Showtime FRH and Dorothee Schneider - photo credit: Lily Forado
Placed 9th with 73% tells a lot about the top level today
At today’s Grand Prix Special clipmyhorse co-commentator was international 5★ judge Christof Umbach. Many nice comments during the class and very interesting from the “judge” angle.
TSF Dalera BB - Unbalanced halt, power expressive diagonal, supple super crossing half pass left, power passage, strong extension, easy back and forwards, super half pass right, bit tense hind passage steps, good extension, tiny higher right hind passage, good extended walk, could show more freedom by shoulders, bit unbalanced collected walk, tense begin 1st piaffe, super sit and balance for 2nd piaffe, easy transitions, good into canter tiny tension, well balanced canter half passes, good 2 times, bit tense 1 times, power extended canter, super sit 1st pirouette, nice 1 times, top class 2nd pirouette, power long side, impressive final centerline. Passage to final step. NEW PERSONAL BEST
Showtime FRH - Superb halt (9,2), power diagonal expressive pure, nice flow go half pass left, WOW into passage, supple half pass right, WHAT AN EXPRESSIVE PASSAGE, super in and out, good extended walk, good collected walk, could show bit more activity 1st piaffe, bit nodding 2nd piaffe but steps at the spot, nice into canter, lack bit more uphill for canter half passes, error 2 times, need bit more uphill trend 1 times, good extended canter, WOW 1st pirouette, good 1 times, superb 2nd pirouette, power long side, lack bit more activity for final piaffe, super passage, nice halt.
Quantaz - Good halt, balanced diagonal with nice power, tiny unsteady moments in the contact half pass left, nice passage, bit on forehand extension, tiny contact disturb half pass right, small lack of beat extension, lovely balance for passage, short unbalanced extended walk, better collected walk, very nice 1st piaffe good out, nice 2nd piaffe active off the ground, super transitions, power into canter, good managed half passes, super 2 times, nice 1 times bit crop high, nice extended canter, bit volte like 1st pirouette, good 1 times, 2nd pirouette better, power long side, power final centerline until the final halt.
All H2R comments from today’s Grand Prix Special available at Horse2rider Facebook page.
Here you find the entire results.