Strong comeback performance from Charlotte Dujardin with Imhotep
For today´s CDI4* Grand Prix at Windsor Horse Show Charlotte Dujardin was back at international level after giving birth to her daugther Isabella Rose two month ago. Her partner Dean and Isabella was of course also at Windsor cheering on mummy.
H2R comments during their test:
Nice halt, good power diagonal,supple huge crossing half pass right, nice transition and nice balance left, super nice halt good rein back, well balanced diagonal, nice into passage, good passage, easy into piaffe with huge sit, easy transition out, good extended walk, nice active collected walk, nice into passage at M, good passage, small lack of impulsion into piaffe, good piaffe and good transition out, nice into canter, nice big 2 times, uphill power extended canter nice back before change, good zigzag, good 1 times, super sit quality and balance 1st pirouette, (8,2), even better with more control for 2nd pirouette(8,4), good into trot, nice diagonal balanced, good passage, easy in and out of active piaffe, nice final passage, super halt. 77,261%
Clearly stronger and more settled with good frame.
Placed 2nd was 17 year old mare Classic Briolinca with Gareth Hughes with 75,435% - smooth presentation, but you get the impression that for the extensions the test becomes somewhat conservative.
Good halt, well balanced diagonal, nice flow and go for both half passes, bit early good halt with nice rein back, tiny unbalance for diagonal, smooth into passage, super in and out of lovely piaffe at the spot, super passage, extended walk bit short/tense, nice collected walk, good into passage, nice piaffe, good transitions, nice into canter, nice 2 times, good extended canter not high risk, good zigzag, good 1 times lack bit more suppleness, good control and balance for both pirouettes, good into trot, bit limited diagonal tiny bit unbalanced, nice into passage, good final piaffe and easy transitions, bit tense final halt.
Here you find the entire results.