Finale i hingstekonkurrencerne med Marieke van der Putten i spidsen
Ikke uventet og velfortjent tog Toto jr. og Marieke van der Putten den samlede sejr i klasse M. I samme klasse var også hingstene Glamourdale e. Lord Leatherdale / Negro med Anna Blomgren Rogers og Galaxie e. Jazz / Future med Diederik van Silfhout. Begge hingstene viser super kvaliteter og endnu engang bliver Glamourdale kun belønnet med et 9-tal i galop. Hingsten har en outstanding kvalitets galop og viser ydermere super flot ridelighed bl.a. med super gode overgange uden spændinger. Galaxie ser ud til at være en super spændende hingst under Diederik, som man klart bør holde øje med i fremtiden.
Mini clinic
Som et nyt indslag med præsentation af ældre hingste blev der afholdt en slags mini clinic med ekvipager og deres egne trænere, hvor Mariette Sanders var klar med et par spørgsmål omkring hvordan de enkelte griber træningen an. Andreas Helgstrand, Grand Galaxy Win og Severo Jurado Lopez var også inviteret, og her fortalte Andreas bl.a. om hvordan de arbejder med changementerne med den nu 6-årige Grand Galaxy Win e. Apache / Jazz, og vigtigheden af at øvelsen bliver naturlig og afspændt, og de derfor ofte laver changement og efterfølgende overgang til skridt for at bevare roen i indlæringen.
Kirsten Brouwer og den røde Eye Catcher e. Vivaldi / Partout som nu er 8 år bliver til daglig trænet af Kirstens mor Anne Marie Brouwer. Og det ser bestemt ud som om Eye Catcher har talent for de sværeste øvelser, med kvalitet og power bagfra.
Grand Galaxy Win / Severo Jurado Lopez - photo credit Timo Martis Fotografie
The final of the stallion competitions with Marieke van der Putten in top
Not unexpected and well deserved took Glock´s Toto jr. and Marieke van der Putten the overall victory in Class M. In the same class were also the stallions Glamourdale by Lord Leatherdale / Negro with Anna Blomgren Rogers and Galaxie by Jazz / Future with Diederik van Silfhout. Both stallions shows super qualities and once again Glamourdale is only rewarded with a 9 for canter. The stallion has an outstanding quality canter and furthermore he shows super nice rideability included smooth transitions without tensions. Galaxie looks to be a very exciting stallion under Diederik, a combination to keep an eye on for in the future.
Mini clinic
As a new feature for the presentation of older stallions were held a sort of a mini clinic with riders and their coaches, where Mariette Sanders was ready with a few questions about the training. Helgstrand, Grand Galaxy Win and Severo Jurado Lopez were also invited, and Andreas told about how they work with flying changes with the now 6-year-old Grand Galaxy Win by Apache / Jazz, and the importance of relaxation for the exercise, and they often make the flying change with subsequent transition to walk to remain relaxed in the process of learning the changes.
Kirsten Brouwer and the chestnut Eye Catcher by Vivaldi / Partout who is now 8 years old are daily trained by Kirsten's mother Anne Marie Brouwer. And it certainly appears as if Eye Catcher has talent for the most difficult exercises with quality and power from behind.
Grand Galaxy Win / Severo Jurado Lopez - photo credit Timo Martis Fotografie