Skarp start på Equitour 2018 fra de unge danske ekvipager

Det danske Youngrider vinder team, Karoline Rohmann, Josefine Hoffmann og Caroline Elsner - photo credit: Dorthe Rohmann

Over hele linien har de unge danske ekvipager her på dag 1 af Equitour Aalborg været forrest

I den individuelle ponyklasse kunne ingen slå Alexander Yde Helgstrand med Claire. Hans navn ser ud til at være toneangivende i ponydressuren i år, og selvfølgelig super spændende at følge. Alexander var også med på det vindende pony team konkurrence i dag. 

I junior team konkurrencen var det danske Sara Aagaard Hyrm med Skovborgs Romandinov der var stærkeste kort. Super flot og flydende tur med god power, og med let og flot form. Eneste lille ting var en super flot parade men med lidt spændt tilbagetrædning - resten af turen var let og ubesværet med flot kvalitet. Ekvipagen ligner bestemt et stærkt dansk teamkort til fremtidige internationale opgaver. 

Josefine Hoffmann og Hønnerups Driver - EM Roosendaal 2017. Photo credit: H2R

I youngrider team konkurrence var det Josefine Hoffmann og Hønnerups Driver som blev individuelle vindere. Super udtryk og kontrolleret power hele vejen. Driver bliver lidt uens i højden i forbenene i de frie trav ture. Lidt spændinger i skridt turen, men super flot kontrol og kvalitet i galopturen.

Karoline Rohmann og Noosa Melody ved EM 2017 i Roosendaal. Photo credit: H2R

Karoline Rohmann og Noosa Melody er nye på youngrider niveau i år. Parret viser en fejlfri tur med super flotte takter og kvaliteter, hele vejen i en konstant og afspændt form. Set fra sidelinien lidt rigelig konservativ bedømmelse.

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Topsport i verdensklasse til DM

Photo credit: H2R

PRESSEMEDDELELSE

Det bliver sport, som udlandet kan se op til, forudser landstræneren, når der rides DM i dressur på Broholm Gods i juni.

Når DM i dressur bliver afholdt på Broholm Gods fra den 7.-10. juni, kan publikum glæde sig til at se sport i absolut verdensklasse, spår landstræner for seniorlandsholdet i dressur, Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein.

“Det bliver et virkelig, virkelig spændende DM i år, hvor jeg er sikker på, at vi er garanteret topsport, som udlandet kan se op til”, siger landstræneren, som lige er hjemvendt fra Frankrig med danske sejre og flotte placeringer i bagagen ved Nations Cup stævnet i Compiègne. 

“Der er måske ikke så meget spænding om guldet, selvom man aldrig skal sige aldrig, men der bliver virkelig kamp om sølv og bronze, som der er flere ekvipager i spil til”. 

Hattrick i vente

Guldmedaljefavoritten Cathrine Dufour kan i år snuppe et hattrick, når hun stiller til start på sin tro væbner Atterupgaards Cassidy. Men selv om guldet nærmest er en formalitet for verdens nummer 4, så tager Cathrine ingenting for givet.

“Jeg vil prøve at være nøjagtig lige så skarp som de andre år, og så tager vi den derfra”, fortæller den kun 26-årige Cathrine Dufour. “At være Danmarks bedste er en drøm, som jeg vil blive ved med at jagte, men der er mange gode om budet”.

Parret har lige redet sig til tops i Compièigne med 84.250% i küren og en andenplads til holdet, og Cassidy er fit og på rette vej i formkurven, der er sat efter WEG i Tryon, USA, så Cathrine glæder sig til igen at skulle ride foran et veloplagt dansk publikum i parken.

“Cassidy kan rigtig godt lide at gå på Broholm. Det er et af hans yndlingsstævner, så jeg håber, at der kommer rigtig mange mennesker og ser en masse lækker dressur”.

Går efter sølvet

En af de ryttere, der er med i medaljejagten er Daniel Bachmann Andersen. Berideren på Blue Hors har været årets danske højdespringer på verdensranglisten og ligger pt nummer 15 efter en rigtig god vintersæson med hesten Blue Hors Zack, hvor de blandt andet brød den magiske 80 procentsgrænse i deres frie program.

“Jeg går efter sølvet”, kommer det fra Daniel uden tøven. “Vi har haft en fantastisk sæson, hvor vi har fået masser af erfaring, og Zack vokser bare for hver gang, jeg rider ham. Så jeg glæder mig rigtig meget til igen at ride i Danmarks flotteste udendørs kulisse og vise publikum, hvad vi kan”.

Landstræneren påpeger vigtigheden af den erfaring, som ekvipagen har fået i løbet af vinterens World Cup sæson. 

“World cup’en er super god til at hente international erfaring. Og du er ikke ansvarlig overfor et hold - kun dig selv. Og her har Daniel virkelig redet sin chance og fik så den ekstra bonus at komme med i finalen og har fået masser med i bagagen herfra”, siger Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein. 

Udtagelse til VM

I år skal de danske ryttere også kæmpe om en plads på det danske landshold, der skal til WEG i september, og derfor er det ikke uden betydning, når landstræneren forudser, at nationer som Danmark normalvis ligger og kæmper med, Sverige, Holland og England, vil få ridning i international topklasse at se til DM.

“Vi har lige set flot, flot ridning i Compiègne i Frankrig, hvor holdet blev nummer to, og Cathrine sejrede i küren - uden at hun gav fuld gas, så det lover godt frem mod VM”, slutter landstræner Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein. 

DM i dressur og paradressur og U25 bliver holdt på Broholm Gods fra den 7.- 10. juni 2018. DM klasserne i dressur går torsdag, fredag og søndag. Alle tilmeldte starter torsdag i Grand Prix, hvorefter 24 ekvipager går videre til fredagens Grand Prix Special. Her findes de 15 ekvipager, der skal ride om medaljer i søndagens finale i deres fri program. 

Huge CDI3 masterlist for Aachen Dressage Day 28 - 31 May including KWPN stallion Duval´s Capri Sonne with Laura Tomlinson

See the entire CDI3 masterlist here. 

For Denmark Martin Christensen with Bacchus Von Worrenberg and Trine Mittag Jensen with Gammelenggårds Easy will be at start. 

Auction of top foals - follow Nordic International Sales auction via live stream

The auction takes place Saturday May 26 at 20:00

Nordic International Sales sponsored by Stutteri EVO are proud to announce this year's TOP Foal Collection, foals can be purchased under the event Equitour Allborg.

Remember you can also make your bids over the phone

The auction team is always available with their excellence and guidance.

Contact: auction@varmblod.dk, tel. +47 87 47 54 17 or

Louise Ringsbo, tel. +46 61 67 94 93 Danish Warmblood Auction. 

Please remember to contact Louise before the auction if want to make your bids over the phone.

See the entire collection here.  

The action will be possible to follow via live stream at Zibrasport.tv.

Last foal of the collection (no 21) a filly by Floriscount / Tailormade Temptation / Solos Landtinus. She is full sister of last years successful colt also sold at the NIS auction to Norwegian international rider Cathrine Rasmussen. 

Isabell Werth winner of Louisdor Preis qualifier at Pfingst Turnier in Wiesbaden today (video)

The sun was shining for this final day at the international event in Wiesbaden.

Isabell Werth did only show her 10 year old Quintus by Quaterback / Florestan for today´s qualifier as she only showed Belantis for the first day, and still think he is lacking some more experience. 

Word of praise from Frau Wust (international judge) at the sideline for the subsequent comments and small interview with the rider. Speaking a lot about the regularity and potential (from H2R point of view not as high quality yet, speaking about the regularity for the passage as Quintus still becomes a bit uneven hind when not pushing equally). 

8 year old Abegglen FH by Ampere / Carabas with Marcus Hermes did show a strong and easy test with nice piaffe / passage and good transitions. Nice series og good pirouettes, the only issue today was some tensions for the walk tour. 

Another debut Louisdor Preis combination was the 10-year-old Foudation by Fidertanz / De Vito shown by Mattias Alexander Rath. Huge qualities for the extended exercises, and also showing nice passage work and good series, unfortunately with an error for the huge one times. Ok pirouettes, and piaffe is a bit cautious, but still at the spot but still lacking some more clear technic for the transitions in and out. They ended as no 5 with 70,558%.

See the entire results here. 

2018 DM feltet er klar

Et felt med både nye og "gamle" ekvipager, og gensyn med Joachim Thomsen i DM feltet med to heste, Søbakkehus Mia-Bella og Darwin Toftagergaard (tidligere under Lone Bang Larsen). 

Hele tidsplanen for stævnet på Broholm findes via linket her. 

Også UVM kandidaterne for 5 års, 6 års og 7 års klasserne er klar. 

Team competition with Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix freestyle today at Compeigne (videos of both CDIO5 classes)

Atterupgaards Cassidy and Cathrine Dufour during 2017 Danish national championships. Photo credit: H2R

Today´s Grand Prix Special was dominated by the Swedish Ramel sisters, both trained by Patrik Kittel. 

Juliette Ramal still has her hand full for some moments during the test today, but this horse Buriel K.H. just show so much qualities "in between" with extraordinary expressive passage, smooth transitions, sharp active piaffe tours and outstanding pirouettes. 75,532%

And today the sister of Juliette, Antonia Ramel with her gelding Brother de Jeu took the 2nd place. This combination was also at start earlier this year at CDI3 in Herning DEN, and since that time they´ve gained a lot of confidence, and now being able to show their test with both high qualities and just a few minor issues.

Very exciting times for both girls for the next months towards WEG selection. 

Both Danish combinations did good tests with a few minor issues, but kept the silver position for the Danish team. 

If you want to watch the entire Grand Prix Special you will find the Youtube link below. 

Move the timeline to 51:50 to watch Ulrik Mølgaard / Michigan (DEN), 1:44.40 Juliette Ramel / Buriel K.H. (SWE), and to 2:05:40 for Anders Dahl / Selten HW (DEN).

Again today Cassidy and Cathrine showed their strength being individual winner of the Grand Prix freestyle with their new freestyle. 

Super intense with lots of transitions and super power, high degree of difficulty. Just a small issue going into the one times where it looks like Cassidy misunderstands the signal and instead doing transition to trot, but Cathrine catch the canter quickly and makes a line of superb one times. 84,250%.

Watch the test from Cassidy and Dufour at the time 1:41:40. Right after is Patrik Kittel with Well Done de la Roche scoring 78,950% (from H2R point of view a clear +80% test), and placed 3rd is Gareth Hughes with Classic Briolinca (76,825%) - they are right after Kittel. 

Well deserved CDI4 Grand Prix victory for 18 year old D´Agostino and Fabienne Müller-Lütkemeier (video)

Finally again at the top of the podium

Germany´s Fabienne Müller-Lütkemeier and her long time international partner D´Agostino are always in top of the field, but not very often as winners - last time they won was the CDI-W Grand Prix at Neumünster back in 2015.

Today they took a well deserved victory at Wiesbaden showing their powerful style from start till end of the test, and it does for sure not look like an 18 year old top horse being at the international circut for the last 7 years. It is a pleasure to follow this combination as they are always topmotivated entering the arena. 

See the total results here. 

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Strong Swedish team in the lead of CDIO5 after today´s Grand Prix - 2nd is Denmark (video of the entire GP class)

79,696% for Danish Dufour and Cassidy

This score just shows how strong they actually are. And as Dufour said after her ride today: 

"I´m very pleased about our performance, as I did not ask for maximum at anytime today - it was a very nice feeling leaving the arena with a clear test knowing there is actually more to show". 

Entire Swedish team in Compeigne are students of Patrik Kittel

Kittel is a busy and successful man himself, and today he secured himself and his team the leader position in the CDIO5 competition, with strong test from Juliette Ramel and her extraordinary Buriel K.H. going into 2nd position for the individual ranking today, and the sister of Juliette, Antonia Ramel with Brother de Jeu into 5th position and Rose Matthiesen with Zuidenwind as no 7. 

H2R comments about top 3 tests today

1 - Atterupgaards Cassidy - Super entering halt, nice half passes, super halt with rein back, easy 1st piaffe / passage, super walk tour, nice 2nd piaffe / passage, small tension for transition to canter, nice 2 times, power extended canter, nice zig-zag, good 1 times, well balanced pirouettes, super final centerline.

2 - Buriel K.H - tense halt, good extended trot but bit tense, nice half passes, tense halt for rein back bit forward, active piaffe nice transitions, good walk, WOW 2nd piaffe / passage / transitions, strong canter tour with nice series, good zig-zag, 1st pirouette becomes too small an Buriel loosing the balance, 2nd pirouette is WOW with huge sit and balance, bit tense transition to trot, superb final centerline.

3 - Well Done de la Roche - tense halt, extended trot bit on the toes and lacking more let go, lovely light footed supple half passes, good halt for rein back bit tense rein back, super nice transition to passage, easy in and out of a good piaffe, nice expression for the passage, bit on the toes for the extended walk, good collected walk, super nice 2nd passage/piaffe/passage tour. Very strong canter tour with lovely series and well performed pirouettes, nice flow and go all the way, super nice final centerline, super straight and well balanced final.

H2R comments about the two other Danish team members

6 - Selten HW - Super start, power extension, nice half passes with good swing and balance, superb halt for rein back bit resistance for rein back, 1st piaffe bit forward and lack more steps, good extended walk, bit tense collected walk, tension hind for transition to passage (small kick), lack more clear rhythm for 2nd piaffe, error for 2 times, bit unbalanced zig-zag, one change for 1 times with parallel hind, super nice control and quality of both pirouettes, best piaffe at final centerline. 

18 - Michigan - super start with well balanced entering halt, straight out into trot, expressive power extension, good half passes with nice swing, not square halt for rein back, good transition to a nice passage, unfortunately very limited 1st piaffe tour as Michigan is only showing very small steps lacking elevation and activity, good walk tour with nice transition into a good passage, 2nd piaffe becomes a bit better, good transition to canter, very solid canter tour with nice big series, good zig-zag but pirouettes could be with more sit and centering, final piaffe becomes again very limited.

If you want to have a look at the entire class today you will find the link here below. For top 3 you must move the timeline. 

At 3:34.00 Atterupgaards Cassidy

At 3:07:40 Buriel K.H.

At 4.10.40 Well Done de la Roche.

Placering til Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein i Compiegne mens Kristine Møller og Fie Skarsø var placeret i Ranshofen (LUX)

Både Compiegne i Frankrig og Ranshofen i Østrig er startet i dag

I Compeigne er CDI3 Grand Prix klassen afviklet i dag med et kæmpe starterfelt på 34 ekvipager. Her vandt Hans Peter Minderhoud med Glock´s Dream Boy med 71,457%.

Placeret som nr. 9 i klassen blev Nathalie med M & M´s med 67,891%. Om dagens tur fortæller Nathalie: 

"Jeg er ret tilfreds med med turen i dag, og jeg havde lagt en plan som det lykkedes fint at følge. Det kan stadig være lidt en udfordring i nye omgivelser, men han var med mig hele vejen. Jeg valgte at ride min skridttur noget afventende, så jeg ikke risikerede at den skulle blive ilende. Mine piaffe og passage ture fungerede rigtig godt," fortæller Nathalie.  

Imorgen kl. 10.00 starter CDIO5 klassen og her er alle 3 danske ekvipager klar til start. Cathrine Dufour med Atterupgaards Cassidy, Anders Dahl med Selten HW og Ulrik Mølgaard med Michigan. Der foreligger endnu ikke nogen online startliste.

CDI3 med unghesteklasser i Ranshofen i Østrig

Danske Kristine Møller blev i dagens 6 års klasse placeret som nr. 2 på DV vallakken UNO Spotlight e. San Amour/Donnerhall som Gestüt Pallerhaff og Stutteri Evo erhvervede sig på Dansk Varmblods forårsauktion tilbage i 2015.

Parret opnåede følgende karakterer: Trav 7,8 - Skridt 7,9 - Galop 8,2 - Ridelighed 8,2 - Samlet indtryk 8,2 = 80,60.

Samtidig blev Kristine også placeret som nr. 5 med 69,324% på Trakehner hoppen Standing O´vation i Prix Sct. Georg klassen, hvor danske Fie Skarsø med Shy Boy blev placeret som nr. 3 med 69,816%.

Østrigeren Ulrike Pruntaler vandt både Prix Sct. Georg og CDI3 Grand Prix klassen. 

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Results HANN saddle licensing 17 May

8 Franklin foals out of the exclusive collection of 20 foals for Nordic International Sales

With 8 foals the stallion Franklin by Ampere / Ferro really makes his imprint for the upcoming exclusive auction where 20 foals are selected.

The auction takes place during Equitour Aalborg 2018, at Saturday May 26 at 20:00, and if your not able to be present you will be able to follow the auction via live stream at Zibrasport.tv. 

3 foals in the top of the collection

Of course the fulsister of last years price top (sold for 150.000 euros) catalog no 1 by Franklin / Don Frederico looks like a new top star. 

No 12 a colt by Franklin / Fürstenball - he shows a lovely balance and rhythm in a natural uphill frame. 

No 18 is a colt by Franklin / Belstaff is a lovely elastic foal with nice expression.

See the entire collection here and find all needed informations about the auction. 

Inquieries about the collection

You are always welcome to contact the auction team. Questions about the auction can be directed to auction@varmblod.dk, tel. +47 87 47 54 17. Louise Ringsbo, tel. +46 61 67 94 93 Danish Warm Blood Auction or Per Jensen per@helgstranddressage.dk at Helgstrand dressage.

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Preliminary schedule for Compiegne

9,34 as total score for dressage and overall score of 8,68 for Sezuan/Sir Donnerhall son (video)

Patrik Kittel and Sezuan during Danish Warmblood stallion show 2018. Photo credit H2R

No scores under 9,0 for Sezuan´s Donnerhall at the 14-days test in Neustadt. (just jumping free was 7,00).

See the entire list of results from the 14 days test here. 

Elite qualities for the upcoming private auction at Gestüt Borgmann

16 June with private auction at Gestüt Borgmann

27 nice young horses for the upcoming private auction at Gestüt Borgmann. And this collection is from H2R point of view with clear Elite qualities. 

Two horses with extra qualities

Top favorites by H2R are 6 year old Veneciano by Vivaldi / Insterburg and 5 year old Discover by Don Frederic / Ferragamo. They are both showing top expression, 3 super nice gaits and does really look like horses for the big sport. But also the 4 other highlighted below shows great potential.

Find information about the auction here. 

Compiegne will also be available via live stream

The huge event coming up at Compiegne will also be available via live streaming. 

Link for streaming is available at H2R calender. 

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Nürnberger Burg-Pokal qualifier for Annabel Frenzen with SilberStern at Munich today

Annabel Frenzen won yesterday´s preliminary qualifier for Nürnberger Burg-Pokal with her 7 year old SilberStern by Silbermond/Raphael and today she repeated this victory and secured herself one of the attractive tickets for the final in later this year at Frankfurt. Good test where there for some moments is a lack of strenght, as both walk pirouettes becomes a bit unbalanced like also the canter pirouettes lacking more balance and collection. 

Frenzen also became 2nd with Kieferhof´s Imperius by Imperio/Florestan I.

From H2R point of view the Danish Warmblood gelding Rockson placed as no 3 today showed a more settled test than the two horses placed in front of him and Uwe Schwanz. The just 7 year old Rockson show a lot of power supple power for the trot tour, the start of the extended walk becomes a bit tense but he settles well at the end, and the 2nd walk pirouette becomes a bit big. Lovely canter tour with super nice qualities for both the pirouettes and the series. 

Next qualifier is at Balve Optimum 7-10 June, during the German championships. 

See the entire results from today here. 

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Ren dansk medaljehøst til Nordic Baltic Championships (video)

Dansk team guld

Individuel dansk Guld, Sølv og Bronze

Selvom mesterskaberne i norske Kristiansand "kun" har været for dem der var med, så er der vidst ingen tvivl om at danskerne har både nydt det, og høstet hvad der nærmest kunne høstes. 

Det danske senior GULD team bestod jo af:

• Carina Cassøe Krüth med May-Day Graftebjerg
• Mai Tofte Olesen med Rustique
• Rikke Svane med Finckenstein TSF
• Karin Nissen med Eno 

I den individuelle konkurrence høstede Karin Nissen en bronze medalje, mens de 3 andre piger cementerede deres styrke ved at de alle 3 var på skamlen individuelt, med Carina Cassøe Krüth og May-Day Graftebjerg som ny nordisk mester. Se deres vinderridt herunder.

Også U25 titlen gik til Danmarks Victoria Vallentin efterfulgt af Nanna Merrald, og med svensk bronze.

Der stod iøvrigt Danmark på langt de fleste topplaceringer i alle de andre CDI klasser til stævnet i Norge. 

VIDEO - Enjoy this Grand Prix Special test from yesterday with Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Dalera BB

It was just their 2nd ever Grand Prix Special together. 

TSF Dalera BB and Du Soleil winner of Grand Prix Special in Munich and Hamburg today

CDI5 Grand Prix Special in Munich

Super easy and effortless test with very light aides for every single exercise and at the same time super power all the way. Natural frame and light contact. Just a small issue by entering halt where Dalera shows some tensions. Well deserved 76,106% and it also looked like a very emotional Jessica leaving the arena as everything went into a higher level today. 

2nd is Anabel Balkenhol with Heuberger showing a bit of unbalanced moments today and lacking bit more natural forward flow. 

See the entire results here. 

CDI4 Grand Prix Special in Hamburg

Australian Kristy Oatley repeated the victory from the Grand Prix, today with a bit of tensions but still lots of qualities, and the Grand Prix Special is really at test for Du Soleil when Kristy is able to show it without errors. Entering halt becomes a bit unbalanced, super extensions and nice transitions, into the first piaffe Kristy has to ask for the piaffe, in the turn after the 2nd piaffe towards canter transition, Du Soleil jumps into canter as if it was for the Grand Prix transition, and the judge at C is really quick ringing the bell as if she was doing wrong route. Clear canter tour with just some minor tensions. It looks like Du Soleil felt the audience a bit more today. Final score 71,468%.

See the entire results here. 

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