - 2 - 3 individual from today - photo credit: Lily Forado

Gal and Zonik winner today, but very close race with Juliette Ramel with Buriel, and a look at the scoreboard judge at B Francis Verbeek-van Rooij (NED) saw Gal 3% ahead of Ramel!

From H2R point of view clearly a difference of the overall harmony in the advantage of Ramel today.

Glock’s Zonik NED - super halt and direct forward, power extension, good half passes, bit open halt resist rein back, good 1st piaffe/passage with good transitions, superb walk, bit tensions hind for passage, good 2nd piaffe, good 2 times, zigzag need bit more balance, super 1 times, 2nd pirouette with nice balance, power diagonal, good centerline.

Last to go Buriel KH SWE - bit unbalanced halt, good diagonal, nice half passes, tense rein back, super passage easy in and out of active piaffe at the spot, good walk, super 2nd piaffe 12 steps, super 2 times, bit conservative extended canter, super zigzag, nice 1 times, wow 1 pirouette, 2nd tiny sideways at final, super diagonal, superb final - WINNER from H2R 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Dante Weltino OLD SWE - super power test without technical issues, active piaffe tours small lack of balance in the piaffes, and one times with some tensions.

British team 3rd

A strong performance from British Van Olst Horses rider Charlotte Fry with Dark Legend secured the Brits the 3rd place in the team ranking after today’s Grand Prix. Fry is showing a strong test with nice forward flow all the way. At the moment Lottie looks like the 4th member of the British team for the Europeans.

Dark Legend GBR - power diagonal, smooth half passes, open halt and bit tense rein back, good transition to passage, active piaffe becomes bit high in the neck, good walk, good 2nd piaffe tour, nice 2 times, well balanced zigzag, good 1 times, super nice control for both pirouettes, smooth transition to trot, super final centerline.

Unfortunately there were some technical issues for the streaming during most of the Grand Prix class today, which made it very complicated to follow.

See the entire results here.

Bonita Springs and Kira Wulferding with superb performance and ticket for Nürnberger Burg-Pokal final

Strong field for this leg of Nürnberger Burg-Pokal qualifier

High quality of performances for the qualifier at Gestüt Bon Homme this weekend, and Kira Wulferding showed both from the “preliminary” St. Georg Special with the victory scoring 76,610% and today’s final qualifier with impressive 78,025% that she is definitely ready for the final with the just 7 year old Bonita Springs by Boston / Fidertanz. (wonder why she was not among the German Young Horses for Ermelo?)

All other placed combinations today were at 72% level.

Vitalis offsprings makes very good impressions

A total of 5 Vitalis offsprings for today’s final qualifier - all showing super rideability with three good gaits, good contact and good balance, among them German top rider Fabienne Müller-Lutkemeier with two Vitalis offsprings.

See the results here.

Starttider til endelig UVM udtagelse på Vilhelmsborg på tirsdag 25. juni

KWPN young horses selected for WCYH in Ermelo

5 year old

6 year old

7 year old

VIDEOS - Helgstrand himself showing top stallions Revolution in Germany yesterday and Jovian in Holland today

Zhaplin Langholt and Andreas Helgstrand - photo credit: H2R

No doubt Andreas Helgstrand will for sure enter the centerline more than ones this year in Ermelo.

Yesterday he proved himself in Warendorf together with 6 year old Revolution (final selection 2 July) and today he smashed it again with a smooth, well balanced and top expressive test in Ermelo with 5 year old Jovian (result public tomorrow).

For Danish Warmblood Andreas Helgstrand will also be ready with 5 year old Queenparks Wendy and 6 year old Zhaplin Langholt (not selected yet - 25 June).

Revolution - Warendorf

Jovian - Ermelo

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6 year old German Horses appointed for final selection 2 July

Revolution and Andreas Helgstrand.

Just 9 combinations appointed by the 6 year old horses in a total field of 25 starters

Two of the combinations will not make it for WCYH, and from H2R point of view Ben Vito with Stefanie Wittmann and High Heels with Patricia von Merveldt looks like the combinations needed a bit more time to be ready.

Helgstrand and Revolution showed an outstanding performance even with the halts and the rein back in a class of its own.

5 year old German Young Horses appointed for final selection 2 July

Valverde with Eva Möller.

Huge fields of both 5 year old and 6 year old horses were ready for todays test riding in Warendorf

The selection is based on both the training day yesterday and today’s test riding.

12 combinations were appointed by 5 year old for final selection (just 7 will be selected at final selection).

H2R bet for WCYH in Ermelo are:

• Dante´s Hit / Dorothee Schneider - easy light moving in a natural frame with nice contact, three super nice uphill gaits.

• Espe / Eva Möller - power supple mare (looks like a medal).

• Geniale / Annika Korte - easy light footed with three correct gaits in a nice frame.

• Go Twitter / Lena Waldmann - easy light picture with suppleness and power all the way.

• Secret / Jessica Lynn Thomas - super presentation all the way

• Sprökenkieker V / Nico Kapche - nice swing in trot, lovely uphill harmonious presentation.

• Valverde / Eva Möller - expressive presentation in a lovely balance, nice contact and super frame.

14 German young horses appointed for final selection by the 7 year old for WCYH in Ermelo

D´avie with Severo Jurado Lopez - photo credit: H2R

1st observation with selection for the German Young Horses in Warendorf today

This is not a stallion competition even though there are many highly frequented stallions among the participants, and also with many international top riders. Today’s comments immediately after each test was made by German national team coach Monica Theodorescu.

Among the 7 year old 14 combinations were selected, and the 14 combinations must be reduced to just 7 combinations. (NED 6, DEN 4, SWE 4). The final selection is 2nd July in Warendorf.

From today’s presentations and subsequent comments from German national team coach Monica Theodorescu, H2R dare to make THE list with the 7 combinations for WCYH today.

• Bondeman / Betina Jæger Jensen - today’s most harmonious and effortless test, pure words of praise from Theodorescu.

• D´avie / Severo Jurado Lopez - bit tension from start with the trot tour, beautiful frame, power and qualities in all three gaits including the demanding canter tour with both half pirouettes and series.

• DSP Dominy / Therese Nilshagen - effortless and correct with three correct basis gaits showing nice elasticity and suppleness.

• Fürst Donnerhall / Claudia Rassmann - beautiful picture, nice light uphill frame with good elasticity from behind.

• Matchball OLD / Stefanie Wolf - well balanced, well trained and well presented.

• Sisters Act OLD / Dorothee Schneider - very correct with good qualities.

• Top Gear or Total Hope both with Isabel Freese for the final spot.

Missing from the list is Voile Rouge by Vitalis ridden by Isabel Freese, super expressive mare with power and three really good gaits, just a bit unbalanced for a few moments today, but showing huge potential.

Most expensive colt by Fürstenball/Glock´s Romanov sold at OLD Elite auction for 36.000 euros

Farrington by Fürstenball - Glock´s Romanov - sold to Dr. Kerstin Klieber and Ernst Kemper

Strong 2019 collection secured

Once again Dr. Kerstin Klieber from Dressurstall Sandbrink purchased a top foal. At the presentation the colt by Fürstenball / Glock´s Romanov showed himself with outstanding qualities, and Klieber secured herself the top colt in partnership with Ernst Kemper.

Klieber and Kemper has earlier successfully been partners with the stallions Fify-Fifty OLD and Fiderdance, and for this year Klieber is very satisfied that she already secured herself a very strong collection from this years foals.

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Another quality top youngster for Helgstrand Dressage

Most expensive riding horse was the well moving power mare with no 3 by Grey Flanell / Blue Hors Hotline sold for 165.000 euros to Helgstrand Dressage.

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1st observation WCYH 7 year old for Germany

Total Hope - Isabel Freese

D´avie - Severo Jurado Lopez

A very strong field of young horses ready for 1st observation for WCYH in Ermelo.

Among the starters are last year’s World Champion D´avie with Severo Jurado Lopez. Also Total Hope with Isabel Freese are ready, they recently qualified for Nürnberger Burg-Pokal final.

It starts at 8:00 tomorrow morning and will be available via live stream at Clipmyhorse.

VIDEO - 15th national championship title for Isabell Werth today

This is how to win 15 national championship titles

Isabell Werth and Emilio showed their new freestyle today for the championship. An error free test with high degree of difficulty in very nice harmony all the way - a true champion.

VIDEOS - Individual podium for the Europeans of today

The European Championships in Rotterdam is just two month away, and why not make a small “today” prediction of the individual podium, as the absolute best three combinations just been out showing very strong performances.

Grand Prix Special at German Championship

Dorothee Schneider showed a top test yesterday with just an issue at the transition from passage to canter, where Showtime catch the wrong canter. For Werth and Bella Rose the GPS was not their day. Like for the Grand Prix Werth enters in counter canter with Bella Rose, but the centerline becomes a bit unbalanced, super trot tour with expressive half passes, good piaffe tours with super passage. Also for Werth and Bella Rose the transition to canter from passage became with transition to wrong canter, and at the short side before going into canter half passes Bella Rose loosing the canter, and when Werth continues at the diagonal starting the two times instead of canter half passes, she knew this was it for today and could of course only blame herself, and came 4th in the ranking. Gold in GPS for Showtime, Silver for Werth with Emilio and Bronze for Dalera BB.

Can anyone beat Werth with Bella Rose at a Championship?

At WEG Dujardin and Freestyle won a bronze medal - will they be able to climb the latter?

Showtime FRH back in business and ready for the podium?

Judge for yourself, but “today's “ podium from H2R is:

🥇Dujardin

🥈Schneider

🥉Werth

Grand Prix

Bolesworth - Charlotte Dujardin with Mount St. John Freestyle

Grand Prix Special

Balve - Dorothee Schneider with Showtime FRH

Grand Prix

Balve - Isabell Werth with Bella Rose

Carina Nevermann Torup og Soda Pop sørgede for Dannebrog til tops i Stockholm igen i dag

Carina Nevermann Torup og Soda Pop

Løbende H2R kommentarer:

Carina Nevermann Torup og Soda Pop med flot trav tur, god skridt tur, i galoppen indløber der nogle spændinger i pirouetterne og koreografien bliver lidt urytmisk at følge i galopturen. Gode serier. Parret fører lige nu før de sidste to ekvipager.

Michael Søgaard og Slæbækgårds Santino leverede en stærk kür, eneste lille tekniske fejl er et "tag selv" changement efter den første øgning. Godt udtryk i trav turen i god balance, gode serier på buet spor, pirouetterne kunne godt være vist med lidt mere samling.

Lisbet Seierskilde og Jonstrupgårdens Cocio viste en god Inter I kür med kun et par enkelte tekniske udfordringer. Det var tydeligt at det enorme stadion i Stockholm gav lidt ekstra spændinger under vejs i dag. (7 - 69,600%).