Daniel Bachmann og Anna Kasprzak med topplaceringer i CDI3 Grand Prix i Herzlake

Daniel Bachmann Andersen - foto: H2R

Daniel Bachmann og Anna Kasprzak var med I toppen af dagens felt I Herzlake

Daniel og Marshall-Bell leverede bedste dansker resultat i dagens internationale Grand Prix i tyske Herzlake med 73,043%. Det overordnede billede er en klart styrket Marshall som bl.a. giver sig udslag i meget bedre balance og ensartethed i passage turene. I dagens klasse med flere 8 taller for passage og overgange samt et enkelt 9-tal for passage, desværre mister Marshall balancen i priouetten til højre og det koster i dag sejren, da alle 5 dommere giver et 4-tal for øvelsen, og med koefficent 2 bliver det et 8-tal over hele linien.

Anna Kasprzak var skarpt tilbage på banen efter babypause med både Fuhur og Rock Star. Begge ture uden tekniske fejl, eneste lille ting var at Fuhur springer i galop i fremridningen fra indridningsparaden. Highlights var stærke piaffe / passage ture med Fuhur og super skridttur samt gode pirouetter, mens Rock Star viser stor styrke i en flot skridttur samt en stærk galoptur med super flotte serier.

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Søndag

• Öllöv Erstatningsklasse Junior Kür

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Startlister og resultater

Placerede i 1. afdeling af ungrytter mesterskabet:

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German Young Horses ready for WCYH in Verden

Final German selection for WCYH was 27 July (not forgotten but Olympics just dominated the scene)

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Preliminary schedule for WCYH in Verden:

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Van Olst Sales ready with 26 selected foals - all by attractive Van Olst Horses stallions

Kjento, Glamourdale, Lantanas, Everdale, Jayson and Lewis are represented with offsprings for the upcoming online Van Olst Sales.

Click at the link below to register for the auction.

The Foal Edition 2021

 Starts Aug 6, 2021, 12:00 PM

 Ends on Aug 9, 2021, 8:00 PM

FEI PRESS RELEASE - Tears and cheers as von Bredow-Werndl takes individual gold

Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl claimed the Individual Dressage title at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with victory in the Freestyle partnering the lovely mare TSF Dalera at Baji Koen Equestrian Park tonight. (FEI/Shannon Brinkman)

Tears and cheers as von Bredow-Werndl takes individual gold

by Louise Parkes

Everything about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been a journey into the unknown. But there was a ring of familiarity combined with a spirit of great sport when Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl claimed the Individual Dressage title with the lovely mare TSF Dalera at Baji Koen Equestrian Park tonight where compatriot Isabell Werth had to settle for silver and Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin took the bronze. It was the perfect end to four fabulous days of competition in this first of the three Olympic equestrian disciplines.

The new champion was always on song, throwing down the biggest score in the opening Grand Prix and then setting a new Olympic record in yesterday’s Grand Prix Special to secure the team title for her country. Tonight she produced another performance that oozed such class and elegance that once she left the arena, with a score of 91.732 on the board, it seemed impossible she could be beaten.

But the game is never over until its over, and the tension and emotions in the closing stages were extreme. Of four remaining combinations still left to take their turn, three of them were a real threat, and as she was trying to engage in a post-competition media interview Von Bredow-Werndl’s eyes were glued to the nearby screen, because, third-last to go, her compatriot Isabell Werth was in the ring.

Longtime legend

Werth is a longtime legend with more Championships and Olympic medals in her trophy cabin than any other equestrian athlete. Never the shrinking violet, she is not used to playing second fiddle to her own team-mates and with her much-loved mare Bella Rose she produced one of her typically spellbinding performances that kept onlookers glued to every move. However when her score of 89.675 was posted Von Bredow-Werndl burst into tears and fled back to the stables, overcome by the possibility that Olympic gold was now within reach.

Second-last to go was defending double Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin from Great Britain, but not with the now-retired superstar Valegro with whom she dominated the sport in recent years but instead with a 10-year-old gelding who knows nothing about the world. 

Von Bredow-Werndl’s mare took team gold at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, USA in 2018 and individual bronze at the European Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands the following year. Werth’s mare is a veteran of two World Championships in which she medalled and also those Europeans where she also took gold. On the other hand Dujardin’s little chestnut, Gio, had previously only ever competed at one international show, at Hagen in Germany in April. Unaware of the level of exposure he was now getting however, the little chestnut gave his all for a score of 88.543 which put him in bronze medal position.

Only the last of the German riders, Dorothee Schneider, could change the podium places now and under normal circumstances she might well have ensured it was an all German one but it didn’t happen when her horse, Showtime, was right off form. 

Spectacular

Talking about the spectacular ride she enjoyed on Dalera tonight that earned the coveted gold, Von Bredow-Werndl said, “I felt from the very first second to the last the she was 100% with me - listening so well that I had to be careful not to do too much or too little!” She’s been riding the 14-year-old mare for many years now, but she’s had a new level of belief in their potential since producing a great performance at the 2019 European Championships.

“We didn’t have such a lucky start in the Grand Prix or the Special there, but in the Freestyle we showed that anything is possible and from then on I began believing the Olympic dream could come true”. Now it has…

Meanwhile silver medallist Werth was asked what it was like to no longer be the number one German rider, and replied with her usual usual wisdom. “If you follow the results of the last 30 years I have not always been number one, it has been up and down all the time and I’m happy today because Bella felt fantastic. This was a tough sporting competition and that’s what we all want to have and love to have. You can’t have ten winners, you can only have one, that is sport”, she pointed out.

Dujardin meantime, who in winning her sixth medal has overtaken rower, Dame Katherine Grainger, to become Great Britain’s most decorated female Olympian of all time, was delighted with her bronze. And she was thrilled with her little wonderhorse. 

“I was never going down without a fight but Pumpkin (Gio) has only done one other Freestyle in his life and for him to go out there with as little experience as he has is truly outstanding. We never did this floorplan before and he didn’t know what he was doing and I didn’t know what I was doing but we just went out to have a really good time and enjoy ourselves, and we did that. I’m really proud of him”, she said.

Facts and Figures:

Today’s Individual silver in the Freestyle has brought the total number of Olympic medals won by Germany’s Isabell Werth to 12. She has won 6 team golds, 1 individual gold and 5 individual silver medals, going all the way back to the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992.

Werth was the last German rider to take the Individual Olympic title, with Gigolo at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, USA.

An analysis of the scores over the four days of Dressage competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games showing the number of 10s awarded to the top three riders as follows:

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl/Dalera    -  81

Isabell Werth/Bella Rose                 -  66

Charlotte Dujardin/Gio                     -   8

Quotes:

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl GER (Gold): “I was so nervous when Isabell rode…when I heard her result I just had to cry…it was very emotional”.

Charlotte Dujardin GBR (Bronze): “My journey with Valegro was a life-changing experience and to find another Valegro is near enough impossible. But I’m incredibly proud to have another horse here at the Olympic Games that I bought as a 5-year-old, trained him up and took two medals here - it’s incredible to achieve that.

Coming here we really didn’t know what to expect. Gio is a horse with very little experience, that is only the second Freestyle he’s ever done. To come to each Olympics and medal team and individually every time - I did it twice with Valegro and to come with a new dance partner, very inexperienced and very young, and come away with two medals again - I couldn’t be prouder!”

Sabine Schut-Kery USA who finished fifth, when asked how it feels to have become an overnight sensation due to her performances with Sanceo: “It makes me a little bit like I want to crawl into a hole! I don’t really know what to do with it.”

Sabine Schut-Kery USA when asked about her horse’s performance tonight and her accompanying musical score: “Sometimes they have an extra little edge and maybe that wasn’t quite there tonight, and because I wasn’t as polished in the floorplan because I hadn’t ridden it I think I was not as fluid and I was in his way. He was not tired he was just a little more edgy the other two nights. 

About her music: “It was created by my husband Kristian Kery. The first song is from the movie The Last Samurai and I just love it because I think movie music is meant to bring certain emotion to you, so I love that style of music - it resembles Sanceo, a little bit dramatic but not too much!”

Results here  

Germany, USA, Great Britain at the Olympic podium

Photo Copyright © FEI/Shannon Brinkman

Photo Copyright © FEI/EFE/Kai Försterling

Photo Copyright © FEI/Shannon Brinkman

No doubt about Germany

At the paper and in real live Germany were just unbeatable.

Before going in to today’s Grand Prix Special Britain looked like a clear silver medal and the fight for the bronze would be between USA and Denmark, but NOTHING is decided before the final rider has left the arena.

British team from silver to bronze position

The British team was strong as expected with both Lottie and Hester in the first two groups while Dujardin and Gio was in the last group. Today a costly error for the one time tempies for Dujardin and Gio became the difference for the British team between Silver and Bronze medals.

USA from bronze contender to silver medalists

The American picture changed after the Grand Prix. Knowing that Steffen Peters and Adrienne Lyle were well prepared and strong, but bringing their ace Senceo with Sabine Schut-Keye became clearly their strongest card from being bronze contender to winning the silver medals.

Denmark finish at 4th position in today's Olympic team competition

Zack and Nanna were first to go for the Danish team and they delivered as expected, likewise did Danciera and Carina, unfortunately Bohemian and Cathrine did not deliver as expected. Cathrine was struggling to keep Bohemian active up in front of her aides all the way and unfortunately also with an error for the first pirouette.

Tomorrow is a new day for the individual final final will take place where all 3 Danish combinations will be among the 18 finalists.

The start list will be available after tomorrow vet check (local time Tokyo 10.30) before the freestyle.

FEI PRESS RELEASE - Germans untouchable for Team gold once again

Germany’s Dorothee Schneider, Isabell Werth and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl celebrating Dressage team gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Baji Koen Equestrian Park today. (FEI/Shannon Brinkman)

Germans untouchable for Team gold once again

by Louise Parkes

Tonight’s victory for Germany in the Dressage team event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will go down in the history books. For the last 27 years the country that has long been the cradle of classical horsemanship has been all but unbeatable at this level of the sport, and despite the disruption and confusion of the last 18 months right across the globe they reigned supreme once again ahead of Team USA in silver and Great Britain in bronze.

There were mixed reviews for the new team format which separates athletes into groups and reduces team numbers to three, with all scores to count. But there was no denying the increased intensity and excitement it created in tonight’s deciding Grand Prix Special. While the Germans came out clear champions, the battle for silver and bronze was a thriller to the very end.

And a new star was born. Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl stole the show with the new Olympic Grand Prix Special score of 84.666 with the mare Dalera, and team-mate Isabell Werth posted 83.298 with a beautiful performance from her beloved Bella Rose after Dorothee Schneider and Showtime set out the German stall when putting 80.086 on the board. However a relatively unknown American produced the third-best score of today’s super-hot competition that decided the fate of the team medals.

Sabine Schut-Kery and Sancero have rocketed onto the world stage.

Set for silver

 Great Britain looked set for silver in the early stages after Carl Hester and En Vogue posted 78.344, while it seemed Denmark and the USA were locked into a game of cat-and-mouse for the bronze. But the Americans couldn’t have been more rock solid, Adrienne Lyle’s 76.109 with Salvino giving them a firm basis on which to build before Steffen Peters and Sussenkasper backed that up with 77.766. 

Cathrine Dufour and Bohemian were the last pair to go for Denmark, but 77.720 wouldn’t be enough to keep her country in the race, especially when America’s Schut-Kery followed with an incredible 81.596. That just knocked the Danes right out of contention and suddenly the British were under threat for their silver medal spot too. It would take a big score from Charlotte Dujardin and Gio to keep Britain out in front after Lottie Fry’s 76.894 with Everdale.

And although Dujardin’s inexperienced chestnut gelding did his best, his 79.544 just wouldn’t be enough. 

Meanwhile last to go, von Bredow-Werndl strutted to a score of 84.666 to put the icing on the German cake. And that was despite a whoopsie in the one-tempis when her mare needed a toilet break. As von Bredow-Werndl said afterwards it was just another day at the office for the lovely, talented Dalera. “It didn’t feel difficult actually, for her it all seems to be easy!”

Dominant

Werth was asked about her expectations coming to Tokyo in light of the long and dominant German record at Olympic Games. “We are long enough in this sport to know that one horse can make a difference, and one situation can make a difference, especially when you are only three on a team and you have no reserve. We came with a lot of self-confidence because we knew if we bring our performance in the arena like we can then it would be really hard to beat us, but you never know. One bad day or a sick horse or after such a long trip everything is possible”, she replied. 

That’s one more gold medal for the German superwoman who, as former Eventing star/turned commentator Lucinda Green pointed out on Sunday night, is wearing riding boots that been around a while and seen a lot of action…. 

“I’ve had them since 1991 and I’ve worn them at every Championship since then - they are my lucky boots!”, the German superstar admitted. That’s 30 years of service, with many golden moments along the way, and Lady Luckyboots may well be about to make more history.

Today brought her Olympic gold medal tally to seven, and if Werth can add one more in tomorrow’s much-anticipated Freestyle for the Individual title then she will match the German record set by rower, Birgit Fischer, who has won 8 gold and 4 silver Olympic medals during her sparkling career.

Facts and Figures:

Germany first won team gold at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam (NED) in 1928, with a three-man team of Carl Freiherr von Langen (Draufganger), Hermann Linkenbach (Gimpel) and Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck (Caracalla).

Germany were the defending champions coming to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and two of tonights winning team members were in the side that reigned supreme at the Rio 2016 Games -. Dorothee Schneider riding the same horse, Showtime and Isabell Werth riding her other great mare Weihegold. 

Quotes:

Isabell Werth (GER) - “I expected higher scores but it is like it is. She (Bella Rose) was more tense on the first day, already in good shape but more tense and I had to deal a bit with her temperament. That’s on one hand her advantage, she’s 17 but also you could say she is 12. She wants to go and sometimes her temperament needs time to cope with the situation and the atmosphere. Today she was so relaxed and super.

I love this horse and I hope she loves me too. She is a gift!”

Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) - ‘I went in there to do best I could and I’m absolutely thrilled with Pumpkin (Gio) because that’s the second time he’s gone through that Grand Prix Special, we’ve had very little shows to compete in this year, he is only 10 years old and with not a lot of experience at all and the last few days he’s really tried his heart out and I can’t really ask for more than that. This might look like bronze but for me and my horse it feels like a gold medal”.

Carl Hester (GBR) - “The feeling I had before we came here was that it was going to be a very different and very difficult Olympics and wasn’t going to be any fun, but it’s been an amazing experience….Charlotte and I work together, the horses have brought up at home from an early age and we are excited about them.We’ll see how they travel back home and where we’ll go next. There’s a Europeans (Championship) in six weeks so we’ll see how they are when we get back and go from there”.

Steffen Peters (USA) after completing his test with Sussenkasper: “I’m more than delighted, I did exactly what i wanted for my team, it’s one thing to ride individually but when you pull a good score for your team it’s really special. I cried when I came out, gave Mopsie a big hug, and just thanked him from the bottom of my heart. He did it for me when it really counted. It’s an incredible feeling when an animal fights for you like that”.

Carl Hester (GBR) talking about his ride on En Vogue - “It was cool. He is very nervous and I’ve struggled with his nerves…if I ride him too forward he’s too tense and if I don’t give enough he makes a lot of mistakes. It’s the old cliche, he came here as a boy and he’s gone in there like a man tonight! He’s done everything I asked”.

 Adrienne Lyle (USA) talking about her ride on Salvino - “I’m super-thrilled, I was really hoping we could pull that score off for the team today, we were a little conservative in the Grand Prix, it wasn’t our most great display so I really wanted to come out here and push for a bit more and despite the heat and humidity he was a really good boy, he delivered, no mistakes which is what you want for the team test, and now it’s up to the other team-mates to go out there and be just as strong!

I’ve been riding him for six years, he’s the most amazing horse, we’ve been to a World Games, to a World Cup, we’ve been all around the world together and he always digs deep when he has to. He’s always got my back!” 

Results here

45.000 euro top price for Dynamic Dream colt at DSP Elite Foal auction

Day 2 with team and individual qualifier

Heiline´s Danciera - Photo Copyright © Lily Forado

Danse and Carina just delivered today

The Danish Olympic debut combination just delivered today. Effortless, powerful and Danse did not put a hoof wrong in the impressive Olympic arena. Super cool ridden by Carina Cassøe Krüth securing her group victory and direct qualifier for the freestyle final.

About todays performance Carina told “It was of course a great feeling, my warm up went perfectly together with my trainer Andreas Helgstrand and we sticked to the plan. Dance was listening 100% to me in the arena and I was able to guide her all the way - she is a BIG star🦄⭐️.”

Salvino and Adrienne Lyle - Photo Copyright © FEI/Shannon Brinkman

As expected from group D Salvino and Adrienne Lyle took the 2nd secure spot for the final, but they do not look as strong as expected when it comes to the team competition.

Results Group D

Showtime FRH and Dorothee Schneider - Photo Copyright © FEI/Christophe Taniere

Showtime FRH and Dorothee also delivered but not quite as strong as expected. Bit cautious piaffe tours and some minor tensions for the series today, but still a high level making the German team unbeatable.

Buriel KH and Juliette Ramel - Photo Copyright © FEI/Shannon Brinkman

The Swedish team suffers from missing anchor man Patrik Kittel, but they managed to get at spot for the team competition Tuesday and with both Dante Weltino and Buriel direct ready for the final.

Marlies van Baalen and Go Legend with some minor errors today which makes the pressure on her team mates Gal and Minderhoud even higher when going into the team competition.

Results Group E

Bella Rose and Isabell Werth - Photo Copyright © FEI/Shannon Brinkman

The top game is open

Werth was doing her stuff today and it gave a pretty good feeling about how the current form is. And they can be beaten not from the scores today from Dujardin as it was only judge at C having Dujardin as clear winner today.

When it comes to Wednesday there are three medals for four strong ladies - Werndl, Werth, Dujardin and Dufour.

Gio and Charlotte Dujardin - Photo Copyright © FEI/Christophe Taniere

Dujardin in a league of her own

Wonder if Gio knew that he was performing out of his own body today. The way Dujardin can combine power, balance and accuracy is out of this world. “Judged” from the sideline this was just the beginning of Olympics from Gio and Dujardin.

Results Group F

Six combinations qualified for the freestyle from day 1 Grand Prix

Group A

Everdale and Charlotte Fry top score in Group A - photo credit: Lily Forado

Group A with sovereign Charlotte Fry with KWPN stallion Everdale. They looked very confident and secure in the huge impressive arena, and Charlotte managed to show Everdale with an error free test and from entering halt where Everdale looked as if he said “hey there are actually someone watching us” he was fully focused together with Lottie. Olympic debut, Personal Best and Group winner.

Dante Weltino OLD and Therese Nilshagen - photo credit: Lily Forado

Dante and Therese showed one of their best Grand Prix performances today. Well balanced and expressive with clearly improved collection and balance for 1 time tempis.

Zack and Nanna Merrald finish as runner up for an individual spot - photo credit: Lily Forado

Super Olympic debut

The forecast for the group was a fight between Zack and Dante Weltino and today’s Dante showed great form all the way and Zack with a small technical error together with a bit cautious piaffe tours made their performance for a spot right outside the secure spots for the individual Grand Prix freestyle.

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Group B

Bohemian and Cathrine Dufour in top of Group B - photo credit: Lily Forado

Another big relief

For the Danish team and Cathrine Dufour today’s performance was very important. Not just that Bohemian and Dufour are the strongest Danish card, but also the fact that they had some challenges going into the final Olympic selections - this chapter they just finished today with an outstanding performance and winner of Group B with impressive 81,056% and finishing 2nd at the individual ranking today.

Total US and Edward Gal impressed the judges and scored 78,649% - photo credit: Lily Forado

Lots of expression, still lacking bit more security for the series and with some smaller unbalanced moments. Highlights for trot extensions, half passes, passage and walk tour.

Group C

Dalera BB and Jessica von Bredow Werndl top score of the day - photo credit: Lily Forado

Lots of quality easy light contact but not quite same power for piaffe and passage tours as seen before but still enough to finish in top of the field, but from the sideline not 3% ahead of Bohemian and Dufour.

Sanceo and Sabine Schut-Kery just entered the global international scene - photo credit: Lily Forado

Where did they come from?

Yes they are part of team USA, but nevertheless they are totally unknown at European soil as last time there were in Europe was when Sanceo was 6 year old (in 2012) and participated at WCYH in Verden.

What a positive combination, lovely expressive, supple, super frame, extraordinary sit and quality for the piaffe, lots of push and power for the passage tours, super flying changes overall biggest surprise of the Olympics - congratulations on impressive personal best +78% but for sure more like a +80% test.

Start list for Tokyo Olympic Grand Prix team & individual Saturday 24 July

It´s time to shine

From each group the best two scoring combinations will be directly qualified for Wednesday´s individual Grand Prix freestyle and additionally after the 2 x 6 best in the groups six individual best scores will also have their qualification for individual the Grand Prix freestyle.

For the Grand Prix Special only the 8 best teams will be qualified - no individuals are allowed to ride the final part of the team competition. And the Grand Prix scores will NOT be a part of the total score for the team medals, it is only the scores from the Grand Prix Special counting for the team medals.

A sharper look at the groups - which combinations will make it directly to the Grand Prix freestyle?

GROUP A:

Everdale with Charlotte Fry look like a clear direct card for the freestyle. Next in will be Zack with Nanna Merrald fighting against Dante Weltino OLD with Therese Nilshagen for the secure 2nd spot.

GROUP B:

Bohemian with Cathrine Dufour the strongest combination in this group followed by Total US with Edward Gal and Elegance with Beatrice Ferrer-Salat.

GROUP C:

Dalera BB with Jessica von Bredow Werndl absolutely best combination in this group followed by Dream Boy with Hans Peter Minderhoud and En Vogue with Carl Hester and not to forget Kontestro DB with Henri Ruoste.

And which combinations will be among the six with highest scores after top two in each group we will know Sunday when the final part of the Grand Prix has finished.

Remember the start time local in Tokyo is 17.00 which means 10 am CET.

Outstanding Champion mover at OLD Elite mare show 2021

Catalog no 20 by Feinrich / Dormello owned by Sönke Rothenberger

From the presentation this afternoon two mare stood out.

The new champion 2021 by (no 20) Feinrich / Dormello, breeder: Hermann Röchte, Lohne, owner: Rothenberger Ventures GmbH, Bad Homburg

Scores from performance test: Trot 9,50 - canter 10,00 - walk 8,50 - ride ability test rider 10,00 = 9,33

No 44 by Vitalis / Sir Donnerhall I, breeder: Marion Menck, Rübehorst, owner: Christine Arns-Krogmann, Lohne.

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DSP Elite foal auction comes up 24 July with some very interesting prospects

Presentation of dressage foal collection Friday and Saturday before the auction Saturday at 7.30 pm (unfortunately no streaming from the presentations).

H2R highlights for the upcoming DSP auction:

Super uphill expressive mover

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No 64 - WOW supple uphill mover (but VERY short topline)

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Nice power off the ground with super expression

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Super supple and well balanced for the trot and canter even though missing a bit more balance for the walk

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Well balanced uphill movements

Here you find the full collection.

VIDEOS - Quarantine time in Aachen was just for the horses - Dujardin was back in England competing

While the horses has been in quarantine in Aachen Charlotte Dujardin was back in England competing at Hartpury with a few of her up and coming stars.

Enjoy two tests with Charlotte Dujardin here below.

Florentina VI (2010) by Vivaldi / Rubels.

Imhotep (2013) by Everdale / Vivaldi.

While we are waiting for the Tokyo Olympics to start - enjoy 2032 Brisbane Olympic promotion

Photo credit: Romain Terpreau

PARIS 2024 - LOS ANGELES 2028 - BRISBANE 2032

Read the article from the Guardian here about Brisbane hosting 2032 Olympics.

Dutch young horses selected for WCYH in Verden

6 year old Kjento and Charlotte Fry are also among the selected combinations for WCYH 25 - 29 August in Verden - photo: Van Olst Horses.

5 year old
Beni Pachl / Hexagon’s Luxuriouzz (v.Johnson)
Curro Benitez Sanchez / Lord Platinum (v.Ferguson)
Dinja van Liere / Labarron (v.For Romance)
Dinja van Liere / Leonidas (v.Trafalgar)
Franka Loos / Las Vegas (v.Ferdeaux)
Kirsten Brouwer / Lightning Star Rr (v.Ferguson)
1st reserve Kirsten Brouwer / Lennoxwaard (v.El Capone)
2nd reserve Gerdine Maree / Levinus (v.Dream Boy)

6 year old
Charlotte Fry / Kjento (v.Negro)
Femke de Laat / Kind Pleasure (v.Governor)
Hans Peter Minderhoud / GLOCK’s Kardam’s Whisper (v.Toto Jr.)
Jeanine Nieuwenhuis / King van het Haarbosch (v.Spielberg)
Marieke van der Putten / Keano RS2 (v.Governor)
Thalia Rockx / Koko JR de La Fazenda (v.Toto Jr.)
1st reserve Bart Veeze / Kyton (v.Ferguson)
2nd reserve Marieke van der Putten / Kuvasz RS2 (v.Glamourdale)

7 year old
Andreas Helgstrand / Jovian (v.Apache)
Kimberly Pap / Turfhorst Jersey (v.Vivaldi)
Marieke van der Putten / Jameson RS2 (v.Blue Hors Zack)
Nicky Snijder / Jongleur Sth (v.Expression)
Renate van Uytert – van Vliet / Johnny Depp (v.Bordeaux)
Renate van Uytert – van Vliet / Just Wimphof (v.De Niro)
1st reserve Eva van der Linde / Jerenzo Texel (v.Enzo Ferrari Texel)
2nd reserve Kim Noordijk / D’Joep (v.Desperado)

"Breeders Corner" - this week at Rastede and for preliminary PAVO Cup qualifiers

While worlds best horses and riders are in Tokyo at the moment the next generations might be in the arenas in Rastede at OLD Landesturnier or for the PAVO Cup qualifiers this week.

Both events are LIVE at Clipmyhorse.

Breeding with the highly promoted and top presented young stallions is not always an easy task therefore it is even more interesting to be able to follow their offsprings.

Remember you can always catch up on “missing horses” or tests if you are Premium Member at Clipmyhorse.

PAVO Cup qualifiers for the finals in Ermelo

• Today at Tolbert - start lists

• 23 July - Ermelo - start lists

• 27 July - Houten - start lists

• 30 July - Bavel

• 31 July - BELGIUM

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TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES – EQUESTRIAN DRESSAGE PREVIEW

Can Germany make it a fabulous 14?

By Louise Parkes

Germany has a long and formidable record in Olympic Equestrian Dressage. Since the team competition was first introduced in Amsterdam (NED) in 1928, when the German side pinned Sweden into silver and The Netherlands into bronze, they have won 13 of the 20 Olympic team contests. And it’s looking very much like gold number 14 is just around the corner.

The loss to Great Britain at London in 2012 was the only blip in an otherwise seamless run that began in Los Angeles in 1984 when the great Reiner Klimke and Ahlerich led the victory gallop. Despite all the disruption of the last 18 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) outbreak in mainland Europe, Team Germany arrive at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as defending champions and strong favourites to do it all over again.

Isabell Werth heads the line-up with the mare Bella Rose and holding the World number one slot. And, underpinning the sheer strength of the German challenge, she will be joined by World numbers two and four, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl with TSF Dalera BB and Dorothee Schneider with Showtime FRH. With Helen Langehanenberg and her mare Annabelle in reserve, they seem like an unstoppable force.

However, the three-per team format introduced for this year’s Games could prove highly influential. One off day for just one team member and the story could be very different indeed, because every ride will be critical. 

Dynamic duo

At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Great Britain claimed silver and The Netherlands took team bronze and this time around the British send the dynamic duo of Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester once again, but both on relatively unexposed horses.

Dujardin’s decision to take the 10-year-old Gio instead of her considerably more experienced 12-year-old mare Mount St John Freestyle who was in great form at Hagen (GER) in April and who swept all before her at the home international at Wellington (GBR) in May came as a surprise. But the athlete whose record-breaking partnership with the now-retired Valegro has helped popularise this sport like few before her, is backed up by the evergreen Hester and Charlotte Fry with Everdale, and she’s always going to be highly competitive.

Edward Gal with Total US and Hans Peter Minderhoud with Dream Boy headline the Dutch team, Patrik Kittel (Well Done de la Roche) leads the Swedish contingent and Steffen Peters (Suppenkasper) will be a strong anchor for Team USA. Meanwhile Team Belgium will be making a little bit of Olympic history as they make their first appearance since 1928.

When it comes to the individual honours all eyes will be on Denmark’s Cathrine Dufour and her fabulous horse Bohemian. The pair posted a back-to-back double of wins at the first leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2020/2021 series on home ground in Aarhus (DEN), pinning Germany’s Werth and von Bredow-Werndl into second and third.

But when the Covid cloud broke long enough for another leg to take place in Salzburg (AUT) in January, von Bredow-Werndl showed a whole new level of performance with her 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ gold-medal partner TSF Dalera BB, who has gone from strength to strength ever since. Now this pair look a real threat to all the rest in the battle for individual Olympic glory. 

Less obvious

However, at Olympic Games the show-stealers are often the less obvious. Australia’s Mary Hanna, whose horse Calanta was the very first to arrive into the stables at Baji Koen Equestrian Park in Tokyo early last week, is a case in point. Because equestrian fans all around the world are already putting their hearts behind this mother of two and grandmother of four who, at the age of 66, is tackling her sixth Olympics. 

Apart from the Beijing Games in 2008, she has been a member of every Australian Olympic Dressage team since 1996, and that’s quite some record. She’s as proud as ever to be flying her country’s flag alongside Kelly Layne riding Samhitas and Simone Pearce with Destano.

The last time Olympic Games were staged in Tokyo in 1964, Baji Koen was the venue for Dressage which was a very different sport back then. 

In the Grand Prix the scores were announced after each ride, and after the ride-off - which was filmed and then mulled over by judges Frantisek Jandl, Gustaf Nyblaeus and Georges Margot - the public, the teams and the media had to wait for two hours before the final results were announced. It should be a bit quicker this time around!

Swiss supremo Henri Chammartin with Woerman, was eventually deemed the Individual champion, and the team title went to Germany’s Harry Boldt with Remus, Josef Neckermann with Antoinette and Reiner Klimke with Dux.

What is Dressage?

Dressage is about training the horse to a high level and highlighting its athleticism and the beauty of its movement. At its best, horse and rider are in complete harmony and together they appear to “dance”!  

How it will play out…..

The FEI Grand Prix test, in which all athletes must participate, will take place on 24 and 25 July and is a qualifier for both the team and individual competitions. The qualification ranking will be decided by the results of all three team members.

Athletes compete in six groups, with three groups competing on each day. The composition of the groups is based on the FEI World Ranking list position of the athlete/horse combination on the date of definite entries (5 July 2021).

The top eight teams in the Grand Prix (and those tied for eighth place) will qualify for the FEI Grand Prix Special on 27 July, which is also the second individual qualifier from which the top 18 will go through to the Freestyle Final on 28 July. 

During the period between the Team Qualifier (Grand Prix) and up to two hours before the start of the Team Final (Grand Prix Special), the Chef d’Equipe may substitute an athlete/horse combination. However, the substitute combination will not be entitled to compete in the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle.

The Freestyle to Music is a standalone competition to decide the individual champion. 

The Dressage Tests are the FEI Grand Prix, the FEI Grand Prix Special and the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle.

Facts & Figures

30 countries

15 teams 

15 countries represented by individual competitors

60 horse/athlete combinations

Germany are defending team champions and are chasing down their 14th Olympic Equestrian Dressage team title

In the history of Olympic Equestrian Dressage, which dates back to 1912, Germany has long been the dominant force, taking 13 team and seven individual titles

Defending individual champion is Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin, who scooped double-gold with the great Valegro at London 2012 and individual gold at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Dujardin and Valegro consistently set World Records throughout their spectacular career together and continue to hold all three World Records in Dressage (FEI Grand Prix, FEI Grand Prix Special and FEI Grand Prix Freestyle)

At the London International Horse Show in 2014 they set the Grand Prix record at 87.460%, and at the same event posted a new Freestyle World Record when achieving 94.300% 

The Grand Prix Special World Record score of 88.022%, which they set at Hagen (GER) in 2012 has never been beaten

Germany’s Isabell Werth (51) will be competing in her sixth Olympic Games. The most medalled athlete in the history of equestrian sport, she has 10 Olympic medals in her trophy cabinet and six of them are gold, the first awarded in Barcelona (ESP) in 1992 and the last at Rio de Janeiro (BRA) in 2016

At Rio, Werth surpassed the record held for many years by The Netherlands’ Anky van Grunsven, who collected nine Olympic medals throughout her spectacular career

Riding Gigolo, Werth claimed individual gold in Atlanta (USA) in 1996 and she is a four-time individual silver medallist

Caroline Chew, 27, is set to become the first Singaporean to compete in equestrian sport at the Olympic Games when she participates in Dressage. 

The Officials

Dressage Ground Jury President is Germany’s Katrina Wuest.

Dressage Ground Jury members are: Andrew Gardner (GBR), Francis Verbeek (NED), Hans-Christian Matthiesen (DEN), Janet Foy (USA), Susie Hoevenaars (AUS) and Magnus Ringmark (SWE).

FEI Delegate for Dressage is Australia’s Mary Seefried

The Judges Supervisory Panel (JSP) was introduced by the FEI in 2011 to provide an official back-up system to correct any marking errors at all major events, including Olympic Games. 

The members of the JSP at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are: David Hunt (GBR), Liselotte Fore (USA) and Maribel Alonso (MEX).

Overall Chef Steward is Maria Hernek (SWE).

Dressage Chief Steward is Jacques van Daele (BEL)

One of the most identifiable officials on duty throughout the Games will be the colourful Arena Call-up/Steward and Ringmaster, Pedro Cebulka (CAN). 

The Teams:

Australia: Mary Hanna (Calanta), Kelly Layne (Samhitas), Simone Pearce (Destano).

Austria: Florian Bacher (Fidertraum), Victoria Max-Theurer (Abegglen NRW), Christian Schumach (Te Quiero SF). 

Belgium: Laurence Roos (Fil Rouge), Domien Michiels (Intermezzo van het Meerdaalhof), Larissa Pauluis (Flambeau). Alternate: Alexa Fairchild (Dabanos D’O4).

Canada: Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu (All In), Lindsay Kellock (Sebastien), Chris von Martels (Eclips). Alternate: Naima Moreira Laliberte (Statesman).

Denmark: Cathrine Dufour (Bohemian), Carina Kassae Krüt (Heiline’s Danciera), Nanna Skodborg Merrald (Zack). Alternate: Charlotte Heering (Bufranco).

France: Alexandre Ayache (Zo What), Morgan Barbancon (Sir Donnerhall ll OLD), Maxime Collard (Cupido PB). Alternate: Isabelle Pinto (Hot Chocolat VD Kwaplas).

Germany: Isabell Werth (Bella Rose 2), Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (TSF Dalera BB), Dorothee Schneider (Showtime FRH). Alternate: Helen Langehanenberg (Annabelle 110). 

Great Britain: Charlotte Dujardin (Gio), Charlotte Fry (Everdale), Carl Hester (En Vogue). Alternate: Gareth Hughes (Sintano van Hof Olympia).

Japan: Kazuki Sado (Ludwig Der Sonnenkoenig 2), Shingo Hayashi (Scolari 4), Hiroyuki Kitahara (Huracan 10). Alternate: Masanao Taahashi (Rubicon).

Netherlands: Marlies Van Baalen (Go Legend), Edward Gal (Total US), Hans Peter Minderhoud (Dream Boy). Alternate: Dinja van Liere (Haute Couture).

Portugal: Joao Miguel Torrao (Equador), Maria Caetano (Fenix de Tineo), Rodrigo Torres (Foqoso). Alternate: Carlos Pinro (Sultao Menezes).

ROC: Inessa Merkulova (Mister X), Tatyana Kosterina (Diavolessa VA), Aleksandra Maksakova (Bojengels). Alternate: Maria Shuvalova (Famous Cross).

Spain: Beatriz Ferrer-Salat (Elegance), Severo Jurado Lopez (Fendi T), Jose Antonio Garcia Mena (Sorento 15). Alternate: Jose Antonio Garcia Mena (Divina Royal).

Sweden: Patrik Kittel (Well Done De La Roche CHF), Therese Nilshagen (Dante Weltino OLD), Juliette Ramel (Buriel KH). Alternate: Antonia Ramel (Brother de Jeu).

USA: Adrienne Lyle (Salvino), Steffen Peters (Suppenkasper), Sabine Schut-Kery (Sanceo). Alternate: Nick Wagman (Don John).

The Individuals:

Brazil: Joao Victor Marcari Oliva (Escorial).

Chile: Virginia Yarur (Ronaldo).

Dominican Republic: Yvonne Losos de Muniz (Aquamarijn).

Estonia: Dina Ellermann (Donna Anna).

Finland: Henri Ruoste (Kontestro DB).

Ireland: Heike Holstein (Sambuca).

Italy: Francesco Zaza (Wispering Romance).

Korea: Dong Seon Kim (Belstaff).

Luxembourg: Nicolas Wagner Ehlinger (Quater Back Junior FRH).

Morocco: Yessin Rahmouni (All At Once).

Mexico: Martha Fernanda Del Valle Quirarte (Beduino Lam).

Republic of South Africa: Tanya Seymour (Ramoneur 6).

Singapore: Caroline Chew (Tribiani).

Switzerland: Estelle Wettstein (West Side Story OLD).

Ukraine: Inna Logutenkova (Fleraro).

The Nations:

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Morocco, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Republic of South Africa, ROC, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, USA.

The full list HERE

FEI Olympic Hub HERE 

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Oldenburger Landesturnier starts tomorrow - Elite Mare Show Thursday 22 July

A huge program over 5 days with all disciplines for the Oldenburger horses in Vechta.

Here you find the start and results. There will be full live stream via Clipmyhorse from the entire event.

Thursday 22 July is the prestigious Elite Mare Show taking place.

Recent former Champion mares

Program for the day:

Danish bred/owned mares for the Elite Mare Show: