Nürnberger Burg Pokal final is the highlight with the best 7-9 yr old horses. Both very experienced riders and debutants were among the finalists. As usual for the finals Christoph Hess was ready after each test with comments and short interview with the rider.
Life Time FRH and Charlott-Maria Schürmann were already favourites before this years finals, and they did not disappoint. Charlott-Maria is showing Life Time with full risk today without errors and succeeded.
Nice halt, go and flow for the entire trot tour, could stretch a bit more clear into the hand for extended walk, good relxations, bit big collected walk, good walk pirouettes, good into canter, easy to collect into 1st half pirouette in canter, very nice angle for 2nd pirouette, full risk medium canter, nice half passes, not the biggest changes but very well managed from the rider, maximum outcome, good extended canter, nice change, tense into halt, bit short neck for rein back, power towards super halt.
H2R highlights
Placed 3rd Borghese MT with Kira Laura Soddemann shows an effortless and easy performance. Borghese looks very rideable with natural suppleness and no exercise weaknesses, very nicely presented by Kira. A very interesting combination for the future.
Lovely swing and balance throughout the entire trot tour, nice uphill frame with natural go and flow, super nice into walk, very nice relaxation for extended walk, clear good quality collected walk, walk pirouettes missing bit more energy but well managed, 1st half pirouette canter missing bit more sit, 2nd better, nice changes at C, good medium canter, nice half passes, super change between, super series with super canter quality and big changes, nice extension, nice change, nice halt unbalanced rein back, super extensions towards, super halt.
Some Hess comments: Shining horse lovely rhyhmn in the trot tour, very nice walk tour, room for improvement for canter half pirouettes. What a first performance.
Manolo FRH and Borja Carrascosa with such a positive attitude all the way. Supple with super expression all the way. From H2R point of view a winner combination.
Lovely go and flow with super power in a nice natural closed uphill frame for the entire trot tour, super quality extended walk, ok collected walk, pirouettes bit to big, bit unbalanced into canter, nice sit and balance for both half pirouettes in canter, good series full diagonal tiny swing, bit tense halt with rein back, power forward into halt.
What a lovely I WANT TO DO MY JOB horse.
Bayside AK and Juliane Brunkhorst is pure quality both from horse and rider, but still not fully settled for the Frankfurter atmosphere, but a lot to like for the future.
Bit tense halt, what a flow for the trot tour and expression, unfortunately lost of balance for extended trot, good extended walk bit on the toes, nice collected walk including nice walk pirouettes, good half pirouettes in canter, bit 2nd change at C, super medium canter, nice half passes, good series bit out to right for the changes, nice extension, nice halt but hears something, bit stocked rein back, super extension, nice halt.
What a lovely elegant spider mare with super nice presentation from Juliane.
Here you find the full results.