Bohemian and Cathrine Dufour - photo credit: H2R
2nd part with top performances from both Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Cathrine Dufour
Not surprisingly Jessica and TSF Dalera BB delivered another top test. Supple power trot, lovely extensions with lengthing of the frame, super sit of piaffe tour and overall easy picture.
More new Aachen combinations with huge imprint
2nd part with more new young combinations, as Denmarks Cathrine Dufour and her just 9 year old Bohemian by Bordeaux just smashed their Aachen debut with impressive 78,413% - and still with room for improvement. The development of Bohemian has been really impressive, now showing much more correct in the frame all the way which of course gives a much more correct full picture. The qualities of the passage and piaffe tours are just outstanding and for the 2nd piaffe today the judges looked a bit shy just giving around 8 - this was definitely a more like clear 9! Even the extended walk has been improved showing more over the back walking. One day in near future this combination will be part of the exclusive +80% Grand Prix club.
Today British Charlotte Fry entered Deutsche Bank arena for the first time with the 11 year old Dark Legend. Fry looks as if she is not very impressed while she is just delivering another super performance and collecting valuable points all the way. Today with an important score of 74,435%, as the British team right now before the Europeans has 3 secure cards with Dujardin, Hester and Hughes. This test looked like Fry´s ticket for the British team in Rotterdam.
H2R comments during the tests:
🇩🇰Bohemian DEN - bit open halt, good diagonal, nice balanced half passes uphill with good crossing, bit tense rein back, super nice passage, active piaffe with good transitions, good extended walk becomes better 2nd half, super collected walk, direct into passage, superb 2nd piaffe / passage tour, 77% trend before canter! super 2 times, nice extended canter, small unbalanced zigzag, superb all diagonal for 1 times, WHAT streaming just went out for ADVERTISING!!! - back for final piaffe - super WOW test
🇩🇪Dalera BB GER - super start, diagonal with super expression, nice swing/crossing for half passes, good halt with rein back, super nice 1st piaffe, good walk tour, lot of sit for 2nd piaffe with good activity, good 2 times small tensions, nice extended canter with change at the diagonal, good zigzag, good 1 times, nice canter for pirouettes, nice transition to trot, super diagonal, power regular passage, dancing into super piaffe and out again. Top test.
🇬🇧Dark Legend GBR - good halt, nice diagonal could lengthen the frame bit more, good half passes with nice balance and swing, super halt with rein back, easy into passage, nice active piaffe with easy transitions, super nice extended walk like the collected walk, sharp transition to passage at M, good passage, small tension for piaffe, good transition to canter, good 2 times, good extended canter super change at diagonal, nice forward flow zigzag, good 1 times, good pirouettes, sharp transition at M, good diagonal, super nice final.