Press Release
With a score of 76.54%, DSP Bing Bang (Bon Coeur x Quadroneur) and Kristine Moller secured the victory in the small final for seven-year-old horses at the Longines FEI/WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for Young Horses. The combination from Luxembourg was closely followed by L’Amore Per Sempre OLD (Livaldon x Alabaster) ridden by Santiago Damil, who scored 76.03% to claim the second position. The bronze medal went to Quinten Begijnhoeve (Heros Begijnhoeve x Ferro) ridden by Tommie Visser with a score of 74.06%.
"After enjoying a beautiful class, we had the pleasure of witnessing some very fine horses. Truly quality horses, although some of them had occasional difficulties with the exercises," shared jury member Monique Peutz after the small final. The seven-year-old DSP-bred Big Bang, owned by Jens Thorsen and bred by Dr. Frank Klakow, impressed significantly more today than during the qualification on Thursday. The gelding received an 8.5 for his canter and an 8.4 for his overall potential. Monique Peutz expressed great enthusiasm for the winner, saying, "Big Bang delivered an outstanding performance. Tremendous quality in all three gaits, and technically ready for this level. Clearly the winner for us."
Kristine Moller, the rider of Big Bang, also considers him a winner. She said, "I am super happy and very satisfied. This is only our third competition this year, and he still managed to deliver two very good tests. He doesn't want to make mistakes and always gives his best, which means a lot to me."
The second-place horse, bred by Martin Otten and owned by Damil Dressage, also received compliments from the jury, with a 9.3 for the trot and an 8.5 for potential. "What an elegant horse. A truly stunning mare, I would love to take her home," praised Monique. "However, with L’Amore Per Sempre, you can see that she still needs some assistance from her rider. We should consider that in the assessment, but she still possesses a lot of charisma, particularly in her strong trot."
The BWP stallion that finished in third place, bred and owned by Stoeterij Begijnhoeve, displayed promising elements in the test, resulting in an 8 for potential. "Quinten is a very big horse that still needs to gain some strength, but Tommie rode a beautiful test, harmonious. If he becomes even stronger, he will undoubtedly be a horse for the future."
Photo: Dirk Caresman