Nordic Championships starts tomorrow Wednesday at Ypäjä, Finland
VIDEOS - extra observation event for Danish young horses for World Championships in Verden
Yesterday and today with extra observation tests for potential candidates for WCYH in Verden
Due to the very tight schedule this year the planned observations dates 13 & 14 July at Vilhelmsborg unfortunately were at the same time as Falsterbo Horse Show and the selection commission were ready with extra dates this weekend for combinations or riders going to Falsterbo Horse Show.
It was a small group of horses but nevertheless some very interesting candidates.
From H2R point of view two very clear candidates:
6 year old Sweetnes by Blue Hors St. Schufro / Tailormade Lancelot ridden by Silje Bakken and bred by Lisbeth B. Andersen
And by the 7 year old candidates Atterupgaards Cooper by Charmeur / Gribaldi ridden by young Sara Aagaard Hyrm and bred by Stud Atterupgaard also showed a strong and high quality performance.
Candidates at start this weekend at Blue Hors:
Intermediaire I sejr til Anders Hoeck med Blue Hors Zwobber
Toppen af dagens Intermediaire I med god ridning og god kvalitet.
Lidt indtryk fra hver enkelt ekvipage:
UNO Day Sun - flyende tur i god balance med godt udtryk og god form, gode serier, mister balance i 2. pirouette.
Svalegårds Dear One - korrekt tur uden tekniske fejl, den samlede skridt bliver lidt spændt. Generelt virker kontakten lidt forholdt hele vejen.
Sullivan - flotte øgninger, spændt tilbagetræning, mangler lidt mere afspændthed i skridtturen, spænder i changementer, mangler lidt mere kontrol og balance i begge pirouetter.
LL Korsbjergs Domestic - overordnet billede savner mere løsgjorthed og smidighed.
Stensgaard Chrush - billedet er præget af en ofte meget stærk kontakt, og det kniber med at kunne komme rundt i en korrekt form i dag.
Blue Hors Zwobber - super flow i trav turen, fin parade med tilbagetrædning, god skridt tur, fine fremadgående serier, mister minimal fremadsøgning ind til den første pirouette, rigtig god kvalitet hele turen.
Baunehøjens Carpaccio - god travtur, momentvis lidt dyb i formen, lidt spændt tilbagetrædning, lidt kort i skridten ønskes mangler lidt mere afspændthed over ryggen, pirouetter med fin kontrol, god serier.
Fie H - godt flow og udtryk i travturen, lidt kort og spænder i skridten, lidt spændinger i galopturen, skal sætte sig mere i pirouetter og der indløber fejl i 2ere.
Blue Hors First Choice - snæver form i trav turen, rytter forsøger at justere under vejs med noget uro på hånden, god skridt tur, fejlridning glemmer øgning, god kvalitet i galopturen.
Mintebjergs Online - generelt mangler der mere balance og bæring i turen i dag.
Quintus - mangler lidt mere samling og kontrol, der indløber et par tekniske fejl i slutningen af turen.
Fabius - god power i traven men mangler generelt lidt mere kontrol pg bliver momentvis uens bagi, lidt kort i skridten, pirouetterne mangler mere forberedelse og kontrol, lidt spændte serier.
Søren Pedder - dejligt udtryk og power desværre momentvis lidt store øjne, spændt og kort skridt tur, tekniske spændingsudfordringer i galopturen.
Carlton Hill VDL - ikke startet
Højvangs Unik - lidt hektisk travtur, god skridttur, der indløber fejl i 2er serien.
Top price colt at DSP auction by Va Bene sold for 80.000 euro
Va Bene and Dynamic Dream with top price colts.
Top price filly by Vitalis sold for 30.500 euro at Danish Warmblood auction tonight
Another successful Danish Warmblood auction
Huge activity from abroad combined with buyer sitting at the arena it once again became a successful auction fo top quality Danish Warmblood foals.
Vitalis, Secret and Blue Hors Monte Carlo with top prices at the auction tonight.
Here you find the entire list of prices.
VIDEO - So many 10´s for top 3 today at Kronberg
Bella Rose, Showtime and Dalera - team Germany without any discussion
Top qualities worth top scores but towards the Olympics the international judges also seems to be kind of extra positive as the 10´s sometimes are getting a bit to easy at the scoreboard.
For the first piaffe tour for Werth today this was not a clear 10 as Bella Rose started out a bit looking but after a few steps she was fully focused at the job. Christoph Umbach judge at C today was the only one just rewarding 2 x 10 for the transitions and also finishing at 82.500%. Also for extended walk Umbach was at the best level with a 6,0 as you don’t need to be an expert to see that the rhythm is far from clear and actually at a level more around 5,0. The one times today are just executed by the master herself as Bella Rose becomes quite tense but Werth manage without errors.
Showtime and Schneider were showing a strong test, their piaffe tours are not fully at the spot, like also their series are with some tensions today.
Dalera has to go to the toilet for the first half pass to the right and loosing the trot and forward search and after the extended canter the flying change are not totally clean, also their series are with tensions, but still manage to finish +81%.
Here you find the entire results with detailed scores.
Blue Hors Summer Festival started today
A huge program for this weekend at Stud Blue Hors
Today the event started with national competitions, preliminary round for 3 year old and 4 year old horses sired by Blue Hors stallions.
Tomorrow evening there will be foal auction held by Danish Warmblood in coorporation with Blue Hors.
Additionally an extra observation event for Danish Warmblood young horses for WCYH in Verden will take place, as the planned observation will be at the same time as Falsterbo Horse Show.
Excitement and enthusiasm
Lots of activity during the day and from watching the preliminary 4 year old class today, there were also a lot of “new” riders showing their young horses.
The 8 best 3 year old and 4 year old young horses are ready for the finals starting tomorrow morning at 8 am.
Mares with their foals arrived this afternoon and were prepared for tomorrow´s prestigious Blue Hors foal championships.
Everyone seems to be very excited and enthusiastic taking part of Blue Hors Summer Festival.
Young Horse Championships and Foal Championships will be available LIVE at Clipmyhorse, while chosen dressage classes will be available LIVE at Zibrasport.
Danish team for the Olympics
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Bohemian & Cathrine Dufour
Heiline’s Danciera & Carina Cassøe Krüth
Blue Hors Zack or Atterupgaards Orthilia & Nanna Merrald
Reserve: Bufranco & Charlotte Heering
Boys are boys - strong collection for Danish Warmblood auction
A total of 8 colts will be available for Danish Warmblood auction 26 June
Today at 5 pm the auction will be open for pre-bid and Saturday at 8 pm the will close with LIVE presentation of the collection at Blue Hors.
The colts for this auction shows powerful movements and like the fillies they are represented by strong stallions with great dam lines.
Blue Hors Monte Carlo, Jameson RS2 and Secret all proved themselves as top foal producer. For this auction the buyers also have the change to secure a future top prospect.
Remember final presentation will be at 2 pm Saturday before the final bid round starts at 8 pm. - both will be LIVE at Clipmyhorse.
H2R top price candidates are:
Dutch young horses appointed for final selection 19 & 20 July
Kjento and Charlotte Fry also ready for final selection - photo credit: Timo Martis
Danish Warmblood up-coming auction with girl power
Danish Warmblood auction 26 June at 8 pm
18 selected top foals from Danish Warmblood breeders are ready for the auction.
The combination of online bid, live presentation and final bid round makes this auction attractive for both buyers abroad and live at the arena.
Saturday 26 June with final LIVE presentation at 2 pm and the auction at 8 pm - both will be available LIVE via Clipmyhorse.
Here you find all infomations about the auction.
Girl power from top stallions and strong proven dam lines
A total of 10 fillies are available for the buyers. Each filly with gaits and pedigree for both future sport and breeding.
On H2R filly list are:
VIDEO - 5 year old, 6 year old and 7 year old German horses appointed for final selection 27 July
Today’s “winner” of German 5 year old 1st selection was Danciero with Eva Möller - photo credit: Helgstrand Dressage.
Eva Möller and Danciero showed medal quality test today in Warendorf.
5 year old German horses selected for final selection 27 July:
6 year old horses selected:
7 year old horses selected:
German observation for WCYH Tuesday and Wednesday - live stream at Clipmyhorse
If you want to follow the German candidates for WCYH in Verden, you can from tomorrow Tuesday at 8.00 am follow the 5 year old and 2 pm the 7 year old - both have to show the preliminary test.
Wednesday is 6 year old starting at 9 am.
Judges: Dr. Dietrich Plewa and Reinhard Richenhagen
National team coach: Monica Theodorescu will support perspective trainer Sebastian Heinze and Hans-Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen.
Both days with live stream at Clipmyhorse. Start lists will be published at H2R Facebook as soon as they are online.
Secure your future top star now
💥🔥 Auction Time, make your bid wherever in the world!
Exceptional talents await you! Outstanding quality, exquisite looks, intelligence and world-class breeding sums up what you can expect from this highly interesting collection!
Koos Poppelaars of Stal Poppelaars VOF has carefully selected these phenomenal foals!
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🏁 22nd of June: auction closes
Herzlake a very important and successful competition for Danish Cathrine Dufour
Cathrine Dufour winner of both CDI3 Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special at Herzlake, Germany - photo credit: EQWO.net / Petra Kerschbaum
Today Dufour and Bohemian showed another top test
A Grand Prix Special rewarded with “just” 82,064%. Impressive score but very impressive performance, and watching the detailed scoring there were from H2R point of view clearly missing some 9´s for ex. the centerline with pirouettes and one time changes - this line was a clear 9 mark line. Piaffe tours were at the spot with maximum steps, well balanced transitions, super passage, and the final centerline where Bohemian shows super power supple passage. This test was more like a 85% test.
It´s not always just about the scores
For Danish Cathrine Dufour this event was definitely not at the planned schedule before the Olympics but the circumstances after the “exit” from the 2nd day at Compiégne where Bohemian became tense and very insecure going into the arena and not entering the centerline became a whole new challenge, not just for Cathrine Dufour herself but also for the entire final preparation for the team towards the Olympics.
The team trainer and also personal trainer for Dufour Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, made a quick a clear decision - they needed a “test competition” more before the Olympics and therefore Herzlake was scheduled for Cathrine Dufour, Daniel Bachmann Andersen and Lone Bang Larsen.
Metal coach Rasmus Bagger part of the team in Herzlake
For the sharp viewers a male person was standing at the arena next to trainer Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein when Dufour and Bohemian entered the arena. Mental coach Rasmus Bagger has been working with Cathrine Dufour since she was 12 years old and he was this weekend also a part the team for this particularly event to coach and support Cathrine Dufour.
As Cathrine describes the situation after Compiégne it has been three weeks with hard work “recovering” from the experience at Compiégne for both her and Bohemian.
“For the past two weeks I´ve had some sessions together with Rasmus Bagger guiding me to take back the “leadership” when riding Bohemian after our competition at Compiégne where he got frighten and insecure.
We’ve been taking about my body language and how I can make Bohemian secure again, and for sure it has also been about myself. So this weekend with Rasmus Bagger at the sideline was about bringing the theory together with the practice, and we have also been training together at home before this weekend. I really feel that my body language tells something totally different now, as I now realise that for the last few competitions there has been some issues and instead of facing the facts I was kind of avoiding “the problems” hoping for the best and thinking hopefully I can manage.
It´s been a very valuable help as this part is also very mentally related and about keeping yourself forward thinking and up towards the Olympics. I leaned a lot mentally the last weeks and it´s been very very exciting and I feel really well prepared towards the Olympics now”, tells Cathrine Dufour.
Kvalificerede til mellemrunden fra dagens championatskvalifikation i Ringsted
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5 års (7,8)
6 års (7,8)
7 års (7,2)
Big relief for Danish Dufour with Bohemian today in Herzlake
Mission complete
From a very difficult competition at Compiégne where Bohemian became very tense and Cathrine was not able to enter the arena for the Grand Prix Special, today’s goal was clear - to get Bohemian back on track.
And from the very first step to the final halt Bohemian was fully focused and did not show a single wrong step. Effortless, expressive and powerful like we’ve seen them so many times in the past.
Super halt, power diagonal, supple half passes with good crossing, superb halt with rein back, power diagonal, WOW passage/piaffe/passage and transitions spot on, super relaxation for extended walk, super collected walk tour, 15 at the spot piaffe steps, super passage, nice into canter, super 2 times, power extended canter, good zigzag becomes bit hind vertical, super 1 times, controlled 1st pirouette, super 2nd pirouette, super into trot at M, good diagonal, super power final centerline, super halt. 80,348%
For both Cathrine and the Danish national coach Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein it was a big relief and a very happy moment This was the most import ride for Dufour in a very long time, as she has been and is the anchorman at the Danish team, and it would be more like a nightmare if the national coach and the team to disregard from their appearance at the national team for the Olympics.
From H2R point of view Daniel Bachmann Andersen knocking at door for the reserve spot for the Olympics with Marshall-Bell even though they still need more kilometers at the competition arena.
Good halt, good power for diagonal, good crossing half pass right, lack bit carriage left, unbalanced halt with rein back, good diagonal, bit tense hind for passage, lack bit more energy for 1st piaffe, could show bit better flow for transitions, good walk tour, nice and easy 2nd piaffe in good balance well balanced transitions, good into canter, nice 2 times, good extended canter, bit unbalanced zigzag, good 1 times, lack bit balance for 1st pirouette, 2nd better control and balance, bit unbalanced hind for diagonal, good final centerline, nice halt. 72,826%
Daniel and Fanalino took the final placement today - Bit unbalanced halt, well balanced diagonal, nice swing half passes lack bit more bending, bit hurried rein back, power diagonal, good passage, nice active piaffe bit unbalanced out small unbalance turning of passage, good walk tour, nice 2nd piaffe tour, nice 2 times, good extended canter, good zigzag, ok 1 times bit tense, 1st pirouette need more sit, 2nd need bit more control, good diagonal, some resistance for final piaffe, good passage, nice halt.
Only 10 points behind were Lone Bang Larsen with Thranegaardens Rostov. A very honest mare in the arena only lacking bit more routine for the Grand Prix. Super halt, power diagonal, power crossing uphill flow half passes, good halt with bit resistance for rein back, power balance for diagonal, good into passage, bit tense hind for piaffe and bit tense for transition out, super relaxed exetended walk nice collected walk, bit forward 2nd piaffe lack a bit of energy, good into canter, nice 2 time jumps bit to left, power extended canter, super balance for zigzag, small error mid 1 times, good 1st pirouette bit big, lost balance 2nd pirouette, good final diagonal, nice final centerline.
Well Done de la Roche and Patrik Kittel with super strong performance today at Le Mans
It´s getting closer
Presumeably the Swedish team trainer Bo Jenå will make his decision for the Swedish Olympic team after this weekends competition.
Patrik Kittel is the anchorman at the Swedish team and with Well Done de la Roche he shows consistency and quality +75% tests, while also Antonia Ramel with Brother de Jeu delivers each time. About Buriel KH with Juliette Ramel they show some awesome piaffe and passage work, but for some moment the lack of balance and control does not make the perfect picture. Therese Nilshagen and Dante Weltino shows also consistency eventhough they are not scoring that impressive, and still misses a bit more clear transitions in and out of piaffe, some tensions hind for passage today and lost of balance for final pirouette.
From the sideline Jeanna Högberg with experienced Lorenzo look like the perfect match for the Olympics.
Bakken Dressage - et team med resultater og ambitioner
Lige udenfor Haderslev finder man Bakken Dressage, hvor rytterparret Silje Bakken og Michael Møller Flintrup driver deres forretning. For 3 år siden overtog parret driften af ejendommen, som nu er 4. generation af Møller Flintrup - og sidste år fik parret også datteren Johanne.
Siden de er flyttet ind på adressen, har de etableret isoleret 20 x 60 ridehus, luftefolde og græsfolde sideløbende med, at de også har moderniseret stuehuset, hvor de lige nu er igang med at etablere seperat lejlighed, udover de i forvejen tre værelser som er til rådighed for stedets ansatte. Inden vinteren er projekt overdækket longering på “to do” listen, og beklædning af loftet i ridehallen står højt på ønskelisten.
H2R besøgte Bakken Dressage på en smuk solskinsdag, hvor græsset var nyslået og rallet revet.
Privat stald med fokus på de unge heste
Silje viste rundt på ejendommen, hvor der pt. er +35 unge heste i træning. Og travlhed har betydet, at det også har været nødvendigt at tage boksene i laden i brug. Teamet består af Silje selv som primært står for uddannelsen af stedets unge heste, ligesom også Michael rider et par heste om formiddagen. Derudover er der en rytter ansat samt to piger til at hjælpe til i stalden med opsadling og staldarbejde.
Lige nu står den på højsæson for hopper som skal gøres klar til kåring, og typisk har hopperne været inde helt først på året for at blive tilredet, og har så været hjemme hos ejerne/avlerne igen for at få en lille pause inden de skal gøres klar til kåring.
Silje Bakken, rytter Christine Ropers og Michael Møller Flintrup
Tre måneders forberedelse
I det meget tidlige forår stod den på mange tilridningsheste, og i år var Michael sammen med en lokal rytter klar allerede kl. 05.00 om morgen til at longere den første hest. “Det var nogle hårde dage, men lige nu høster vi frugterne, da vi jo kender hopperne og har den rigtige indgangsvinkel nu her 2. gang de kommer ind,” fortæller Michael.
En hoppe som skal forberedes til kåring vil Silje og Michael som tommelfingerregel helst have ind tre måneder før. Erfaringen for rytterparret er, at man hverken kan eller skal skynde sig med de unge heste. Det handler om at hesten bliver både mentalt og fysisk klar til opgaven, og selvfølgelig opnår et optimalt resultat på dagen. Og som Silje fortæller, så skal der rides kilometer på hver enkelt hest. Dagens lille kig på træningen gav klart indtryk af velredne og særdeles velgående ungheste på vej mod deres første opgave.
Succes
I løbet af årene har bl.a. guldmedaljehopperne Grevens Fakina og Højgaardens Miss Unique trådt deres “barnesko” hos Silje og Michael, og de siger også samstemmende at de sætter stor pris på deres gode samarbejde med avlerne, da det jo er deres fælles mål og ambitioner som giver sig udtryk i de gode resultater.
Et kig forbi fodrerummet vidner også om, at selvom hopperne er i træning er avlerne i fuld gang med næste års føl, så koordinering med dyrlæge i forbindelse med inseminering når hopperne er i træning klares naturligvis også. Bakken Dressage melder allerede nu alt optaget til forårssæsonen 2022.
Rundturen i stalden vidner om et stort Revolution år, da nærmest 2/3 af hopperne er efter ham. Hopperne er betydelige i størrelse, og fællesnævneren er 3 gode gangarter og et rigtig godt temperament med stor ridelighed melder rytterparret.
UVM drømme
Coronaåret sidste år var jo naturligvis helt udenfor den almindelige rutine, i forhold til at gøre hopper klar til kåring, men som Silje fortæller, så var avlerne meget forstående i forhold situationen og det påvirkede naturligvis også salget. Men den del er indhentet i de første måneder i år. En stor del af Bakken Dressage er jo også at markedsføre og sælge avlernes unge heste, og her bliver det indgående kendskab til hver enkelt unghest naturligt et positivt kort i forhold til at matche fremtidig hest og rytter.
Championaterne har i mange år været synonym med Silje Bakken, og hun har da også allerede været afsted med superstjernen i stalden den nu 6-årige sølvmedaljehoppe Sweetnes e. Blue Hors St. Schufro / Tailormade Lancelot, avlet af Lisbeth B. Andersen og ejet af Silje Bakke og Christine Bock Paulsen. Parret kvalificerede sig til mellemrunden fra den indledende klasse i Billund med 88,60.
Sidste år var ekvipagen klar til UVM men det blev jo grundet corona aflyst, så lige nu krydser Silje fingre for at hun kan sikre sig en billet for at repræsenterer Dansk Varmblod til UVM i Verden efter sommerferien.
