36 dressage horses are ready for the up-coming Excellent Dressage Sales
About half of the collection are educated horses, but from the presentation videos, there are only a few interesting young prospect for the future.
See the entire collection here.
Vesterdams Vevalentino nyklippet og klar til Herning - photo credit: Michelle Matheisen
Et kig ned over listen med de nye godkendte hingste fra kåringen i Herning levner ikke meget plads til "nye ansigter". Alligevel sniger der sig et par ukendte navne ind på listen over ejere af hingste som gik gennem nåletøjet, og som lige nu er i gang med 10-dages testen hos Torben Frandsen.
20-årige Michelle Mathiesen er et af de "nye navne". Hun ejer af den 3-årige hingst Vesterdams Vevalentino e. Blue Hors Veneziano/Weltjunge/Crelido, avlet af Stutteri Vesterdam v. Erik Faber i Brande.
Historien om Vesterdams Vevalentino starter egentlig helt for 7 år siden. Dengang var den blot 13-årige Michelle Mathiesen bare en flittig ridepige som brugte al sin fritid i stalden hos Stutteri Vesterdam i Brande, og efter mange timers hestearbejde havde hun endelig sparret sammen til sin egen hest, en 3 års hoppe Vesterdams Asmaya RDH e. Weltjunge/Crelido. Desværre satte en gaffelbåndsskade en stopper for de dressurmæssige drømme for Michelle sammen med Asmaya, og istedet flyttede Asmaya tilbage til Stutteri Vesterdam for at være avlshoppe.
Aftalen blev bl.a. at Stutteri Vesterdam måtte trække et føl på Asmaya, og hingstevalget blev en fælles beslutning mellem Helle og Erik Faber fra Stutteri Vesterdam og Michelle. Allerede fra første færd viste det unge hingsteføl kvaliteter, og da Michelle fra dag 1 havde været i stalden for at følge med var det jo som hun fortæller allerede hendes føl, dog gik der lige 3 månederne inden tingene faldt helt på plads og Michelle var endelig ejer af hingsteføllet.
Hele Vevalentino´s opvækst har været sammen med kammerater og masser af fold tid. Som 2 års var Michelle inviteret til Blue Hors for at vise ham frem, og der gik det for alvor op for hende at han nok havde hingste kvaliteter, idet beskeden fra Blue Hors var klar og tydelig: "Han bliver helt sikkert udtaget fra forbesigtigelsen, og bliver også godkendt i Herning".
Så frem mod forbesigtigelsen på Vilhelmsborg satte Michelle den unge hingst i gang med let longe træning, idet hun vidste at selve forbesigtigelsen indeholdte mønstring og longering, og iøvrigt ikke kendte noget til det at skullle fremstille en hingst. Hele vejen igennem har det super temperament på den unge hingst været en kæmpe fordel, fortæller Michelle. Den spændende dag på Vilhelmsborg var bare et skridt på vejen, og Michelle kunne vende hjem med en unghingst som var klar til Herning. Bagefter kan Michelle bare smile over erfaringen og succesen på Vilhelmsborg, da Vevalentino bl.a. var den eneste hingst som ikke var klippet til lejligheden. Så stod den på et par måneders fri igen, inden forberedelserne frem mod Herning.
I januar valgte Michelle at Vevalentino skulle tilrides, og da hun allerede selv havde stor erfaring fra sit tidligere fritidsjob hos Stutteri Vesterdam med tilridning af de unge heste, var recepten klar. 10 minutters longering, far i enden af longen og gav et ben, travede et par runder i longen og efter red hun frit på Vevalentino - det var første gang i sadlen. Næste gang var ugen efter hvor Michelle selv satte foden i bøjlen og red afsted. 10. gang i sadlen var på tur med farmand ved siden, og derefter trav og galop frit på den nærliggende mark.
Til daglig er Michelle 2. års beriderelev hos Kim Andersen på Brande Sportsrideklub, der også har været behjælpelig med de sidste detaljer inden Herning. Når 10-dages testen forhåbentlig er veloverstået på torsdag, er det planen at Vesterdams Vevalentino skal stationeres hos Lars Fedder i bedækningssæsonen, da han også har været Michelle behjælpelig med heste i læretiden.
Dorothee Schneider er en travl og særdeles flittig dame. Til dagligt sidder hun på mindst 10 heste, heraf også en del unge fortalte hun under sit ophold i Herning. Så derfor var hun også at finde til weekendens nationale stævne i Adamstal med den 7-årige De Valier e. Desperados / Weltmeyer som hun vandt S-klassen på med 70,85%. (video nederst)
Træningen af Sezuan
På en almindelig uge sidder Dorothee Schneider 4 gange i sadlen på Sezuan. Hun tager typisk kørerturen på de 180 km fra sit hjem til Gestüt Peterhof mandag eftermiddag, hvor hun så rider Sezuan når hun ankommer, har et par ryttere på Peterhof som hun underviser, overnatter og rider så Sezuan igen fra morgenstunden og kører derefter hjem. Samme rutine gentager sig om torsdagen. Og som Dorothee udtrykker det, så fungere den træningsmængde og intensitet super godt med Sezuan pt.
Dorothee Schneider is a busy and highly diligent lady. On a daily basis, she is at least in the saddle of 10 horses, including some youngster as she told when recently visited Herning Horse Show as a guest rider. So that´s why she was also at start at this weekend's national event at Adamstal with the 7-year-old De Valier by Desperados / Weltmeyer as she won the S-class with 70.85%.
The training of Sezuan
On a normal week Dorothee Schneider is in the saddle of the trible Danish Warmblood Young Horse World Champion stallion Sezuan 4 times. On monday´s Dorothee drives 180 kilometers from her home to Gestüt Peterhof in the afternoon, where she rides Sezuan when she arrives, a often giving lesson to a few riders at Peterhof, stays overnight so that she can ride Sezuan again in the morning, and then she drives home again. Same routine repeats on Thursdays. and as Dorothee tells this fits super well with Sezuan, as he is also very busy being a successful breeding stallion.
5 års, 6 års og 7 års heste gør klar til UVM
De bedste 15 i hver årgang fra Pavo cup går videre til mellemrunden, mens de 15 bedst fra hver årgang fra nedenstående kvalifikationsstævner også er klar til mellemrunden.
Mellemrunden finder sted 16. og 17. juni 2017, Etten Leur.
mens den endelige udtagelse er:
13 juli 2017, Ermelo - FEI Preliminary Dressage Test
15 juli 2017, Ermelo - FEI Final Dressage Test
5 yr old, 6 yr old and 7 yr old horses getting ready for World Championship in Ermelo
The 15 best from each year from Pavo cup are ready for 2nd round, while 15 best from each year from qualifikations events here below are also ready for 2nd round.
2nd round is 16th and 17th June 2017, Etten Leur.
While the final selection is:
13 juli 2017, Ermelo - FEI Preliminary Dressage Test
15 juli 2017, Ermelo - FEI Final Dressage Test
25. marts med Hannoveraner auktion i Verden
Stor kollektion med mange almindelige heste og blandt ridehestene er der nok ingen tvivl om at katalog nr. 1 vil løbe med den højeste auktionspris.
Generelt virker føllene lidt knap i rammerne, men kan jo naturligvis godt skyldes at det endnu er meget tidligt på sæsonen og at føllene naturligvis er meget unge.
Se hele kollektionen her.
March 25 with Hanoverian auction in Verden
Huge collection with many ordinary horses and among the riding horses there is probably no doubt that catalog no. 1 will get the highest auction price.
In general the foals seems a bit limited size and frame wise, but it is of course still very early in the season and the foals are still very young.
See the entire collection here.
Sportsrideklubben Aalborg (SAO) afholder for tredje år internationalt dressurstævne på Finstrupgaard, og det udvides i år med alle aldersgrupper. Stævnet er et af de få internationale stævner i Danmark, der planlægges og gennemføres udelukkende af frivillige hjælpere, som vil gøre alt for at stævnet igen i år bliver en succes.
Nordic Baltic Championship 2015 var startskuddet og 2016 var det et CDI3* for seniorer kombineret med et nationalt B stævne for heste. Mange af de unge ryttere, der var med i 2015 har ytret ønske om igen at ride internationalt i Aalborg. De to foregående års stævner har fået mange roser fra ryttere, officials, presse m.m. og sidste år fik klubben renoveret konkurrencebanen som rytterne var super glade for at ride på. Derfor har klubben har taget springet og udvidet stævnet, så her i år er CDI stævnet åbent for pony-, junior- , ung-, U25- og seniorryttere. Sideløbende afholdes et nationalt B stævne for heste, hvilket har vist sig at være en god idé, da en del ryttere fra vore nabolande allerede har tilmeldt sig B stævnet, så de sideløbende med at konkurrere ved CDI stævnet kan medbringe de unge heste og lade dem få noget stævneerfaring. SAO har mødt stor opbakning til at afholde dette stævne fra både DRF og FEI, så der nu er lavet aftale om at afholde stævnet efter samme koncept med samme termin i 2017, 2018 og 2019.
Planlægningen har stået på i flere måneder og proportionerne for B stævnet er allerede godkendt og kan ses på DRF Go!. Schedules for CDI stævnet er lige på trapperne og forventes offentliggjort i uge 12. Aftalerne med de internationale dressurdommere er for længst på plads og i år er det blandt andet lykkedes at få de to 5* dommere Susanne Baarup Christensen fra Danmark og Eduard de Wolff van Westerrode fra Holland til at dømme.
Stævnet afholdes i St. Bededagsferien, hvor CDI3* og CDIU25 starter torsdag d. 11. maj og CDIP, CDIJ, CDIY og B stævnet starter d. 12. maj. Det hele kulminerer med kürklasser lørdag og søndag. Der vil være gratis adgang til stævnet alle dage.
Det er lykkedes at lave en rigtig god aftale med ZibraSport, som vil tilbyde streaming fra stævnet alle dage, så har man ikke mulighed for at overvære stævnet kan konkurrencerne følges her.
Som bekendt er det ikke muligt at afholde internationale stævner uden støtte fra sponsorer. Allerede nu har klubben tilsagn fra mange af de kendte støtter, men håber andre har lyst til at være med til at støtte stævnet, så der også fremadrettet kan afholdes internationale stævner på Finstrupgaard. Klubben vil også meget gerne have hjælp fra frivillige udenfor klubben og håber forældre og andre interesserede vil melde sig som hjælpere.
Stævnet har selvfølgelig sin egen hjemmeside www.AalborgDressageEvent.dk hvor der allerede nu kan findes en masse information.
2017 championaterne med programridning for 4 års heste, 7 års championat og ingen mellemrunde
Nyt spændende koncept for årets dressurchampionater er klar
10/6 - 11/6 D9 Billund Sportsrideklub (med 7 års)
17/6 - 18/6 D4 Ringsted Sportsrideklub (med 7 års)
12/8 - 13/8 D7 Bogø Rideklub (med 7 års)
26/8 - 27/8 D12 Danish Derby
2/9 - 3/9 D2 Frederiksværk Rideklub
16/9-17/9 D14 Sportsrideklubben Aalborg
Testridning, international CDI3 og galla show
Med et veloverstået Unghestechampionat og med gæsterytter Dorothee Schneider i sadlen på i alt 25 unge heste, er det tid til at kigge lidt tilbage på begivenheden, og ikke mindst hvordan verdens pt. nr. 3 valgte at teste de bedste 5 års DV heste i Herning i år.
Dorothee Schneider havde helliget sig hele ugen i Herning, hvilket mere præcist ville sige fra onsdag eftermiddag til søndag aften.
Selv ankom Dorothee med ruteflyet til Billund fra Frankfurt onsdag eftermiddag, mens hun havde sendt hendes internationale Grand Prix hest Sammy Davis Jr med sin mand og sin hestepasser.
En tur på 900 km med transporten fra Frankfurt til Herning, hvor der blev gjort ophold over natten i Hamburg hos Johnny Hilberath, inden den sidste del til Herning blev tilbagelagt. Allerede onsdag eftermiddag ankom Sezuan sammen med Michael Schmidt som er daglig leder på Gestüt Peterhof med ansvar for hingstene, + Sezuans faste groom og en chauffør.
Det blev til en kort træning på begge hestene i Boxen - med mere end almindelig fyldt 20x60 bane, idet alle springrytterne også var i gang med deres træning, dog uden at det påvirkede de to dressurheste, som iøvrigt begge var friske og kække efter den lange rejse.
Senere onsdag aften stod den på første del af unghestechampionatet, hvor ekvipagerne var 3 af gangen på banen. Her havde Dorothee taget plads på tilskuerpladserne, hvor hun løbende sammen med sin mand skrev kommentarer ned om hver enkelt hest. En lang aften, men bestemt en top engageret testrytter som fulgte skarpt med på hver enkelt hest, og hvor hun indimellem ikke var helt enig i pointgivningen med dommerpanelet.
Torsdagen var med programridning for hestene i unghestechampionatet. Her var Dorothee endnu engang klar til at se alle ekvipagerne, og notere under vejs. Det betød at da førstedagen til testridningen oprandt, havde Dorothee Schneider lavet sit eget lille "huskekort" på hver enkelt hest, som hun hurtigt kunne kaste et blik på både før og efter hun havde været i sadlen.
Under vejs når Dorothee var i sadlen, var H2R´s opgave bl.a. at prøve at fange essensen af hendes kommentarer og notere dem på pointskemaet. Samtidig var kommentarerne også støttesnor for Dorothee når hun igen var stået af, hvor H2R kort resumerede overfor Dorothee hvad hun løbende havde sagt om hesten overfor publikum. På den måde kunne hun bedre danne sig et overblik inden den endelige karaktergivning. (Iøvrigt samme fremgangsmåde som de foregående år med både Carl Hester og Charlotte Dujardin).
Selve afviklingen af unghestechampionatet med de 3 forskellige "steps", synes Dorothee fungerede rigtig godt. Det gav hende super mulighed for at se hestene på forskellig vis, og samtidig kunne de unge heste også vænne sig bedst mulig til atmosfæren.
På den efterfølgende snak med pressen, var det en særdeles tilfreds Dorothee Schneider som tydelig udtrykte begejstring for at være tilbage i Herning. For 10 år siden var hun i Herning med trakehnerhingsten Kaiserkult, hvor oplevelsen ikke var specielt positiv, så hun havde ikke høje forventninger til at komme tilbage. Men super baner, gode forhold for hestene, fantastisk arena med god atmosfære hvor tilskuerne ikke er for tæt på ekvipagerne - så en ovenud positiv oplevelse, hvor hun nu glæder sig til World Cup i de samme omgivelser, og samtidig fortalte hun også at hun selvfølgelig ville promovere stedet overfor de tyske ekvipager. Iøvrigt havde Dorothee allerede været i kontakt med den tyske landstræner Monica Theodurescu efter Grand Prix sejren om fredagen, og dermed fortalt om Herning.
En mindre håndfuld af hestene i toppen af feltet mente Dorothee var rigtig spændende for fremtiden. Om vinderen Zancor med Betina Jæger havde Dorothee naturligvis bemærket den spændte skridt på 1. dag, men samtidig også de store kvaliteter i grundgangarterne som han fik vist flot i programmet, inklusiv en afspændt skridt, også selvom han var træt på finaledagen.
Om Atterupgaards Botticelli med Selina Vittinghus sagde Dorothee at hun havde ham hele tiden fint fremme til begge tøjler med en let kontakt, hele tiden motiveret og foran hjælperne, også selvom hun skulle hjælpe ham lidt i galoppen for at få lidt mere rummelighed. En hest som Dorothee havde set udvikle sig og spænde mere og mere af over dagene, så hun på finaledagen kunne ride ham frem og op, og få den ønskede respons. Også i overgangene havde Dorothee tydelig fornemmelsen af at Botticelli kom fint tilbage og tog vægt på bagbenene. En hest der gav en skøn fornemmelse som Dorothee udtrykte det.
Placeret som nr. 3 Lærke Stensvang med Sanne Henningsen fik titlen som "Gladeste Hest", da Dorothee hele tiden havde fornemmelse af at hoppen var med sin rytter og fokuseret på opgaven, på en let og ubesværet måde. Lærke var den hest som over de 3 dage havde udvist mest konstante præstation. Dorothee synes at hoppen endnu manglede lidt styrke for at kunne tage sin rytter helt med sig i arbejdstraven, hvorimod øgningerne var med god fornemmelse, stor jordvindende galop og stor skridt hele tiden til en konstant kontakt - en rigtig god hest, også med henblik på fremtidig uddannelse, sagde Dorothee Schneider.
Det første som Dorothee stræber efter hos den unge hest er ligeudretning, og at den er lige på tøjlen og svare frem for begge schenkler med en let kontakt. Alle heste har en stærk og en svag side, ind til det er på plads er hesten ikke i stand til at arbejde korrekt fra bagbenene op gennem ryggen ud tll biddet i balance, og først der fra er hesten i stand til at tage imod den samlende hjælp. Hesten skal have godt temperament, for det er vigtigt den vil arbejde sammen med sin rytter, fortalte Dorothee Schneider.
Til spørgsmålet om vi får Dorothee Schneiders OL hest Showtime at se i Herning til World Cup var Dorothees svar med stort smil "det håber jeg", men lige nu er det EM i Sverige som står højest på listen for 2017 sæsonen, fortalte Dorothee.
Dorothee fortalte efterfølgende at hun synes at hele Herning Horse Show var super velorganiseret - også til galla showet med general prøve, hvor hun fik mulighed for at test lys, lyd og det hele taget mærke show atmosfæren sammen med Sezuan, som iøvrigt hverken tog notits af showet eller de foregående haflingere med bobslæder spændt efter - super cool hingst. Og med 7.000 mennesker på tilskuerpladserne var der en fantastisk atmosfære hvor man kunne nyde showet, også selvom man var en del af det, sagde Dorothee.
Det er lige nu planen at 8-årige Sezuan og Dorothee gør klar til den prestige fyldte Nürnberger Burg-Pokal kvalifikation i Hagen som er sidste weekend i april, og måske yderligere et par internationale lille-turs starter i løbet af året.
Huge field of participants for the new event at Medina Sedonia in Cadiz
Mainly Spanish riders, a few Portuguese and a couple of German riders will participate.
A huge program from pony to Grand Prix, at both national and international level, with among others three 5* judges Danish Hans-Christian Matthiesen, Dutch Francis Veerbek van Rooy and Mexican Maribel Alonso de Quinzaños.
Unfortunately the warm Spanish spring weather will not really be ready yet for the competition week.
84,890% win for Minderhoud and Flirt on home soil - best preparation for the up-coming final at Omaha.
See the entire results here.
Travle Herning dage er veloverstået
De to 5-årige sports- og avlshingste Hesselhøj Donkey Boy og Romeo som begge er kåret i DV og HANN og ejet af Kristin Andresen, har Sophie og Jan Christensen på Noagård det sportlige ansvar for, mens avlsdelen med tapning af hingstene har været varetaget af Katrinelund på Mors.
"Udfordringen" omkring at have hingstene både i sporten og avlen, med optimale forhold for både hest og rytter er nu løst, idet Sophie og Jan har bygget nye EU faciliteter. Og som Sophie fortæller, så var parret nu klar til at prøve kræfter med den del også.
"Størstedelen af byggeriet/ombygningen har vi selv stået for. En afdeling til hingstene der fungerer som en karantæne stald med alt der hører til det. Egen fold, egen mødding, eget sadelrum, laboratorie, rengøringsrum, tapperum mm. Dyrlæge Linus Camitz hjælper med tapning og forsendelse. Katrinelund står for al kundekontakt."
Lige nu er præmiehingsten Orion e. Blue Hors Olymbrio / Landtinus, avlet af Lisbeth B. Andersen og ejet af Nanna Merrald til 10-dages test. Hingsten var også klargjort til kåringen af Sophie og Jan Christensen.
Busy Herning days successfully completed
The two 5-year-old sport and breeding stallions Hesselhøj Donkey Boy and Romeo both licensed for Danish Warmblood and HANN and owned by Kristin Andresen, are stabled at Sophie and Jan Christensen at Noagård, as they are responsible for the education and sports career, while for the breeding part with collection of semen Katrinelund, Mors in Jutland has been responsible.
"The challenges" about having stallions for both sport and breeding, with optimum conditions for both horse and rider are now solved, as Sophie and Jan have built new EU facilities. And as Sophie says, they were now also ready to try out this new challenge.
"The majority of the new construction / reconstruction we have done by ourselves. A seperat department for the stallions which also is a quarantine barn with everything that belongs to it. Own paddock, own manure, own tack room, laboratory, cleaning rooms ect. Veterinarian Linus Camitz helps about collecting the semen and shipping. Katrinelund is still responsible for all customer contact."
Right now is the newly named premium stallion Orion by Blue Hors Olymbrio / Landtinus, bred by Lisbeth B. Andersen and owned by Nanna Merrald at Danish Warmblood 10-days test. The stallion was also prepared for the licensing by Sophie and Jan Christensen.
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Watching the final ring at the approval of the 4-year-old and older stallions gave a clear picture that the cream had been skimmed. The stallions were not big in numbers but the quality was exquisite
At the Danish Warmblood stallion licensing all approved stallions were presented in hand in the major arena Boxen for the judges to appoint the champions among the 4-year-old and older stallions.
All four 4-year-old dressage stallions were German bred and all four of them presented by Helgstrand Dressage. The impressive stallion Revolution will stand out of the crowd at any licensing, and so he did in Herning where the audience applauded the stallion enthusiastically. Revolution won the Danish stallion performance test last November where he achieved nothing less than seven times 10. The judges announced that if anyone has difficulties in understanding the term “uphill” when used about a horse’s gaits then they only need to watch Revolution in canter. – He is a fascinating stallion and stands in a league of his own. At the performance test, he showed a very positive attitude and great willingness to work for the rider. We look forward to observing his further development, the licensing committee stated.
5-year-old Hove’s Terminator was awarded the Aage Ravn Challenge Trophy as the best Danish bred dressage stallion with an approved performance test result.
4-year old dressage stallions
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Remaining approved stallions
Dressage stallions aged 5 years and older
DRESSAGE STALLIONS
The Danish Warmblood collection of 30 young stallions approved for testing consists of 12 show jumping and 18 dressage colts
At the Danish Warmblood stallion licensing in Herning a remarkably good collection of 30 young stallions were admitted to the 10-day-test aiming to get breeding approval for 2017.
The 12 show jumping stallions and 18 dressage stallions were presented for the audience and the judges today in Boxen where the judges were to appoint the best of the year with the label premium stallion. This distinction was assigned to ten stallions – five show jumping and five dressage colts.
Premium stallions
Remaining approved stallions
Masterful Minderhoud wins last leg in ’s-Hertogenbosch
Reigning champion, Hans Peter Minderhoud, produced a sensational personal-best performance with Glock’s Flirt to win the ninth and last qualifying leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Western European League on home turf in ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands today. Presenting a sparkling new floorplan, the pair broke the extraordinary run of Germany’s Isabell Werth who had been unbeatable on her previous five outings in this hotly-contested series, but who had to settle for runner-up spot today with Emilio. In third was Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl for whom impending motherhood seems to have simply raised her level of excellence as she steered Zaire-E through a fabulous test.
And on a day when those last few qualifying slots for the Final in Omaha, Nebraska (USA) at the end of the month were decided, 2010 World Cup champion Edward Gal booked his ticket when fourth with Glock’s Voice. He lies ninth on the Western European League table from which the top nine make the cut.
Von Bredow-Werndl’s (31) inspired ride, showing lightness, elegance and great connectivity, put a score of 80.165 on the board with just three more of the 15 starters left to go. But when Werth (47) posted 83.300 despite two mistakes from her Gothenburg winner Emilio, it seemed she just might make it a magnificent six successes from six starts this season. Second-last into the arena, Ireland’s Judy Reynolds and Vancouver K had an unsettled start to finish sixth in the final analysis. But, last to go, Minderhoud (43) and Glock’s Flirt just seemed to be in their element as clean, soft movements and the easiest of transitions earned the winning mark of 84.890. The knowledgeable crowd in the Brabanthalle at ’s-Hertogenbosch recognised the winning ride, giving the Dutch pair a standing ovation even before the score was announced.
“This was my highest ever Freestyle mark, and my best test ever too!” said the delighted Dutchman who posted 82.357 to claim the 2016 FEI World Cup™ Dressage title in Gothenburg (SWE) 12 months ago. This new floorplan was specifically designed for Flirt, “and I was waiting all day to show it off!” the double-Olympian said. “The combination of movements really make this test just right for him - before we used a Freestyle belonging to Glock’s Tango, but this is so much better!” said the rider who is now aiming for a double of FEI World Cup™ Dressage titles in three weeks’ time.
He has no illusions about what lies ahead of him, but today’s result has given him a big confidence-boost. “It’s going to be a really tough job to win again because the line-up is even betterthan last year, but my horse is in great form, and I’m definitely going for a place on the podium!!” Minderhoud said.
Result: 1, Glock’s Flirt (Hans Peter Minderhoud) NED 84.890; 2, Emilio 107 (Isabell Werth) GER 83.300; 3, Zaire-E (Jessica von Bredow-Werndl) GER 80.265; 4, Glock’s Voice (Edward Gal) NED 78.520; 5, Tiamo (Jorinde Verwimp) BEL 78.145; 6, Vancouver K (Judy Reynolds) IRL 77.870; 7, D’Agostino FRH (Fabienne Lutkemeier) GER 76.690; 8. Wynton (Madeleine Witte-Vrees) NED 76.420; 9, Foco Loco W (Borja Carrascosa) ESP 74.955; 10. Thriller (Katja Gevers) NED 73.405; 11, Dabanos d’O4 (Jeanette Haazen) NED 72.895; 12, Bono (Seth Boschman) NED 71.965; 13, Xama Dos Pinhais (Joao Victor Oliva) BRA 70.340; 14, Amorak (Stephanie Brieussel) FRA 70.120; 15, After You (Ludovic Henry) FRA 69.520.
Detailed result here
Facts and Figures:
The Brabanthallen in ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands was the venue for the ninth and last leg of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Western European League today.
The FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Final will be held in Omaha, Nebraska (USA) from 29 March to 2 April.
15 horse-and-rider combinations from 7 countries competed today.
The panel of judges consisted of: At E, Dietrich Plewa (GER); At H, Isobel Wessels (GBR); At C, Mariette Sanders van Gansewinkel (NED); At M, Jacques van Daele (BEL); At B, Annette Fransen-Iacobaeus (SWE).
During the interval in the competition there was an emotional retirement ceremony for Parzival, the 20-year-old gelding ridden by The Netherlands’ Adelinde Cornelissen to claim the FEI World Cup™ Dressage titles in Leipzig (GER) in 2011 and ’s-Hertogenbosch (NED) in 2012 during their long and successful career together.
Today’s winners were the reigning FEI World Cup™ Dressage champions Hans Peter Minderhoud and Glock’s Flirt from The Netherlands.
Quotes:
Hans Peter Minderhoud NED (1st): “When we put this floorplan together I showed a video to some friends and everyone said it looked really good. Today Flirt felt great in the warm-up and I knew I was in with a chance when I was the last to go and Isabell had made some mistakes!”
Isabell Werth GER (2nd): “I was really happy with my horse, he was in super shape especially in the Grand Prix. Unfortunately in the Freestyle there were mistakes in the extended trot and the two tempis but the horse was always focused. Emilio still needs to grow up a bit with the Freestyle but I was very pleased with him.”
Jessica von Bredow-Werndl GER (3rd): “This was the best feeling - I really enjoyed this today! For sure I will compete in Omaha with Unee BB but after that I will be taking a small break because I’m having a baby!”
Mariette Sanders van Gansewinkel (NED) President of Ground Jury: “We had excellent sport and this was really great entertainment today. Many of the judges said they had goose-bumps when Hans Peter was doing his test!”
Standings following Round 9 of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016/2017 Western European League in ’s-Hertogenbosch (NED):
1. Isabell Werth GER - 80
2. Jessica von Bredow-Werndl GER - 62
3. Judy Reynolds IRL - 57
4. Kirsty Oakley AUS - 55
5. Carl Hester GBR - 54
5. Fabienne Lutkemeier GER - 54
5. Marcela Krinke Susmelj SUI - 54
8. Madeleine Witte-Vrees NED - 51
9. Edward Gal NED - 45
10. Patrik Kittel SWE - 44
Full standings here
Sezuan has placed Danish Warmblood on the world map
Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte’s Challenge Trophy was awarded to the The Danish Warmblood stallion Sezuan this year. The stallion’s German owners had come all the way to Herning, Denmark to receive this special award which is always handed over as part of the gala show on Saturday night during the National Stallion Show & Herning Horse Show.
Since his first appearance as 3-year-old at the Danish Warmblood stallion licensing in Herning Sezuan by Blue Hors Zack/Blue Hors Don Schufro has made the headlines. The now 8-year-old stallion, bred by Linette Jæger, has not only been the best dressage stallion of his year group in Danish Warmblood but also the topnotch far beyond the Danish borders.
Sezuan has been conceived at Andreas Helgstrand who then sold the pregnant mare and bought back the black colt foal. As a 4-year-old he sold to the German couple Arlette Jasper-Kohl and professor Edwin Kohl who have entrusted the German dressage rider Dorothee Schneider to train the talented stallion. This cooperation has produced outstanding results, and Sezuan is now the first and so far only horse in the world to have won the world championships for young dressage horses three times: at the age of 5, 6 and 7 years.
Hence, Sezuan has contributed to put Danish Warmblod in focus as one of the leading studbooks in the world.
Dorothee Schneider who was also the test rider in the young horse championships in Herning had brought along Sezuan to the stallion licensing in order to participate in the magical gala show accompanied by the Danish singer Julie Berthelsen.
During the Herning Horse Shows days H2R is kind of busy on location, and therefor you will mainly find ALL news via Twitter.
Next week will of course be with a kind of summary from the days.
Keep up with H2R on Twitter and Instagram.
I aften kl. 18.00 starter 1. del af årets unghestechampionat
Med det nye format er førstedagen alene gangartsbedømmelse med 3 ekvipager på banen af gangen, og samtidig også en slags familiarisation, inden det går løs med programridningen i morgen torsdag.
Desværre live streames aftenens 1. del af unghestechampionatet ikke, men følg med via H2R twitter, her vil du kunne fange op på lidt løbende kommentarer om de enkelt heste.
Husk du kan sagtens følge med selvom du ikke selv er på TWITTER - KLIK på billedet herunder og følg løbende med.
Se start listen her.
Tonight at. 18:00 the first part of this year's Danish Warmblood Young Horse Championships will start.
With the new format is the first day with just showing basic gaits with 3 combinations in the arena at the same time, while this is also meant as a kind of familiarization, as day 2 Thursday will be with individual 5 yr old test riding. Before test rider Dorothee Schneider will do testing Saturday and Sundag.
Unfortunately there will not be live streaming from tonight's first part of the championship for young horses, but you can follow H2R via twitter to be able to catch up on some ongoing comments about the individual horses.
Remember you can easily keep up even when your not on TWITTER yourself - CLICK at the image below for the link.
See start list here.
H2R eye caught this post on Facebook yesterday 6 March and found it very helpful but also scary, and a huge reminder to be very attentive when making any wire transfers.
Rebecca Rigdon posted:
"I wrote this article about my resent experience of purchasing horses in Europe. I think it's very important for everyone to read and PLEASE share this nightmare with others so it doesn't happen to them!
PLEASE READ IF YOU EVER PURCHASE HORSES OVER SEAS VIA WIRE TRANSFER:
It is my responsibility to share my recent experience in making a wire transfer for myself, as well as my client while purchasing horses in Holland. My solo horse shopping trip to our friend’s stable in Amsterdam seemingly went along without a hitch. We looked at 60+ horses, found two that I absolutely fell in love with, and came home 72 hours later on cloud nine. Once the decision was made to purchase the two horses, I spoke on the phone to our good friend and agent that some of you know, Egbert Kraack several times. Like any other purchase we discussed the vetting results and when it came to getting their bank details I spoke to him on the phone. He told me his wife was emailing me the details as we spoke along with detailed information about the vettings. Within the next ten minutes, I had received the email from his wife. The first paragraph detailed both horses vetting with knowledge that only they would know with their bank details. My client and myself made our way to our banks and proceeded with our wire transfers. Five business days went by and they had not received the funds, so we sent them a cover photo of both of our wire transfer receipts with all of our information. On day seven we received an email from Egbert’s wife that the money was finally received and we could all “rest well” that the funds had arrived. Day eight, I spoke to Egbert and he tells me that he cannot fly the horses on they’re scheduled flights because he has not yet received the funds. I said to him, “what are you talking about, your wife sent me an email yesterday telling me that the funds had come through?!” Too which he replies, “she never sent you that email.”
Within minutes we had discovered that someone had hacked into his wife, Julie’s email, as well as mine and had left the information about the horses vettings as originally written in Julie’s email and had changed the banking details to their own. They then sent the email from another Julie’s email only slightly changing the address. We determined very quickly that we had wired hundreds of thousands of dollars to hackers. I had been corresponding via email half the time to the hacker thinking it was Julie, Egbert’s wife, and the hacker had been corresponding to Julie half the time posing as me. I didn’t even know this degree of hacking into your email system was possible. I sent them every dime I had to the hacker and I had basically given them my clients funds. They now had stolen from us. I was dumbfounded. We were all in shock.
Immediately we went to our banks, filed fraud reports in hope to flag the funds that we knew had arrived in Holland before our hacker had time to wire it off to Russia, or China, or Africa too which it would never been seen again. We both met with our local police in San Diego and filed reports with the FBI. I called all of my insurance companies in hopes that at least it would be covered via my trainer’s insurance and I could at least pay my client back, maybe even my mother-in-law back, but alas they all said, “I’m so sorry, but this isn’t covered on your policy.” Oh my God.
I emailed my hacker to maintain contact and to act as if we were none the wiser. I told him or her that we wanted to go ahead and purchase “the ZZ Top Mare that I tried for 500,000E and to please resend their bank details, address, and phone number so we can send the wire asap." They responded immediately. They told me to "wire the funds to their sister company in Hong Kong since it took so long for the first wire to come through” and they gave me their fictitious address and number. I played along….strung them along…..tried to keep them interested.
We didn’t sleep that night. I called Egbert every hour from 1:00 AM on….he had called the local Dutch police, met with the bank to which we had wired the money. The banker told him that he “couldn’t tell him if our funds were still there because of privacy,” yet Egbert “sensed” that the banker was trying to tell him that the funds were still there. Once, I had sent all the emails and proof that our emails had been hacked to the police, and Egbert had worked tirelessly to explain and prove what had happened to the bank and moreover the Dutch police department. Within 12 hours they went into the bank and told them to release the funds back to us. I then received a call from the President of the bank in Holland and he assured me that they had wired the funds back to us. They did. Oh my God……I cried. They did it. We did it. We got our horses. IF we would have waited even a few more hours to act the money would have been gone. The hackers were preparing for another wire transfer as we were diligently working to get our money back. How do these people sleep at night? I still can’t believe it happened.
Lesson learned, no matter what your circumstance, have the person you are wiring the funds to on the phone as you are wiring the funds to confirm the information. Send the bank details via encrypted message and/or What’s app which is also encrypted. These SICK, LAZY, UNETHICAL, MORALLY CORRUPT thieves are out there and they DO exist. Let’s open up the dialogue and get our insurance companies involved to start covering such transactions that happen in our business daily!"
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