Nanna Merrald and Blue Hors Zepter ready for international debut together at World Cup Basel

Daniel Bachmann Andersen with Blue Hors Zepter at Danish national Championships 2018 - photo: H2R

The 15-year old Oldenburg gelding Blue Hors Zack/Wolkentanz II is now ready to enter the international scene with Danish Nanna Merrald in the saddle for the World Cup in Basel next weekend.

Blue Hors Zepter is educated and produced by Daniel Bachmann Andersen. They made their international debut back in autumn 2017, and had a great season in 2018 with top placements in both Stuttgart and Frankfurt.

When Daniel left Blue Hors to go independent, Zepter was moved to Helgstrand to get sold, but without success. Zepter returned to Blue Hors and after nearly 1,5 year without doing any competitions Zepter was back for a single international event with Blue Hors rider Cristian Tudela Ruiz in july 2021. At the beginning of 2022 Zepter ones again left Blue Hors, this time to go to Patrik Kittel, but a sale never became reality. In the meantime Kittel competed him successfully for half a year until Zepter again returned to Blue Hors, where he this summer for a few month was schoolmaster for young Kristian Würtz Green.

After Kristian left Blue Hors Nanna took over the ride, and as she has already proven her top skills taking over all the former horses successfully, she will for sure also be ready to show Blue Hors Zepter.

Blue Hors Zepter replaces Atterupgaards Orthilia as she was originally at the entry list for Basel.