Second part again with best performance from a German combination. Hubertus Schmidt and the Trakehner stallion Imperio topped the 2nd part with a not very impressive score of 71,371%. Starting with a big disturb at the diagonal for the extended trot with clearly off the bit. Today´s piaffe tours were all very limited as they were all lacking activity. Canter pirouettes are lacking more sit and balance on the hind quaters. Not really the same power and expression as we´ve seen them before.
Unfortunately tensions ones again took over for the lovely combination Buriel K.H. with Swedish Juliette Ramel in the saddle. Scoring just 63,229% it looks like they´ve put themselves in a difficult situation for a team spot for the Europeans.
Spanish Jordi Domingo Coll and his 10 yr old Mango Statesman showed themselves in a good way. Mango is still lacking the routine and last strength for the demanding Grand Prix, but nice flow without pressure.
Experienced Smeyers Molberg and Marcela Krinke-Susmelj did not show their best test. The big Deutsche Bank arena and atmospfere is still affecting the 16 yr old Michellino son for some parts of today´s test.
Danish Anders Dahl and his Olympic partner Selten HW were not really in the mood for the piaffe tours today, or Selten wasn´t. All 3 piaffe tours became quite limited with lack of energy and flow. The over all picture for the trot tour was smooth with go. Small unbalance from collected walk into passage, and small disturb in the subsequent passage tour. Super two times, a single small change hind by zig-zag canter, and again a single small change hind by one times. Well balanced canter pirouettes. Total score of 68,886%.
American Casey Perry-Glass and her Danish Warmblood Gørklintgårds Dublet had a very unfortunate blow going towards the first canter pirouette, where Dublet makes transition to trot and just keep un troting. Casey just makes a turn without trying to do the pirouette, but then just starts in canter again and continues towards the flying change at X and the next pirouette.