KWPN foals selected for online auction starting August 19th
The online auction start August 19th and closes on Monday 21st August at 19.00.
The collection of dressage foals are:
Videos will be available from August 11th.
U25-ryttere udtaget til EM i dressur
Nyhed på DRF i dag
Når EM i dressur for U25 løber af stablen i Lamprechtshausen i Østrig den 29. august – 3. september, bliver det Sille Engermann og Darius, Victoria Vallentin og Fabienne, Marlene Storkborg og Fritz samt Michala Mejlgaard Jensen og Trebiz, der skal repræsentere Dannebrog. Stort tillykke med udtagelsen til jer alle!
Alle fotos - photo credit: H2R
Juniorer og ungryttere er klar til EM i Roosendaal fra i morgen
To teams og 8 danske ekvipager er klar til at ride om medaljerne til dette års Europamesterskaber for juniorer, ungrytter og children, som afholdes i hollandske Roosendaal.
Konkurrencerne start onsdag med 1. del af teamkonkurrencen og slutter søndag med de individuelle kür finaler.
Stævnet livestreames desværre kun delvist via Uhorse.tv (5 euro pr dag) - alle links til stævnet findes via H2R kalenderen.
Oversigt over livestreaming:
Tirsdag 8. august - 19:00 - Opening Ceremony
Onsdag 9. august - 07:00 - Junior Competion - first Part
Torsdag 10. august - 07:00 - Junior Competion - 2md Part
Fredag 11. august - 07:00 - Young Riders Individual Competition - 1st Part
Lørdag 12. august - 07:00 - Young Riders Individual Competition - 2nd Part
Søndag 13. august - 08:30 - FEI Dressage European Children Individual Championship
De to danske teams er:
Juniorer
Ungryttere
Horse of the month (Pferd des Monats) - Atterupgaards Cassidy (full article)
It is not that often a Danish Warmblood makes it to the big German magazine St. Georg.
Atterupgaards Cassidy by Caprimond / Donnerhall is bred by Stud Atterupgaard and owned by Cathrine Dufour, and currently ranked as no 7 at FEI´s individual World Ranking list.
Click at the photo here below and read the full article.
Atterupgaard Cassidy and Cathrine Dufour from Aachen 2017 - photo credit: Korff/Facebook
Make your subscription for St. Georg magazine here.
Danish seniors and U25 teams at training camp at Stud Blue Hors
3 days traning camp
Danish national coach Nathalie zu-Sayn Wittgenstein and chef d´equipe Kimi Nielsen are right now at Danish Stud Blue Hors, where both the senior team for the up-coming European Championships in Gothenburg and U25 team, taking part at the final preparations before going to Sweden and Austria.
The European Championships for U25 takes place in Austria from 29 August to 3 September.
The European Championships for seniors will take place from 21 August to 27 August.
As Nathalie tells, "it is nice to have the time now to be together, testing the form a bit, and having the possibility to talk about the up-coming Championships. Both for me and for the riders it is important to know which small details to work on before meeting again in Gothenburg. And additionally I think it´s important to meet now, in time before the Championships, and then give each combination the possibility to get back for their daily routines, before heading to Gothenburg".
The three days are made as a combination of training and socializing. Today the day started with training, and now it´s about mini-golf and bowling. Tomorrow is the final day for the camp.
The Danish senior team for European Championship is:
Senior
- Donnperignon / Anna Kasprzak
- Atterupgaards Cassidy / Cathrine Dufour
- Jojo AZ / Agnete Kirk Thinggaard
- Arlando / Anna Zibrandtsen
Carina Cassøe Krüth - så tæt på igen
Red Diamant og Carina Cassøe Krüth - photo credit: Timo Martis
Sidste år kunne Carina Cassøe Krüth tager fra Ermelo med en stolt 4. plads sammen med DV sølvmedaljehoppen Heiline´s Danciera i 5 års finalen.
I år var Carina igen klar til 6 års finalen med både Heiline´s Danciera og Red Diamant - begge kvalificeret direkte fra den indledende runde.
Begge hopper gjorde en fantastisk figur i finalen, og med Red Diamant som sidste startende med en top skarp runde, havde der været basis for en tand mere på pointtavlen, se fra "sidelinien", men som rytter Carina Cassøe Krüth nøgternt med smil på læben kunne konstatere, "jamen så må det jo blive min tur næste år til en medalje".
UVM debutanterne gjorde også flot figur i finalen
Anne Marie Hosbond med Straight Horse Don Tamino viste igen i finalen overskud og overblik. Godt sving og god bæring i travturen, lidt spændt ind i den første skridt priouette, og får store øjne ved A, men derfra en super solid og skarp galop tur med bl.a. flotte changementer. Parret slutter som nr. 11.
Jacob Nørby Sørensen og Ellegaardens San Droneur viste også en god tur. San Droneur bevæger sig let og ubesværet af jorden. Desværre havde man igen i finalen lidt fornemmelsen af at tempoet var på max under vejs. Lidt stor 2. skridt pirouette og det sidste changement bliver desværre heller ikke rent gennemsprunget. Parret slutter som nr. 15.
Fælles for de danske 6 års heste er at de alle ligner rigtig spændende heste for fremtiden.
Champion Hanoverian mare 2017 (video)
Proud breeder and owner of Champion Hanoverian mare 2017, Henrik Brinkmann has produced this video of his Daria by Don Nobless / Rubin-Royal / Sandro Hit.
Taking the titel at Herward v.d. Decken Schau last Tuesday, followed by winning the preliminary test for 3 yr old mares and gelding Thursday, under Beatrice Buchwald with 8,8, and then again winning the final Sunday with 8,7.
Interview with Andreas Helgstrand at Clipmyhorse
Helgstrand is telling about his success at World Championships for Young Horses
Round up day 4: World Breeding Dressage Championships Ermelo
Press release
Don Martillo world champion of five-year-olds
This morning the final for five-year-olds took place. Both the qualifiers and the small final forecasted a dream final with lots of quality. The best 15 combinations earned a starting place in the final. Result:
1) Don Martillo (s.Don Juan de Hus) HANN and Ann-Christin Wienkamp (GER) – 9.74 points
2) Ferrari OLD (s.Faundation) OLDBG and Andreas Helgstrand (DEN) – 9.20 points
3) Hesselhoej Donkey Boy (s.Era Dancing Hit) DWB and Jan Møller Christensen (DEN) – 9.10 points
Two 10s for world champion Lordswood Dancing Diamond
Concluding the LONGINES FEI / WBFSH World Breeding Dressage Championships, the final for the six-year-old dressage horses took place this afternoon. This final was again an exciting one.
Result:
1) Lordwoods Dancing Diamond (s.Dancier) HANN and Ann-Kathrin Pohlmeier (GER) - 9.72 points
2) Governor-STR (s.Totilas) KWPN and Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) - 9.06 points
3) Quel Filou OLD (s.Quarterback) OLDBG and Severo Jurado Lopez (ESP) - 8.99 points
Dark President D&R retaliates in Stallions of the Year-Freestyle
The Stallions of the Year, a class for approved stallions at Small Tour-level, continued with a Freestyle to music in the main arena. Between the final of the five-year-olds and the six-year-olds, it was the charming Dark President D&R that made a stance by scoring the highest marks. In the classical test the Wynton-son obtained a second position, this time he went the extra mile and won the freestyle to music. The KWPN-stallion Everdale, yesterday’s victor, had to accept the second place.
See you next year!
The lap of honour by Lordswood Dancing Diamond concluded the second edition of the Longines FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses. Aat Both, chairman of the board: “We look back on a successful second edition of the Championships. This year we could enjoy excelling dressage talents once again.
Convincing GOLD medal for Loodswood Dancing Diamond in 6 yr old final (video)
It also became a very intereting final for the 6 yr old horses
Today´s winner Loodswood Dancing Diamond by Dancier / Wolkenstein II with Anne-Kathrin Pohlmeier showed top qualities in the final. As mentioned the other day this horse moves off the ground in every in step, no matter if it´s trot, walk or canter. And as an addition the overall picture of the horse just says GRAND PRIX. Looks like a horse with all the abilities and top rideable, also carrying his rider with lightness and effortless.
A dream for the top rider, and for sure any amateur would love the daily ride here too. 9.72 was fully deserved winner score for the 6 yr old final.
Adelinde and Governor TS were also well deserved with today´s silver medal. Easy going, in a natural closed frame, with super lightness of the movements and very correct technical test from Adelinde. Positive and relaxed young stallion enjoying all the clapping from the spectators, the way his father Totilas also enjoyed this attention. Scoring 9.06.
And then the DRAMA
At first hand Sir Skyfall OLD and Frederic Wandres were proclaimed bronze medal winners with 8.86, but during the price giving it became a reality that the deduction for Severo and Quel Filou doing wrong way at their test NOT brought them to a 6th place, but exactly brought them to the bronze medal spot.
As told from Team Helgstrand a young boy was catching up Severo and Quel Filou on their way to the stables telling them, that the scoring was WRONG.
Instead Quel Filou OLD and Severo Jurado Lopez won the bronze medal, without being honored at the price giving in front of all the fans. And for the both the team and Severo this final of the Championships became just weird.
The entire Helgstrand team and Severo are of course very sorry for Frederic Wandres, who had to give back the bronze medal at the subsequent press conference - very imbarrassing and regrettable situation for everyone.
Correct score for Quel Filou OLD and Severo Jurado Lopez - 8,99!
Quel Filou OLD and Severo Jurado Lopez - photo credit: Timo Martis
Medals for 5 yr old horses - GOLD GER/HANN, SILVER DEN/OLD and BRONZE DEN/DWB
Very exciting finals for today´s 5 yr old horses
Looked like super weather conditions from the start of the final today. High quality throughout the class with just a few combination which did not manage to show their best level for today´s final.
Mr. Hess did a fantastic job
The finals are just stepped up to a very very high level with German judge and commentator Mr. Christoph Hess. No matter what the outcome was from the combination, Mr. Hess always did his comments in a construtive and educational way, with the fact in mind that it is a young horse competition and everything can happen, even with an experienced rider.
Quote from Hess: "In the walk you have to be a passenger not a pilot", explained in the way that you as a rider must be able to be a part of the walk, not just stearing.
As Hess additionally told during his commentating, his judging colleagues also added with ex. "nice time in the air", explanation of the canter qualities from Henkie, and Sisters Act with "three good natural paces".
World Champion Don Martillo and Ann-Christin Wienkamp representing HANN - photo credit: Timo Martis
Effortless, obedient well managed test from German Ann-Christin Wienkamp with Hannoveraner stallion Don Martillo. But the scoreboard got very hot, as the spectator judging also saw the test at 9,22 and not 9,74. The last power from behind, and top expression was lacking for the 9.74 from H2R point of view.
Silver medal for Ferrari and Andreas Helgstrand representing OLD - photo credit: Timo Martis
Andreas Helgstrand is not just Europe´s most successful horsedealer, he is also both able to produce the horses himself, but for sure also very eager to enter the centerline with a top horse like Ferrari.
Very harmonius picture, the big stallion suits Helgstrand very well, and he manage for today´s final at ride with less pressure, which makes the overall picture very nice. Lots of expression for the trot tour with a lovely balance, good walk, and nice power in the canter. Silver medal a reality, when his own stable riders and worst competitors did not manage to do their tests without smaller issues. "When they can´t get the medals, I´ll bring a medal home myself", Helgstrand subsequent joked. And at the same time Andreas told how proud he was about the archivements from the entire team - "everyone at our team made this Championship successfull for our stable", Helgstrand told on his way back to Denmark.
Bronze medal for Hesselhøj Donkey Boy and Jan Møller Christensen representing DWB - photo credit: Timo Martis
Danish Warmblood stallion Hesselhøj Donkey Boy with Jan Møller Christensen showed themselves as true contenders for the medals from their performance at the preliminary test - easy light and effortless.
Could they keep the same spectacular level for the final - nearly. But unfortunately today with an error when doing the transition from walk to canter with error canter. And also with the transition canter / walk / canter, where Donkey Boy shows some tensions hind. Costly issues which for sure were the difference between silver and bronze today.
A lovely supple, happy, well moving and well prepared stallion which just proved his own qualities in the sport.
160.000 euros for German Champion filly by Bond / San Amour
Yesterday´s 2nd part of the HANN foal auction made a top price of 160.000 euros for the champion filly from German Champion show in Lienen. The filly was sold to Danish HP Horses.
Total results
Round up day 3: World Breeding Dressage Championships Ermelo
Press release
Seven-year-olds: Hat-trick for Fiontini
The last pair to enter the ring was Severo Jesus Jurado Lopez with Fiontini (Fassbinder x Romanov) and they had one aim: the third title. And they succeeded, so the Spanish rider his second Longines-watch: “I will exchange this one for the lady edition and it will be a gift for my girlfriend,” says the Spanish rider that indicated that for now, he will continue riding Fiontini – despite the sale of the mare. Kirsten Brouwer (Netherlands) and Sultan des Paluds (s.Soliman de Hus) won silver, Anne Troensegaard (Denmark) and Kipling (s.Hofrat) bronze.
Final 6-year-olds true battle of studbooks
Right after the denouement of the five-year-olds today, it also became clear which 15 6-year-olds may start in tomorrow’s final. President of the jury Susanne Baarup was satisfied with the tests she saw today: “A lot of horses performed substantially better today. Especially the top three showed some high-quality tests today. They do not only absolutely deserve a place in the final, they truly have a chance to do well.”
Three five-year-old prospects earn ticket to final
This morning the small final of the five- and six-year-olds was ridden, in which the top 3 could earn a ticket to tomorrow’s final. Amongst the five-year-olds the three additional tickets for the final are awarded to three stallions: Atterupgaards Botticelli with Selina Solberg Vittinghus, Dragon Welt under Ida-Linn Lundholm and First-Step Valentin with Larissa Pauluis. The last one on the starting list, Danish stallion Botticello (Benneton Dream FRH x Caprimond) made the biggest impression on the judges and the spectators.
Everdale wins Stallions of the Year
Stallions of the Year, a class for approved stallions at Prix St. Georges level stood out in diversity. Out of nine contestants, eight nationalities, seven studbooks, the KWPN-stallion Everdale (s.Lord Leatherdale) was crowned champion.
Auction
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Dansker tider til søndagens konkurrencer i Ermelo
Finale 5 års - starter kl. 9.30
- kl. 10.10 Atterupgaards Botticelli / Selina Solberg Vittinghus
- kl. 11.30 Ferrari / Andreas Helgtrand (GER/DEN)
- kl. 11.50 D´avie / Severo Jurado Lopez (GER/ESP)
- kl. 12.00 Casablanca / Simone Pearce (AUS)
- kl. 12.10 Hesselhøj Donkey Boy / Jan Møller Christensen
Se hele startlisten her.
Finale 6 års - starter kl. 15.00
- kl. 15.30 Ellegaardens San Droneur / Jacob Nørby Sørensen
- kl. 15.50 Straight Horse Don Tamino / Anne Marie Hosbond
- kl. 16.00 Heiline´s Danciera / Carina Cassøe Krüth
- kl. 17.00 Feodoro / Simone Pearce (AUS)
- kl. 17.20 Quel Filou / Severo Jurado Lopez (GER/ESP)
- kl. 17.40 Red Diamant / Carina Cassøe Krüth
Se hele startlisten her.
World Champion 7 yr old horses - Danish Warmblood Fiontini with Severo Jurado Lopez (video)
Fiontini and Severo Jurado Lopez - photo credit: Timo Martis
Third time in a row - they made again
Even with two small issues non of the competitors could touch the already double World Champion Fiontini with spanish top rider Severo Jurado Lopez in the saddle. Power, balance, ability, strength, lightness, suppleness - all in one package.
Silver for Dutch Kirsten Brouwer with Sultan des Paluds, but from the "sideline" this silver should have been bronze. Lovely picture for the collected trot work, for the extension Sultan becomes very short in the frame and a bit hectic. Good walk, bit unbalanced zig-zag canter, 1st pirouette lack a bit more collection.
Second Danish combination on the podium
Another great Danish achievement is for Anne Troensegaard and the trakehner gelding Kipling. Full power and balance for the entire trot tour, even Mr. Hess who was co-commentator at Clipmyhorse was nearly out of words. Super walk tour with nice relaxation and very good walk pirouettes. Lovely control for both canter pirouettes and not least Kipling showing huge ablility for collection and sit. As Anne was 3rd last to go the scoring showed that she a least won the bronze.
Lot of very nice comments during every single test from co-commentator at Clipmyhorse judge Christoph Hess. And for sure a comment Anne will appreciate from Hess, was when he said during the performance from Kirsten Brouwer, that Kirstens canter pirouettes was not at the same quality as pirouettes from "the Danish girl Anne" ;-).
Danish Blue Hors Zee Me Blue and Daniel Bachmann Andersen showed at very nice trot tour, good walk and today the canter becomes with some tensions. Placed no 5, and as Hess after announcement of the scores said - "9,0 for perspective mark seems a bit optimistic, when looking at the issues for the canter tour today".
Beautiful placement as no 9 for Danish Kristine Møller with Standing O´vation, coming to the final with a victory in the semi final.
Danish amateur rider Louise Lind with Jubi´s Tenaclty completes her World Championships as no 13 in the final - what an achievement.
Andreas Helgstrand and his well moving talented Springbank VH are still today struggling with some tensions. They are placed as no 14.
See the entire results here.
Semi finals for 5 yr old and 6 yr old today with well deserved top 3 combinations
Relaxation was the keyword for today´s winner of 5 yr old semi final
5 yr old with Danish Warmblood stallion Atterupgaards Botticelli and Selina Solberg Vittinghus going into the semi final with a placement as 29 for the preliminary round and a score of 7,52, and finishes today´s semi final in top with 9,1 - what an improvement. But from the sideline also a very different horse from day 1 till day 2.
Also qualified for the final is Swedish Dragon Welt with Ida-Linn Lundholm, fully deserved. Dragon Welt is from H2R opinion a true "classic" horse. Classic look, classic moving and additionally the rider also present the horse in a very classic way.
3rd and and also for the final was First Step Valentin by Vitalis / Fidermark (same blood combination as last years 5 yr World Champion Victoria´s Secret) presented by Belgium rider Larissa Pauluis - smooth and easy.
Happy winners - breeder, owner and groom Kristine Munch Sinding and rider Selina Solberg Vittinghus of Atterupgaards Botticelli. Privat photo.
6 yr old semi final with excitement until last combination, and "less is more"
Germany´s Claudia Rüscher had her Baccardi much better under her aides for today´s semi final and secured herself an important ticket for the final.
Shared no 2 was Danish Warmblood Ellegaardens San Droneur with Jacob Nørby Sørensen in the saddle. Again today with an expressive forward going and uncomplicated test. San Droneur is a horse with top qualities, also in the perspective for the future, and as judge Christoph Hess said when commentating about the scoring, "the rider can trust the horse a bit more during the test - less is more". Hess wanted Jacob to do a bit less during his test, as the horse in itself showed high qualities.
Great Lady TC with Dutch Jeanine Nieuwenhuis, showed an easy effortless test. Great Lady is supple and obedient. Also well deserved for the final.
Unfortunately no final for Danish Kenneth Damgaard with his two well moving 5 yr old horses, Højgaardens Santos and Stenager Wyatt Earp. Well presented and happy horses showed in good form both for preliminary and semi finals.
Semi finals - judges comments about the Danish combinations
Results from 1st part of HANN foal auction yesterday - top price for For Romance II colt 52.000 euros
Top price - sold for 52.000 euros
2nd most expensive with 47.000 euros by Franklin - Hotline
Dansker tider lørdag i Ermelo
Semi finale 5 års - start kl. 9.00 - de 3 bedste er videre til finale
- kl. 9.45 Stenagers Wyatt Earp / Kenneth Damgaard
- kl. 12.39 Højgaardens Santos / Kenneth Damgaard
- kl. 13.24 Atterupgaards Botticelli / Selina Solberg Vittinghus
Se hele startlisten her.
Semi finale 6 års - start kl. 9.30 - de 3 bedste er videre til finalen
- kl. 11.38 - Ellegaardens San Droneur / Jacob Nørby Sørensen
Se hele startlisten her.
Finale 7 års - start kl. 15.00
- kl. 15.10 - Standing O´Vation / Kristine Møller (LUX)
- kl. 15.30 - Springbank VH / Andreas Helgstrand
- kl. 15.40 - Jubi´s Tenacity / Louise Lind
- kl. 16.50 - Blue Hors Zee Me Blue / Daniel Bachmann Andersen
- kl. 17.20 - Kipling / Anne Troensegaard
- kl. 17.40 - Fiontini / Severo Jurado Lopez
Se hele startlisten her.