Danish Sanne Svendsen and Hannah Montana W with debut placement at CDI3 Grand Prix Special

Sanne Svendsen and her dancing partner Hannah Montana W - private photo.

Sanne Svendsen and her dancing partner Hannah Montana W - private photo.

A big step into the international arena

A surreal experience and a dream came true is the way Danish amateur rider Sanne Svendsen describes her weekend at CDI Flyinge. “It´s always been a dream entering the international scene and actually being here now felt a bit odd. I’m very pleased about our performance today and was a bit disappointed about our Grand Prix as I felt we were missing some more sharpness. I’m over the moon with todays placement and it really gives me the confidence to try this international level another time.”

“It´s been a great adventure being able to educate and develop Hannah Montana W all the way, with the best supervisor Cathrine Dufour,” tells Sanne.

Danish Sanne Svendsen and Danish Warmblood mare Hannah Montana W by Blue Hors Doolittle / Sydney bred by Henrik Wiborg made their international debut yesterday in the Grand Prix and were placed in todays CDI3 Grand Prix Special as no 4 with 69,276%.

Today’s winner Swedish Sandra Dahlin with her homebred mare Ichi brings a very special story. Many years ago Sandra and her mom brought a lottery during Scandinavium international horse event and won a mare. This mare Sandra started riding but unfortunately she got injured and they agreed having foal, this foal is today’s winner 13 year old Ichi by Boticelli / Donnerschlag. A very powerful mare with super qualities and expression all the way - winning score 73,255%. And what a fantastic reaction from Dahlin when finishing her top test.

For the top talented 8 year old mare Heiline´s Danciera the exercises for today’s debut at Grand Prix Special became a bit confusing, but nevertheless still with a lot of highlights and the top quality is obvious. Next international event for the young mare will be the CDI at Blue Hors in October.

Most expensive at Swedish Elite foal auction by Franklin sold for 340.000 Swedish kroner (31.700 euro)

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No 14 the colt by Franklin / Sandro Hit showed himself with extra quality already from the video presentation and he did not disappoint. He was sold to a costumer

2nd most expensive foal became no 12 by Total Hope / Ampere sold for 280.000 Swedish kroner (about 26.000 euro) - purchased by Danish Carina Cassøe Krüth and Petra Trabjerg.

Here you find the full list of auction prices in Swedish Kroner.

Danish Anne Troensegaard and Kipling TSF took CDI3 Intermediaire I freestyle victory Flyinge today

Anne Troensegaard - with her wellknown winner attitude. Photo credit: H2R

Anne Troensegaard - with her wellknown winner attitude. Photo credit: H2R

Every competition rider going into the arena to try to do their best, but knowing Anne Troensegaard she just not want to do her best, she also wants to win - and today she succeeded with top qualities.

Starting their test with canter pirouettes at the centerline and then showing lots of power for trot tour, the only minor issue was extended canter towards another pirouette where Kipling changed canter at the extension. Overall super balanced test with lots of qualities.

Her 9 year old Trakehner gelding Kipling TSF by Hofrat / Hohenstein bred by Peter Christensen, was very successful as a young horse, as he was part of the Danish team for World Championships Young Horses as both 6 year old and again as 7 year old where they won the bronze medal.

After an injury break Kipling and Anne are really back in business with today’s impressive 78,245% and with yesterday’s 3rd place at Prix Sct. Georg we can just look forward seeing them again, and next time will be at World Cup event in Herning DEN in the small tour.

More Danish success at 2nd place and 5th place

Danish Michael Søgaard and Slæbækgård´s Santino by Sir Donnerhall I / Carano bred by Dorthe Bak Himmelstrup won yesterday’s international Prix Sct. Georg and today they showed the same high qualities throughout their test.

Carina Cassøe Krüth brought her 7 year old Heiline´s Zackton by Zack / Come Back II, bred by Stutteri Heiline. It was his first ever international event and with yesterday’s 4th place and today’s 5th place he has entered the international small tours scene with style.

Slæbækgårds Santino and Michael Søgaard winner of CDI3 Prix Sct. Georg at Flyinge today

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Strong Danish combinations at Prix Sct. Georg

Danish Michael Søgaard and his Danish Warmblood gelding Slæbækgårds Santino showed a strong performance today. Super smooth and expressive trot tour in a good balance and with a nice frame all the way, the walk tour becomes a bit tense for the collected part, and lack a bit more suppleness and over track for the extension. Well managed canter tour with nice half pirouettes and good series except a small error going into the 4 times with the first change with parallel hind.

Also placed was Anne Troensegaard with trakehner gelding Kipling TSF. Anne is also showing great power for the trot tour in a nice self carriage and with nice suppleness, nice walk tour but both pirouettes lack bit more clear collection, for the canter tour Kipling was late on the aides for the change after half passes and for the 2nd pirouette Kipling lost the canter into the pirouette. Good series.

Another international debut ride for Carina Cassøe Krüth today, this time with the 7 year old Heiline´s Zackton, showing a smooth test without any technical issues. Zackton showing a good trot tour, nice walk with good relaxation, and a strong canter tour with huge ability for the pirouettes. Unfortunately like for Carina´s ride with Danciera american judge Anne Gribbons had her 5% lower than the highest score. (For the GP the difference between Gibbons and highest score was 6% - the other judges were at same level).

Stud Atterupgaard was represented with two horses, Atterupgaards Mahonia ridden by Swedish Pernilla Andre Hokfelt, owner Hamilton Horse. Same owner of the newly crowned Champion mare of the year at Danish Warmblood Atterupgaards Lady Hamilton by Dante Weltino. Atterupgaard rider Norwegian Selina Solberg Vittinghus was showing Atterupgaards Kawasaki, and for both horses a few minor issues kept them away from the top of the class.

Danish Warmblood mare Heiline´s Danciera winner of CDI3 Grand Prix debut at Flyinge today

Heiline´s Danciera and Carina Cassøe Krüth - photo credit: Kim Lundin

Heiline´s Danciera and Carina Cassøe Krüth - photo credit: Kim Lundin

A special mare showing the full package

“When you have a very talented young horse at your stable, there is no certainty for the full package”, tells Danish Grand Prix rider Carina Cassøe Krüth after her international Grand Prix victory today with the just 8 year old Danish Warmblood mare Heiline´s Danciera by Fürstenball / De Niro, bred by Stutteri Heiline and owned by Ingrid and Poul Thøgersen.

The black beautiful mare has already been very successful in the young horse classes together with Carina Cassøe Krüth. As 7-year-old she was winning the Danish national Young Horse Championship, and been part of the Danish Warmblood team and been in the final as 5 year old, 6 year old and 7 year old at World Championship for Young Horses.

“Already at the age of 6 Danciera showed how easy she took the new challenge for the flying changes, and when starting playing with the more collected trot the suspension for the passage was just there, and putting it together while working on small steps it became just a new and quite easy challenge. Going from a single flying change and slowly building up for the series seems to be a natural way of developing her. I feel very blessed having Danciera in my stable and looking forward developing her now at Grand Prix level, and I felt it would be good timing showing her at international level for the first time at Flyinge this weekend”, says Carina.

Danciera and Carina made their national debut at Grand Prix level at the end of August.

Today’s podium - 🇸🇪Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén, 🇩🇰🏆Carina Cassøe Krüth and 🇸🇪 Johanna Due Boje - photo credit: Kim Lundin.

Today’s podium - 🇸🇪Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén, 🇩🇰🏆Carina Cassøe Krüth and 🇸🇪 Johanna Due Boje - photo credit: Kim Lundin.


OLD Elite auction with riding horses and foals 5 October

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28 Young Dressage horses

Again top mares. This times two mares caught H2R eye, both showing nice balance, good gaits and lovely power expression.

Watch the entire riding horse collection here.


25 Elite dressage foals

Very similar to many other auctions this year with some of the best foals by Vitalis and Franklin, and here also with a nice filly by San Amour I and a colt by Fürst Toto.


Watch the entire foal collection here.

Results from the first 2019 German autumn stallion performance test at Adelheidsdorf

Drosa Escobello by Escolar / Belissimo M - photo credit: Kiki Beelitz


The best 4 year old from the final testing day was Drosa Escobello. The young stallion brings a very interesting history, as he back in 2015 became Champion colt of the year at the prestigious German foal championship in Lienen.

Drosa Escobello is owned in partnership between Joao Moreira (From32GP) and Roberto Pedrosa (Haras do Drosa), and is now also approved for HANN Verband. He will for the next season be available for the breeders via From32GP based in Xanten in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Very interesting to follow this final day with the test riding as it really gives you a great impression from each stallion. Super smooth test riding, and clearly best stallion this day Drosa Escobello, total dressage score 8,70. Light in the contact, super nice expression, good frame, nice balanced, very good self carriage in both trot and canter and good regular walk.

The highest scoring dressage stallion was Rod Laver by Rock Forever I / Fidertanz with a total dressage score of 9,29.

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Westfalen Elite auction - with 3 top mares

36 young dressage horses selected for NRW Elite auction taking place 6 October in Münster-Handorf

This time the collection does show a huge collection from the Westfalian stallion Sir Heinrich with a total 6 offsprings.

One thing is to check out the video presentations, but this time they are all shown with some kind of tensions, and therefore it was definitely worth waiting for the live presentation yesterday evening at Clipmyhorse.

3 mares stood out from this presentation and will for sure bring the top prices at the auction.

1 - Belle Vie (2016) mare by Benicio / Laudabilis

1 - Belle Vie (2016) mare by Benicio / Laudabilis

10 - Via Vivaldi (2015) mare by Van Vivaldi / Show Star

10 - Via Vivaldi (2015) mare by Van Vivaldi / Show Star

48 - Sinfonie (2016) mare by Sir Heinrich / Windspiel As

48 - Sinfonie (2016) mare by Sir Heinrich / Windspiel As

Here you find the link to Monday's live presentation.

Here you find the entire video presentation of the collection.

Fra føl til international sportshest - HP Horses 28. september kl 14.00 (livestream via Clipmyhorse)

Isabel Freese og Total Hope OLD  -photo credit: H2R

Isabel Freese og Total Hope OLD -photo credit: H2R

Hvis ikke du allerede har planlagt at lægge vejen forbi HP Horses i Hillerød på lørdag den 28. september, så har du også mulighed for at følge eftermiddagens arrangement via livestream på Clipmyhorse.

Nyhed på HP Horses 18. september:

Program til arrangementet fra føl til international sportshest:

Vi glæder os så utroligt meget til at byde velkommen den 28. september kl. 14.00, hvor vi vil vise en perlerække af vores bedste heste frem - lige fra føl og op til bronzemedalisten Total Hope OLD.  

Det er med stor glæde, at vi kan præsentere opdrætteren af Total Hope og ejeren af en verdens bedste dressurheste Weihegold OLD Christine Arns-Krogmann. Christine vil kommentere på hestene ud fra hendes enorme erfaring med avl og sport.

Fra Norge kommer Ole Jørgen Jørgentved. Han er bedst kendt fra JJhorses, hvor han sammen med sin mand Ole-Marius driver avl i Dansk Varmblods regi og har en betydelig insemineringsstation. 

Vores hjemlige top dressurdommer Susanne Baarup vil kommentere på de heste, der fremvises under rytter. 

Endeligt vil vores dygtige træner berider Rune Willum Thomsen fortælle om, hvordan træningen af de enkelte heste tilrettelægges og omkring deres styrker og svagheder. 

Selv vil vi præsentere de enkelte heste og fortælle om de tanker vi gør os omkring avl og afstamninger. 

Vi får flot hjælp til mønstring af hopper og føl af Christian Springborg, samt repræsentanter fra Ung i Dansk Varmblod.

Følgende heste vil blive fremvist:

Ferretti (2014) (Funtime x Londonderry x Weltmeyer) under Maria Falkner Hansen.

 Oldenburger mainpremium hoppen A la Fasine (2013) (Apache x Fürst Romancier x Sir Donnerhall) frem sammen med årets 3 embryo føl efter Vitalis, Foundation og Bonds. Hun er trukket på hoppestammen Gesine. I 2020 venter hun embryoføl efter Vitalis og 2 x Foundation.

HP Vincello (Vitalis)

HP Flawless (Foundation)

HP Blossom (Bonds)

Best of Mount st. John OLD (2015)(Fürst Romancier x Bordeaux x Sir Donnerhall) under Maria Falkner Hansen.

Oldenburger mainpremium og brilliantringshoppe. 2 gange finalist i Oldenburger Landeschampionat samt placeret i det tyske Bundeschampionat. Hoppestamme Gesine.

Elite- og brilliantringshoppen Emperadora (2008)(Sir Donnerhall x Feiner Stern x Harlekin) med årets 2 føl efter Vitalis og Total Hope, samt hendes 3 årige verbandspræmierede hoppe HP Evita (Fürsten-Look) under Julie Kolt Nielsen. Emperadora er drægtig med Fürstenball.

HP Emperia (Vitalis)

HP Exstravaganza (Total Hope)

HP Elfenliebe (2014)(Diamond Hit x De Niro x Rohdiamant) under Joackim Thomsen. Oldenburger mainpremium og brilliantringshoppe. Vi viser hendes embryoføl efter Vitalis.  Vi venter embryoføl efter Fürstenball og Vitalis i 2020. 

HP Viard  (Vitalis)

Dollar Girl (2015)(De Niro x San Amour x Donnerhall) under Maria Falkner Hansen drægtig med Fürstenball og kvalificeret til 4 års championatsfinalen.  Kåret i hannoveraner pr. A iblandt årgangens 7 bedste hopper samt kåret med Oldenburger mainpremium.

HP Tiramisu (2014) (Fürstenball x Florencio x Rubinstein) under Rose Marie Henriksen. Oldenburger mainpremium. Vi venter embryoføl efter Vitalis i 2020.  Vises med embryo hoppeføl efter Vitalis.

HP Timian (Vitalis)

Hendes mor elite-, statspræmie- og brilliantringshoppe 1D Tiara (2006)(Florencio x Rubinstein x Lord Liberty) vises med sit hingsteføl efter Vitalis. Hun er drægtig med Vitalis. 

HP Victorius (Vitalis)

Vi vil vise elite- og statspr. hoppen Magnolia (2008) (Sir Donnerhall x Donnerhall x Clasikker) frem med hendes føl efter Total Hope, samt hendes datter elite-, statspr. og brilliantringshoppen Marguritte med sit føl efter Total Hope.

Derudover vil vi vise den 3 årige oldenburger mainpremium hoppe Mimosa (Dragon Hill).

Magnolia er søster til Fürstenball OLD. Magnolia er drægtig med Totilas, Marguritte er drægtig med Total Hope og Mimosa er drægtig med Total Hope. 

HP Thunderbird (Total Hope x Sir Donnerhall)

HP Madison (Total Hope x Fürst Romancier)

Magic Moon S (2012)(Desperado x Sandro Hit x Donnerhall) under Maria Falkner Hansen. Oldenburger mainpremium, brilliantringshoppe og reservesieger i Rastede. Fürstenballs hoppestamme. I 2020 venter hun embryoføl efter Fürsten-Look og 2 x Vitalis.  

Vi vil vise hingsten Damon Gold OLD (2014) (Damon Hill x Fürst Romancier x Don Schufro) under Maria Falkner Hansen.

Hans helsøster Damiana (2013) har i år føl efter Escolar og Totilas. Hun er drægtig med Totilas. Damianas datter HP Grace blev i år oprangeret som 3. bedste hoppe i brilliantringen i Rastede.

HP Era Ora (Escolar)

HP Turmalin (Totilas)

Deres mor Fürstin Weihe (2009) (Fürst Romancier) er datter af verdensranglistens nr. 1 Weihegold OLD.   

Bronzemedalist til WCYH Total Hope OLD (Totilas x Don Schufro x Sandro Hit) under Isabel Freese. 

Succesfuld norsk landschampionat for unge heste sponseret af JJ Horses

I den her weekend har der været afholdt landschampionater for unge heste i norske Nes Rideklub for 4 års, 5 års, 6 års og 7 års heste.

Finalerne har budt på flere DV heste, herunder sejr i 6 års finalen til DV guldmedaljehoppen JJ Filippa e. Fürstenball / Davignon avlet af JJ Horses og ejet af rytteren Cecilie Schilbred. Den indledende 6 års klasse i lørdags blevet vundet af Diablo e. Don Frederic / Weltmeyer redet af Fredrikke Dorati Bjerkåsholmen og ejet af Kristin G. Andresen.

Se alle resultaterne her.

Dommere i finalen var Isabell Freese + Anna Olden.

Vinder af 6 års klassen - JJ Filippa med Cecilie Schilbred:

Swedish Warmblood Elite Auction 25 September

29 dressage foals are selected for the Swedish elite auktion

Once again a collection with more nice fillies and a few interesting colts. Below you find H2R top foals, but also no 4 Total Hope / Londonderry, 5 San Amour / Don Schufro and 9 Valverde / Hip Hop shows interesting qualities.

Both the presentation at 12.00 and the auction at 20.00 will be live at Clipmyhorse.

No 2 by Vivaldon / D-Day - very similar bloodlines to Vitalis, showing super nice balance and natural suppleness.

No 14 - again Franklin is represented with the best colt in an auction. Judge for yourself.

Here you find the entire collection

De danske championatsfinaler

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Finaledeltagerne til årets championatsfinaler er fundet

Igen i år giver hele formatet omkring championaterne anledning til, at der stilles skarpt.

Pointniveauet er så højt blandt de danske 5 års finalister, at det får både UVM og Bundeschampionatet til at blegne. Til det netop afholdte finalestævne for Bundeschampionatet var det svært nok “bare” at opnå 8,0, og her var kun 4 ud af ialt 112 kvalificerede 5-års heste nået til finalen med højeste score på 8,8.

Forskellige bedømmelser giver forskellige point

I erkendelse af, at man fra DRF´s side ikke har ønsket at lave gennemgående dommerteams for hver enkelt årgang, har man igen i år set store pointmæssige udsving fra de enkelte kvalifikationer, som præcist har givet forskellen på ikke at være kvalificeret - til at være kvalificeret til finalen.

Det har betydet, at hvis man ikke følte sig sikker på finalepladsen, eller havde haft en mindre god tur den første gang, så har rigtig mange redet to kvalifikationer. Og set i lyset af, at man tilbage i 2017 valgte at ændre formatet omkring championaterne for, at tilgodese den unge hest, så den ikke skulle gå indledende, mellemrunde og finale, har det ikke haft nogen egentlig effekt.

Udviklingen i championaterne

Interessen fra rytterne for at deltage i championaterne har klart været faldende over årene. Hvis man tager et sted som Billund, der altid har været “stedet” for de jydske ekvipager at ride kvalifikationer, og tager et kig på 4 års klasserne og udviklingen over de seneste 5 år, så er fakta følgende:

Antal startende ekvipager:

  • 2014 - 82 ekvipager

  • 2015 - 56 ekvipager

  • 2016 - 35 ekvipager

  • 2017 - 27 ekvipager

  • 2018 - 17 ekvipager

  • 2019 - 20 ekvipager

H2R har løbende gennem årene forsøgt at sætte fokus på championaterne og ikke mindst komme med input og nye forslag.

Championatsfinalerne fortjener et løft

Hvem skal bedømme de bedste unge heste? 

Når man har valgt at DV skal være en del af 4 års bedømmelserne, hvorfor så ikke tage et skridt i fremtidens retning set fra rytternes side, og invitere rytterne med til bedømmelsen af hvad de mener er de bedste unge heste?
— Del af nyhed på H2R 21. april 2015
Championatsfinaler 2016 var igen med international topklasse

Med et kvalitetsmæssigt internationalt felt som de vi har set igen i år, havde det været skønt dels med en gennemgående dommer over alle 3 dage i alle årgangene, og ikke mindst manglede der klart et sæt internationale udenlandske øjne (ikke nødvendigvis en dommer, men kunne ligeså godt være en rytter eller træner) på finaledagen.
— Del af nyhed på H2R 25. oktober 2016
Trøstfinaler er et MUST 

Med et deltager gebyr på 2.300 kr er der bred enighed blandt de deltagere som kun fik én chance til finalestævnets indledende klasse - trøstfinalerne manglede.

Det er et championat for unge heste, og det er total nyt miljø. Uanset ekvipagerne har haft træningstid i arenaen, så vil der ofte opstå unødige spændinger den første dag, som kunne have givet potentielle finale ekvipager en chance mere med en trøstfinale, og iøvrigt også været mere på unghestens præmisser.
— Del af nyhed på H2R 30. oktober 2017

Dommerstanden

Med et samlet indskud på kr. 230.000 for deltagerne i dressurfinalerne, og en samlet dotering på kr. 112.000, er der stadig et betydeligt beløb til aflønning af dommere, herunder muligheden for at supplere med kompetente udenlandske øjne.

Til årets unghestechampionat i Herning var den britiske internationale top dommer Isobel Wessels en del af dommer teamet, hvor ekvipagerne blev professionelt dømt og informativt kommenteret under vejs overfor publikum.