The spring weather is still very much on and off and with even earlier start of the outdoor season with Festival 4 Dressage also offers a bit of everything for the combinations at start this weekend in Aachen.
The beautiful main arena just gives a very special atmosphere, as so many highlights of the sport has been captured at Deutsche Bank stadium.
Thursday with CDI4 Grand Prix
Winner Matthias Rath with 10 year old stallion Destacado FRH, showed a well balance trot tour with supple half passes and nice extensions, the walk tour is super but could show a bit more let go, nice passage but piaffe tours are lacking bit more power and sit, strong canter tour with a bit unbalanced 1st pirouette. 73,913%.
Patrik Kittel with Forever Young showed a strong performance without any technical issues. The half pass left was lacking bit more clear balance, the extended walk lacking bit more balance and relaxation over the back and flow, while the transition to canter became somewhat unbalanced. 73.326%
Fabienne Valencia AS and Fabienne Müller-Lutkemeier is back at competition after her 2nd baby break. Super smooth and very expressive trot tour, walk tour missing bit more balance, for the zigzag there´s creeping in an counting error and parallel hind for the final change and 1 change hind with parallel for the one times. A few unbalanced moments, but still lot of expression for passage tours with nice transitions in and out of active piaffe tours. 72,783%
Maybe Malin with Valbonne was dreaming about an indoor event instead of the rainy outdoor conditions. Right after the break the sun was shining for Fabienne and Valencia AS.
Here you find the entire results from CDI4 GP for GPS.
