Winner of CDI3 Grand Prix Special Salzburg today Isabell Werth with DSP Quantaz with 77,809%

DSP Quantaz with Isabell Werth - photo credit: EQWO,net / Petra Kerschbaum

DSP Quantaz with Isabell Werth - photo credit: EQWO,net / Petra Kerschbaum

Werth, Waldmann, Neumeyer and Merrald

Werth showed once again a winner performance with DSP Quantaz and today with same power and expressive performance but clearly more by his rider.

DSP Quantaz / Isabell Werth - Nice halt, expressive diagonal, nice uphill flow half pass left, lack clear flow into first passage transition, nice passage, nice transitions, good flow for extension, small adjust for half pass right, super nice passage with lovely suspension, nice transition to walk, bit limited extended walk tour, nice collected walk good 1st piaffe, bit tension 2nd piaffe and clearly pat from Werth, good transition to canter, lovely well balanced canter half passes, nice 2 times over full diagonal, good 1 times, power extended canter, well controlled pirouettes, error 1 times, bit stocked transition to trot, power extension, super nice final centerline, open halt.

Fiderdance / Lena Waldmann - Good halt, good extension bit running picture, good crossing active half pass left, good transition to passage, could show more push and lift for more expression, nice transition and super extension, better balance for half right lacking bit more bending, good passage/extensions, good into walk, nice relaxed extended walk, good collected walk, nice 1st piaffe and transition out, need a bit more foreward search for 2nd piaffe, good into canter, good canter half passes, good series, power risk extension, super nice 1st pirouette, bit swinging 1 times, tiny well balanced 2nd pirouette, power extended trot, good centerline, lack bit more go for piaffe, nice halt.

Placed 3rd today was another debut combination 13 year old Danish Warmblood gelding Zap Zap by Blue Hors Zack. / Leonardo II bred by Morten Thomsen and ridden by Austria Astrid Neumeyer. They showed a strong well managed test together.

Another successful debut test for 🇩🇰Danish Nanna Merrald with Atterupgaards Orthilia

Orthilia was fully focused together with a sharp Nanna Merrald showing another clean quality test today - their first ever Grand Prix Special test together.

“It´s been a great and successful experience together with Orthilia here in Austria. She is very easy to bring to a show, happy and relaxed in the stable. I’m also very thankful that my long time trainer Michael Søgaard was here to support me by the training and warm up - it means a world to me. I really feel motivated to join the next show together with Orthilia, tells Nanna.

Atterupgaards Orthilia with Nanna Merrald - photo credit: EQWO.net / Petra Kerschbaum

Atterupgaards Orthilia with Nanna Merrald - photo credit: EQWO.net / Petra Kerschbaum

Atterupgaards Orthilia / Nanna Merrald - Nice halt, light power diagonal, well balanced half pass left, good into passage, regular, good extensions and back again, nice half pass right, good into passage with smooth transitions, good extended walk lacking bit more active forward search, bit tense before piaffe, good 1st piaffe, good 2nd piaffe small disturb, lack bit final passage before transition to canter, good canter half passes, super nice 2 times, nice bit early finished 1 times, nice extended canter, good quality pirouettes bit big, nice 1 times, good into trot, nice extension long side, super nice final centerline.

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