Two days ago in Munich with test winner by Wild Child, Wicked Game as 14 days test winner with 9,08 and today dressage test winner Wild Love Woodlander by Wild Child / For Compliment / Longchamp with a score of 8,58.
Temperament and potential 9,0 - Trot 8,5 - canter 9,5 - walk 7,5 - ride ability judge 9,0 - rideability test rider 9,5.
DEN HOUT - Last night Van Olst Horses Den Hout was the setting for the presentation of the auction collection of the Van Olst Sales. The 34 talented ridden dressage horses, mostly from their own stallions, were presented under the man. A large number of people from home and abroad traveled to Den Hout to view the auction horses with their own eyes.
Gertjan about the evening: “I am really proud of what we have achieved as a team. Not just tonight, but since we started training this collection. The horses showed themselves well. That is nice to see since most of them have not been under the saddle for that long and the entourage was impressive. ”
The high-quality horses also attracted many foreign interested parties to the presentation evening. The owner of Van Olst Horses says about this: “It gives great confidence that our foreign customers were also present this evening. You see that it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a good young dressage horse. An auction like this is ideal. There will be a presentation on Friday. In the evening we will see how interested people are. That is exciting every year. "
Second presentation: Friday, April 19 - 3 p.m.
Auction: Friday, April 19 - 7:30 p.m.
Gertjan van Olst
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Wilma Hermus-Kroese
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Loverdale W by Glamourdale / UB40, gelding, 2016 - from yesterday’s presentation:
Gertjan van Olst tells about the special mare for the collection:
Here you find the entire collection.
As always huge entry lists with top combinations for Horses & Dreams in Hagen with CDI4, CDI1, Nürnberger Burg-Pokal and Louisdor Preis qualifier.
At CDI4 for Germany among others Cosmo with Sönke Rothenberger, TSF Dalera BB with Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and of course Isabell Werth with Don Johnson and Emilio. For Britain Laura Tomlinson with Duval´s Capri Sonne and Swedish top combinations Patrik Kittel with Well Done de la Roche, Therese Nilshagen with Dante Weltino, Juliette Ramel with Buriel K.H. and Antonia Ramel with Brother de Jeu.
See the entire CDI4 entry list here.
Denmark will be represented with two riders with 3 horses for the CDI4 and 1 combination for CDI1:
And more “Danish” for Nürnberger Burg-Pokal qualifier
As Norwegian Isabel Freese and stallion Fürsten-Look co-owned between HP Horses (DK) and Paul Schockemöhle are ready for Nürnberger Burg-Pokal qualifier.
See the entire list here.
Fürsten-Look and Isabel Freese at Danish Warmblood stallion show 2019 - photo credit: H2R
Exciting field of new Grand Prix horses for Louisdor Preis qualifier
Louisdor Preis is also with For Romance OLD and Therese Nilshagen and DSP Belantis with Isabell Werth.
See the entire list here.
Wicked Game Woodlander winner with 9,08. A super nice stallion with nice confirmation, superb canter and walk and nice trot.
Winner was Damaschino by Danone I. A very big and kind of heavy young stallion with supple movements with 8,75.
Venano came 2nd for the 14 days test at Adelheidsdorf with a total of 8,66. Super nice stallion showing top rideablity with very nice gaits.
The stage was set for an extraordinary experience Saturday afternoon at Helgstrand Dressage
32 young stallions were shown under the saddle during intensive 3 hours with a fully packed arena at Helgstrand Dressage Saturday afternoon.
Out of the 32 stallions 4 of them were jumping stallions from Helgstrand Dressage partner Deckstation Schockemöhle.
It was a very proud host Andreas Helgstrand himself welcoming for Helgstrand Dressage 10 year anniversary stallion show. As he told it was not the intention 10 years ago becoming the “main player” offering semen from the best stallions in Europe for clients from all over the world, but here he is today, all underlined by Andreas Helgstrand being grateful from all his business partners making it possible to purchase the best young stallions, and of course the entire team Helgstrand making this day something extraordinary.
More than “just” a show
It became a very special treatment for all dressage lovers, with a very well timed program without any breaks, but super sharp one stallion after the other, with of course all informations and for most of them comments in the arena from either Andreas Helgstrand himself, Thomas Sigtenbjerggaard, Ulf Möller or Cathrine Dufour.
H2R top 3 stallions of the day
It´s hardly not possible just to choose 3 stallions from the 28 presented, but H2R has 3 favorites from the show:
The newly purchased OLD saddle licensing champion Fynch Hatton just brings something extraordinary. From watching this stallion at the video presentation for the licensing, to the honouring at the licensing and to the auction presentation - he not just look extremely handsome, bringing a super cool overview for every single situation. Here below as Helgstrand tells the rider Kenneth Damgaard has just been in the saddle twice before this show. This is a very special top quality boy.
Sezuan is for sure a favorite stallion at Helgstrand. Sezuan produces impressive offsprings, big framed, well moving and very rideable.
The presentation from Eva Möller with So Unique was really nice. The big expressive boy just shows so much positive power and willingness under Eva with 3 super gaits always well balanced.
Jovian under Andreas Helgstrand looks like a couple for the podium at WCYH later this year in Ermelo. So much expression and uphill - more is not possible.
As clear a surplus the foals born this year all looks very appealing.
Just below H2R top 3 are the two young stallions by Kastel´s Grand Galaxy Win, both light-footed, modern and with 3 supple gaits.
Different bloodlines
Both Lord Europe (Lord Leatherdale / Boston ) and Kardieno (Dante Weltino / Parcival (Gelder)) brings some different and new bloodlines. Both stallions are big framed, long legged and impressive movers.
Remember you can watch the entire stallion show at Clipmyhorse archive.
Strong comeback for top horse Showtime FRH
Saturday with first performance since Grand Prix last year in Aachen, and where Dorothee had to withdraw for the Grand Prix Special as Showtime was not fit. Since then we haven’t seen Showtime, and yesterday was their comeback performance at CDI4 at Ebreichsdorf AUT.
As we know Showtime and Dorothee it was a powerful test all the way. Super balance and suppleness for the trot tour, easy piaffe with good transitions, super passage with lovely elevation and spring, good walk tour, for the canter some tensions creeping in, and a lost of balance for zigzag canter brings them both a bit out of the rhythm, as Showtime loosing the canter before going into the one times at the diagonal.
Grand Prix Special
+80% comeback score today was fully deserved. So much expression, power and suppleness for the trot / passage tour, super walk tour, easy piaffe tours, good canter still with some tensions for the series but Dorothee manage without any technical issues, beautiful final.
They are ready for the German team, and the next month they just have to re-build their partnership in the arena, and cross finger for staying healthy.
Top price for Zack / Soloman de Hus son - sold to France
Experienced Jessica and Zaire winner of Grand Prix with 75,826%
The long time partnership between Jessica and Zaire ones again paid off in yesterday’s Grand Prix. In general a well scored test as you could wish for more clear transitions into the piaffe tours, and lacking more suppleness over the back for the canter tour.
Dorothee Schneider and Pathetic showing a good test with some minor issues, and in general the mare is lacking the absolute top qualities, but Dorothee is showing the mare with exactly the maximum pressure and keeping the overall picture steady all the way.
The results of the GP here.
This year Helgstrand Dressage can celebrate its 10th anniversary and therefore we are inviting you for a spectacular show:
on Saturday April 13 2019 at 3:00 p.m.
We are looking forward to show you our 'old' stallions, who are already quite far in terms of training as well as our new super stars like the the Champion Stallions; Danciero, Global Player and Vivino. This afternoon we will also show you some of the best jumping stallions from Paul Schockemöhle in Germany. And of course, there will be some surprises this evening as well.
This day from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. you are also very welcome to visit our new facility called Ny Ravnstrup, which will be the place to bring up our foals and young horses.
Address
Ny Ravnstrup
Ravnstrupvej 38
9320 Hjallerup
Like always admission is free and signing up for the stallion show is not necessary.
We are looking forward to see you!
Team Helgstrand.
Helgstrand Dressage
Uggerhalnevej 80
DK-9310 Vodskov.
REMEMEBER if you cannot attend Saturday at Helgstrand Dressage you have the possibility to follow the entire stallion show via Clipmyhorse with comments in both Danish and German.
Sneak Peek
As a warm up for Saturday you now have the possibility to watch the stallion show from Flyinge from April 9, PS Flyinge & Partners where many of Helgstrand Dressage and Paul Schockemöhle stallions were shown.
LINK for stallion show April 9 - PS Flyinge & Partners
Yet another huge collection for HANN auction Saturday
A few interesting prospects for the future and a huge collection of ordinary horses will be at the auction this Saturday in Verden.
Here you find the entire collection.
33 young quality dressage horses are ready for Van Olst Sales April 19 at 19:30 in Den Hout
In less than 2 weeks Van Olst Sales are ready with their 5th auction.
Anne, Gertjan and their entire team looking forward welcoming clients from The Netherlands and abroad, and as Gertjan van Olst tells about this years collection: “I think we do have by far the best collection we ever had - quite some real top talents.”
You can find all informations about the auction here.
Lost Gem
Lost Gem is a big mare with tremendous expression. She moves with a lot of balance and technique. As well as a wonderfull future as a sporthorse, she is also suitable as broodmare. Her sire George Clooney is doing very well at Small Tour level and his first offspring is very promising under the saddle. Her “free” bloodlines without all the famous Dutch Stallions, make her also intersting for breeding. Dam Zaffira is also mother to Small Tour-horse Begijnhoeve’s Emerald (by Wynton) and Just Me (by Everdale) who’s doing very well in young horse comepitions and was sold at the Van Olst Sales 2017.
Loverdale W
Loverdale W is another fantastic son of the World Champion Glamourdale. Loverdale W is a big, strong horse with three suberb paces. He has everything he needs to grow into a super competition star. Loverdale shows a lot of action and rhythm in his paces. He is also the full brother to the NRPS stallion Gladiator. His dam line gave Grand Prix-horse Domino (by Spielberg) and the well known stallion Don Juan de Hus (by Jazz).
Luxor
Luxor, born out of the classic combination of Lord Leatherdale and Negro. This stunning Lord Leatherdale-son is very easy to ride and has a very impressive front leg action. Luxor is a magnificent horse with great expression and allure. This dam line produced very impressive sporthorses like; Grand Prix-horse Numberto (by Negro), international Prix St. George-horse Willem Alexander (by Negro) and FEI World Champion 2018 Glamourdale (by Lord Leatherdale). Luxor is heading toward a bright future.
Saturday afternoon the entire team at HP Horses and extra helping hands were ready to show a top collection of stallions, mares, young horses and foals for the audience.
The philosophy from Lone Bøegh Henriksen was clearly pictured through highly graded mares with the best breeding lines for both sport and breeding, combined with both own bred super stallion Damon Gold and purchased stallions - all showing top abilities and willingness under their riders.
And the success from the very consistent and ambitious breeding program was shown from foals, youngster and 3 year old horses under saddle, all modern horses with expression and very good gaits.
Enjoy the stallions here below.
Remember you can watch the entire Open House at the archive at Clipmyhorse.
The Champion Stallion Fynch Hatton by Formel Eins - Sir Donnerhall I - Weltmeyer was the celebrated price highlight. (gr. Feldhaus)
Internationality pays off
At the 90th Oldenburg Elite Auction Oldenburg future stars with international background were knocked down for top prices. The Champion Stallion was the price highlight. The beautiful Cavallina led the price list of the show jumpers. Both top horses changed to excellent sport stables.
The Champion Stallion of the 8th Oldenburg Saddle Licensing Fynch Hatton by Formel Eins - Sir Donnerhall I - Weltmeyer, bred by Bernhard Ilting-Reuke from Borken, North Rhine-Westfalia, and exhibited by Henry Junior Brewah Grandos from Spain, was under his rider Falk Schubert the most expensive horse with a price of 260,000 Euro. The champion will move to a global player of the dressage scene in Denmark.
The second most expensive horse and the price highlight of the show jumpers at the Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta was the modern six-year-old jumper Cavallina by Cavall - Contender - Capitol I, already placed in 1.30 m parcours. This high flyer, bred by Stutteri Hillock from Denmark, and exhibited by Stefan Ratajczak from Leipzig, Saxony, was sold for 93,000 Euro. New customers from Monaco will give the ride of the grey mare to an international show jumper from Great Britain.
Oldenburg is not only international in the pedigrees of the horses, but also the breeders, exhibitors and buyers are from all over the world. The guests experienced a global festival of horses. Auctioneer Fabian Kühl resumed: “We are pleased that so many international professional riders have secured their upcoming stars. Numerous ambitious amateurs have also found their new sport partners for the future. Especially the high demand of our new guests from all over the world enthused the whole auction team.”
Foreign customers showed great interest in quality horses from Oldenburg. Round about half of the collection was sold to international Oldenburg friends. Customers from the USA (7), Sweden (2), Australia (1), Austria (1), Colombia (1), Denmark (1), Indonesia (1), Japan (2), Monaco (1), Netherlands (1), Spain (1) as well as Switzerland (1) will be taking home talented Oldenburgs to ride in the future.
The total sales of the Spring Elite Auction reached 1,982,000 Euro. The average price of the horses ranged around more than 47,000 Euros.
In a competition that built to an incredible crescendo, Germany’s Isabell Werth (49) stood firm to win the FEI Dressage World Cup™ title for the fifth time in her extraordinary career. They came from all around the globe to take on the most successful equestrian athlete of all time and gave it everything they had, but she didn’t buckle under the pressure. That’s not her style.
As she entered the arena, second-last to go of the 18 starters, the crowd held their breath in anticipation. They had watched rider after rider throw everything they had at her, piling on the pressure as they also bid for the trophy they all want to win. The spectators were in a frenzy when Sweden's Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven and Don Auriello drew the first-half of the competition to a close with a breathtaking ride on her great Don Auriello, and they went into complete over-drive when it re-started with a new leading score from their own Patrick Kittel and Delaunay OLD.
But Laura Graves (31) blew the competition wide open when strutting to a score of 87.179 with just five left to go. As the American pointed out this evening her gelding Verdades, one of the five stunning 17-year-old horses who have graced this Final, is just getting better with age and she stayed out in front despite a spectacular ride for Denmark’s Daniel Bachmann Andersen (28) who didn’t hold anything back when steering the stallion Blue Hors Zack to a score of 85.468.
With a beautifully balanced test during which her elegant horse Goerklintgaards Dublet looked like he could do one-tempi changes all day, another of the strong American contingent, Kasey Perry-Glass, slotted in behind him. So Graves was still holding court at the head of the leaderboard as Werth set off. But it wouldn’t be for long.
“My ride was really fantastic, my mare did a perfect test and she really deserved the win!” said the lady whose trophy cabinet is laden with gold medals, including six from Olympic Games, eight collected at World Games and 12 from European Championships who put 88.871 on the board. Werth is never altogether pleased when asked what still drives her, at almost 50 years of age, to still be hungry for success, but tonight she replied simply,
"I live what I do….and this is what keeps me so competitive!"
Isabell Werth (GER)
Reflecting on her performance she said, “I could take all the risks at extended canter and take her back and the pirouettes were great. We could not have been better!”. Except, as she admitted, in the one-tempi changes where there was a little blip. “I was arrogant there, so that was my fault!” she said.
She may have been brilliant once again today, but the prize for the most exciting test went, without a shadow of doubt, to her compatriot and 2013 champion Helen Langehanenberg who finished third on a mark of 86.571 after a performance that, quite literally, ended with onlookers gasping in disbelief. None more than Judge at C, Magnus Ringmark, whose expression was priceless as the German rider’s 17-year-old stallion Damsey FRH exploded down the centreline in a massive extended trot, halting only inches from his table. “I thought he was going to end on my lap!” the Swedish Ground Jury member laughed afterwards.
“The sport has changed a lot since I won my first Final” Werth reflected this evening. That was 27 years ago, also in Gothenburg riding a horse called Fabienne. “We now have such a professional team around us, and there are great improvements on all sides. It is very important for us to keep the respect for the horse for the future and it’s great to see so many older horses still performing at this level, it shows how well they are cared for and how much respect their riders have for them” she said.
Both runner-up Graves and third-placed Langehanenberg were riding two of those 17-year-olds, still full of the joys of life and still intensely competitive. Langehanenberg said of the hard-pulling Damsey FRH, “I am thankful and really proud of him. The clapping motivated him at the end of the test and I think he would have been quite happy to start all over again!”
Today didn’t just mark Werth’s fifth victory, it was also her third in succession and, each time over the last three seasons, it has been Graves who she has had to pin back into runner-up spot.
“Like Isabell said it is our duty to take care of our horses and try to keep them healthy. My horse likes his job and never puts a foot wrong when I ride him, although at the barn he knows he’s the boss! He was so rideable today, the crowd was amazing and I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as me!” said the American.
The greeting the riders received in the prizegiving suggested that the crowd most certainly did.
Result here
Watch highlights here
Graves, Werth and Langehanenberg at 2019 World Cup final podium
Werth know how to win
Listening ones again to the German national anthem becomes a bit like the “salute” of all the big events when Werth is at start. Sovereignty is right now equal to the “Queen of Dressage” Isabell Werth.
Watching her 200% concentrated when entering the centerline just gives the sport a top dimension again, and again and again. It never gets boring, because she never rides a boring test, and when it comes to the spot at the top of the podium she looks even more motivated.
Weihegold OLD GER - super halt, direct into passage, super piaffe, smooth transitions, extended trot at centerline, trot half pass lack bit more reach, super into passage half pass, top class piaffe fan, out into passage half pass, to trot half pass, fire on the ground for the passage, super nice walk tour, good zigzag canter, full risk extended canter succesfully, superb double pirouette out to super two times, give full speed collection into top class class double pirouette, error one times, on totally fire final for the World Cup WINNER 2019! Super final.
The dream of winning was not fulfilled this time either
They did what they could, but it was still not to beat Werth today.
Verdades USA - super halt, passage, piaffe, into superb trot half passage, good passage, bit hectic piaffe, bit smaller issues hind for next piaffe at long side, good walk tour, could show more power into 1st double pirouette, 2 times need more air time, nice and clear and big though, bit big double pirouette, good one times a single change bit smaller hind, strong final with extended trot into a perfect halt.
Damsey forgot the final half halts but luckily he remembered the final halt
Helen and Damsey FRH finished 3rd today and pushed Danish Daniel with Blue Hors Zack down from the podium. Helen rode her ever best test with Damsey all the way to the final exercises, unfortunately Damsey refuses to take any half halt toward A, but Helen manage yet to bring him back for the final piaffe turn on the centerline, but when asking him for another extension toward judge at C you just get the feeling in a split second that she will not be able to bring him back for the final halt - but he must for sure remembered the route, as if he for another moment clearly forgot the aides for a half halt. This “little” over motivation from the 17 year old stallion might have cost the World Cup victory today, but this is a horse not a machine!
Damsey FRH GER - super halt, super into passage, easy piaffe, out into passage half pass, to trot half pass with good balance, expressive passage, power extension, super into passage, nice change in music going into piaffe, out to passage half pass to trot half pass, to collected walk, to extended walk - outstanding walk tour, super sit and canter for double pirouette, active two times, super double canter pirouette, so much elasticity and sit, one times at the centerline, superb double pirouette, transition to piaffe from canter, superb extended canter but clearly running through her hand/half halt towards A and again towards the judges at C with the final extended trot.
A great 4th position for Danish Daniel Bachmann Andersen today
It´s never easy just to be outside top 3, but for Danish Daniel Bachmann Andersen and Blue Hors Zack it was a clear picture of pure good timing, very well performed test and a few moments where Daniel had to work extra for the full motivation from Zack today.
Blue Hors Zack DEN - not square halt, super extended trot, lack bit activity for 1st piaffe, nice passage half pass into smooth trot half pass, nice change in music for the exercises, underlines nicely the choreography, nice passage with good expression, very nice relaxation for the walk tour, canter half to single pirouette, single pirouette to half pass, super nice two times, power extended canter coming smoothly back to pirouette, super one times, jokerline with super two times, pirouette fan for the final.
The legend that is Germany’s Isabell Werth (49) steered her wonderful 13-year-old mare, Weihegold OLD, to victory in the Grand Prix as the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final 2019 got underway at the Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg (SWE) this afternoon.
But the World No. 1 rider, and the most decorated athlete in the history of equestrian sport, is taking nothing for granted as she chases down her third consecutive, and fifth overall, World Cup title.
"I can feel the breeze on the back of my neck!"
Isabell Werth (GER)
she admitted, after the World No. 2 combination of America’s Laura Graves (31) and Verdades slotted into second place on a day when US riders were highly impressive.
Indeed tomorrow’s deciding Freestyle competition looks set to be another thriller, and the sold-out stadium will be throbbing with excitement. Third-placed Dane, Daniel Bachmann Andersen, said it suited his stallion Blue Hors Zack when the crowd clapped enthusiastically as they came into the ring. But Judy Reynolds’ Vancouver K didn’t feel the same way, spinning around with fright and boiling over at times when they were first to go. The Irishwoman, whose Freestyle programme is a big crowd favourite, just shrugged it off after finishing 14th of today’s 18 starters however. That blip is already confined to history as far as she is concerned.
It was America’s Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet who headed the leaderboard with a score of 77.267 at the halfway stage after a performance that oozed partnership between horse and rider. And when Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg and Damsey posted 76.957 as the second-half action began, the US rider was still out in front. But then Werth set off with Weihegold and the big scores just kept coming in, the precision and quality of the mare’s work seeing them post 81.755 to soar out in front.
Bachmann Andersen’s Blue Hors Zack did a lovely test, “he’s just getting better and better!” said the Danish star who temporarily slotted into second when putting 78.152 on the board, but Werth’s lead looked very vulnerable when Graves followed him into the ring, fourth-last to go. Some big early scores suggested the American just might oust the defending double-champion, but there was a little mistake in extended trot and the final scoreline of 80.109 left Werth in pole position.
The German superstar and multiple champion knows the story is far from over however, and Graves reminded her of that at this evening’s post-competition press conference. You could tell that the American meant it when she said “I’m incredibly hungry to be at the top of the podium and I’ll do my very best tomorrow. I know there is a real chance, I believe in this horse - he’s 17 but in the best shape ever!”
But Werth has been to battle, and won, so many times before, and as she said today “Gothenburg holds great memories for me”. It was here that she posted her very first FEI Dressage World Cup Final win with Fabienne in 1992. Can she do it again 27 years later? As she said this evening, “tomorrow is a whole new game - we will have to wait and see….”
Result here
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