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Most expensive riding horse by Blue Hors First Choice sold to Norwegian Cathrine Rasmussen at OLD Summer Mixed Sales today (total list of prices)

Most expensive riding horse by Blue Hors First Choice / Blue Hors Romanov sold for 80.000 euros to Norwegian Cathrine Rasmussen. 

Most expensive riding horse by Blue Hors First Choice / Blue Hors Romanov sold for 80.000 euros to Norwegian Cathrine Rasmussen. 

Part of press release (only dressage part)

Fantasy makes summer dreams come true

The special auction held at the Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta was very international and successful. The sport horses as well as the foal collection of the 64th Summer Mixed Sales fascinated with excellent average prices. 

Fantasy - filly by Foundation - Blue Hors Romanov sold for 107.000 euros to Germany.

Fantasy - filly by Foundation - Blue Hors Romanov sold for 107.000 euros to Germany.

Last but not least: The filly Fantasy by Foundation - Romanov Blue Hors - Sandro Hit shined as the highest price in the elite foal collection at the Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta. This beauty queen, bred by Lilian Sanktjohanser from Löningen, Germany, fascinated a stud with Olympic traditions from Lower Saxony for 107,000 Euro.

Next generation for Sweden: The colt VIP by Vitalis - Desperados - Rubinstein I, bred by Gerold Karlovatz from Austria, will move to beautiful Scandinavia for 53,000 Euro. 

All in all, the 46 foals generated a turnover of 702,500 Euro. The average price in the foal collection settled at around 15,500 Euro. 16 young Oldenburg stars will bring joy to their new owners abroad. They were sold to several countries: Sweden (3), Australia (2), Denmark (2), Italy (2), Switzerland (2), Spain (2), Austria (1), Belgium (1) and the USA (1). 

In the sport horse collection First Vision by First Choice - Romanov Blue Hors - Donnerhall triumphed as the top priced horse. This extraordinary dancer, bred and exhibited by Weihegold OLDs breeder Inge Bastian from Bargteheide, Germany, was sold to a dressage stable in Norway for 80,000 Euro.

The average price in the sport horse collection settled at around 26,500 Euro. The 20 sport horses brought a total of 525,000 Euro. Nine Oldenburgs will start an international career, and will move to Spain (2), Belgium (1), Canada (1), Netherlands (1), Norway (1), South Korea (1), Sweden (1) and Switzerland (1).

RIDING HORSES - total list of prices:

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FOALS - total list of prices: 

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Største DM felt for U25 nogensinde

Nanna Merrald - photo credit: Blue Hors

Nanna Merrald - photo credit: Blue Hors

Pressemeddelelse


Det tegner godt for dansk dressur, at feltet af unge kommende stjerner, der er til start i det danske mesterskab for U25, er det højeste nogensinde. 

Der skal rides med ekstra krudt i ridestøvlen, hvis man skal være med i medaljeræset, når dressurens kommende stjerner dyster om podiepladser i Agria DRF mesterskabet for U25. For det er et historisk stort felt, der stiller til start ved Broholm Horseshow, og konkurrencen er benhård.

”Det bliver så fedt. Jeg glæder mig så meget til at komme derover. Det er bare en hestefest,” fortæller Nanna Skodborg Merrald, som i sit sidste U25 år igen er med i mesterskabet, som hun vandt på Millibar i 2013, men altså ikke har startet siden. Målet er at komme med på holdet, der skal repræsentere Danmark ved EM for U25 midt i august, inden den 25-årige toprytter fra Hvalsø indløser en enkeltbillet til Jylland, hvor hun skal arbejde på Blue Hors. 

Men inden da skal Nanna ride to heste i AGRIA DRF U25 Mesterskabet på Broholm. Både 9-årige Gørklintgårds Quantico og 10-årige Sådan Que har vist flotte internationale Grand Prix takter i forårets internationale starter, men den skarpe konkurrence i årets U25 mesterskab er ikke gået ubemærket hen.
”Altså jeg rider da efter at vinde, men der er en rimelig hård konkurrence. Vi er jo næsten 20 til start. Det er rigtig fedt med masser af konkurrence, for så jeg skal ride mit bedste,”, siger Nanna.

Dyb respekt for konkurrenterne
En af de nye ryttere i U25 feltet er den regerende mester for U21, Rose Marie Bang Henriksen. Selvom hun har en nylig mesterskabstitel med sig i bagagen, så giver det ingen garantier på U25 niveau.
“Jeg er jo meget urutineret på det her niveau”, fortæller Rose og siger grinende, “Jeg ved ikke, hvordan man rider Grand Prix. Det gør Donna (Silver, Roses hest)”.

Den unge rytter har stor respekt for de andre ryttere i feltet, for det er svært at få styret rundt i Grand Prix.
“Det er ikke bare at sætte sig i sadlen og så ride afsted. Man skal virkelig kunne noget for at komme op på det her niveau, og det viser bare, at dressur bestemt ikke er for alle”, siger Rose, der derfor også kommer til Broholm med den målsætning at få rutine i U25.
“For mig handler det ikke om placering, men om at fokusere på at ride et fejlfrit program. Og så håber jeg, at både jeg og Donna har så meget overskud, at vi kan vise øvelserne så flot som muligt i den vanvittigt flotte kulisse”.

Blikket rettet tidligere mod Grand Prix
At fremtiden tegner lys for dansk dressursport med de mange, spændende starter i U25, fortæller Nanna Merrald bunder i, at sigtekornet tidligere rettes ind mod Grand Prix.
“Man tænker Grand Prix ind tidligere i hestens uddannelse, så rytterne ikke kommer for sent i gang med de svære øvelser, så hesten måske når at blive for gammel”, fortæller hun og Rose supplerer:
“Det er jo fantastisk flot, at der er så mange danske U25 ryttere på det her niveau. Det lover godt for fremtiden”, slutter U21 guldvinderen.

Agria DRF mesterskabet for U25 rides over tre runder. Første afdeling rides torsdag kl. 13.30, 2. afdeling rides lørdag klokken 18.25 og finalen rides søndag klokken 13.30.

Yderligere oplysninger kan findes på stævnets website: www.broholmhorseshow.dk

Alle deltagerlister kan ses her: https://online.equipe.com/da/competitions/24652

First Choice and Franklin with best offsprings for Saturday´s OLD Summer Mixed Sales auction in Vechta

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Most interesting riding horses are:

No 1 - round powerful well moving boy. Supple in all 3 gaits. 

No 8 - medium sized mare with 3 nice paces and quick of the ground with suppleness. 

Foals

No 43 - expression, uphill, power and lightness filly - best foal of the collection. 

No 73 - best Vitalis foal of the collection, super nice expression and supple mover. 

No 89 - nice power from behind, uphill frame and good balance.  

Here you can find both collections of riding horses and foals. 

Gareth Hughes and Don Carissimo showing great form winning CDI3 GP yesterday at Aachen (video)

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British Gareth Hughes and Don Carissimo are back at the international scene winning yesterday´s CDI3 Grand Prix at Aachen Dressage Days with 72,696%.

We havn´t seen this combination since they appeared at the Europeans last year in Gothenburg, but unfortunately Don Carissimo was not fit to compete, and has not been out at international level since.

So right now Gareth Hughes has Classic Briolinca and now also Don Carissimo as his strong cards towards WEG in Tryon later this year.  

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Birgitte Byrialsen landstræner for det kinesiske dressurlandshold ved Asian Games 2018

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I weekenden blev det kinesiske mesterskab i dressur 2018 afholdt i Shandongprovinsen, og sejren gik til Birgitte Byrialsens dressurhold fra Guandongprovinsen, som vandt guld, både individuelt og for hold.

Holdets to bedste ryttere, Huang Zouquin og Gu Bing, vandt individuelt guld og sølv med hhv. 72,271% og 71,103%, foran bronzevinderen Leo Zong fra Xinjiangprovinsen, der opnåede 70,749%. I holdkonkurrencen fik Guangdongholdet 4,364% mere end sølvvinderholdet fra Xinjiang.

"Denne konkurrence var vigtigt for os, for det var det sidste kvalifikations-stævne til Asian Games 2018 i Jakarta i Indonesien. Og nu ved vi, at vores ryttere, Gu Bing og Huang Zouqing, er to af de i alt fire ryttere på landsholdet."

Samtidig er Birgitte Byrialsen nu officielt udpeget til landstræner for det kinesiske landshold ved Asian Games. Asian Games afholdes fra 18.8. til 2.9. Dressurkonkurrencerne ligger fra 20.8. - 23.8. 

“Asian Games er en kæmpe sportsbegivenhed. Der kommer tusindvis af sportsfolk fra hele Asien, heriblandt selvfølgelig dressurryttere, militaryryttere og springryttere. Ved Asian Games i 2010 vandt vi sølv for hold, og vi er spændte på om vi kan vinde guld i år og få en placering i medaljerækken i den individuelle konkurrence. Niveauet er stigende over hele Asien, så der skal knokles."

Birgitte Byrialsen har ledet Guandongprovinsens professionelle dressurhold siden 2004 og med dem vundet det kinesiske mesterskab adskillige gange. Sidste år vandt holdet tillige guld i både den individuelle konkurrence og holdkonkurrencen i National Games, det kinesiske svar på OL. 

10 Helgstrand Dressage stallions presented Sunday afternoon at Equitour

Severo Jurado Lopez and D´avie at Danish Warmblood stallion show 2018 - photo credit: H2R

Severo Jurado Lopez and D´avie at Danish Warmblood stallion show 2018 - photo credit: H2R

Success stallion presentation repeated

Like last year Helgstrand Dressage showed some of their high quality stallions for the audience, and people from abroad could also follow the presentation via live stream. 

Stallion from 3 year old to 8 year old were shown.

Different breeding and different types, but common for all the stallions - they are super movers. And still when you say super movers there are differences, of the way of being a super mover. 

It was the boss himself Andreas Helgstrand in the middle telling about every single stallion, and the future plans for them. 

Atterupgaards Botticelli (6 yr old) and D´avie (6 year old) both successful last year at World Championship for Young Horses are together with For Emotion (5 year old) getting prepared for this years Young Horse World Championships in Ermelo. All 3 stallions brings something extra and showing huge pontential for the future. 

Final stallion shown was the top foal producer Franklin, now 8 year old by Ampere / Ferro. This stallion really stamps his offsprings with both super types and great movers, and not least top prices for the auction Saturday night at Nordic International Sales. 

Sovereign Blue Hors Zepter and Daniel Bachmann Andersen (video of the entire GPS class)

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Daniel and Zepter in another league

Yesterday it was a WAUW Grand Prix test from Daniel and Zepter, today is was a WOW Grand Prix Special test.

3rd international Grand Prix Special ever, and then scoring 78,128% nearly says everything, and starting the test with a very nice 75% after the entering halt was a good start, and from there Daniel and Zepter just stepped up the scoring and kept the very high level throughout the entire test. Nice balance uphill frame with good crossing for the half passes, super easy transition to passage at the letter, tiny tensions hind for the first small passage tour, but super power for the extensions and passage tours, 4 x 9 for the piaffes! Good transition for canter but a bit high tempo the first meters, but from there full control again. Very strong canter tour, and a top motivated Zepter for the one times at the centerline doing 11 instead of the required 9 - smiling rider.

The overall picture is with a lovely steady contact, well balanced natural forward search and never hind the rider - the picture of correct dressage. 

From watching his development and the ease and qualities Zepter is doing the tests with now, he would be H2R´s first choice for Daniel for WEG. 

The art of riding and training a horse in a manner that develops obedience, flexibility, and balance.
— Definition of Dressage

Danish Cathrine Dufour and Bohemian showed a very different test today. Much more focused and relaxed today, and it was obvious that Cathrine would try to show her young talented Bohemian with the best possible outcome. And mission complete - eventhough it was of course a test with a kind of the hand breake on. Individual placement today as no 4 with 72,429%:

3rd Dane was Rikke Svane with Finckenstein TSF, showing a solid test with some minor issues for the trot tour, and for the canter tour a bit of tensions hind where he change hind for a couple of times at straight line. Scoring 68,936%.

Dante Weltino OLD and Therese Nilshagen shows high qualities all the way today, nice power and suppleness, but for sure the series will be even better if Dante Weltino was a bit more uphill in the frame. 

Apache and Emmelie Scholtens was dancing in the rain today. This final day of Equitour became more like a normal Danish pre-summer day with grey sky and rain. But it did not seem to distrub the combination and it is nice to see how Apache has grown up and Emmelie is able to show him the best possible way, without him being focused about what´s going on among the other horses. 

With today´s Danish performances the podium ended with Swedish Nations Cup victory, Denmark second and The Netherlands at 3rd position. 

Move the timeline to about 2:14:00 to watch Zepter and Daniels test.

115.000 euros top price at Nordic International Sales tonight

The filly foal Fellini with the unique pedigree achieved a knock-down price of 115,000 euros. Photo credit: Ridehesten. 

The filly foal Fellini with the unique pedigree achieved a knock-down price of 115,000 euros. Photo credit: Ridehesten. 

Press release

The Nordic International Sales set new records

The second Nordic International Sales foal auction presented by Stutteri EVO has set new records with two foals sold for over 100,000 euros and a higher average price and higher turnover than last year

Buyers form Canada, USA, Poland, Germany, Norway and Denmark invested in 19 foals which sold for 763,000 euros at an average price of 40,158 euros.

At last year’s Nordic International Sales the filly Foal Faretti, bred by Henrik Hansen, became the price highlight of the auction. This year Henrik had three foals in the auction, and two of them sold for over 100,000 euros.

The filly foal Fellini with the unique pedigree achieved a knock-down price of 115,000 euros. The filly by Franklin is out of the young mare Souvenir that is a daughter of the only two triple world champions for young horses in history, Sezuan og Fiontini.

The filly foal Faretti II by Franklin/Don Frederico, a fullsister of the price highlight from 2017, sold for 102,000 euros. Both of Henrik Hansen’s fillies sold locally to breeders in Jutland.

The most expensive colt foal, Brix Falcon by Franklin/Fürstenball sold for 80,000 euros to Polish buyers. – We are very satisfied with the auction. The network behind the auction, led by Andreas Helgstrand, is very important for this immense success, says auctioneer Casper Cassøe.

The filly foal Faretti II by Franklin/Don Frederico, a fullsister of the price highlight from 2017, sold for 102,000 euros. Photo credit: Ridehesten. 

The filly foal Faretti II by Franklin/Don Frederico, a fullsister of the price highlight from 2017, sold for 102,000 euros. Photo credit: Ridehesten. 

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Hønnerups Driver and Josefine Hoffmann are ready for the Danish Young Rider team

Driver and Josefine from last year at Equitour. Photo credit: H2R

Driver and Josefine from last year at Equitour. Photo credit: H2R

While Danish international rider Anna Kasprzak herself was in the saddle for the first time today after giving birth to baby Ella, her student Josefine Hoffmann was winning at the Young Rider freestyle at the international event at Uggerhalne. 

This experienced boy former World Champion for Young horses and former Grand Prix horse under Anna Kasprzak "just" needs to adjusted all the way, but this is also kind of a job for the young rider Josefine. But today everything succeeded into the details and Josefine was able to manage and control the power from Driver. No technical issues and a great degree of difficulty. Well deserved freestyle victory with 75,500%.

Expectation for another Danish top performance was for Karoline Rohmann and Noosa Melody, but unfortunately Karoline forgot to show the 3 times today, which of course became a costly mistake bringing them down to 10th place. 

 

Daniel Bachmann Andersen and Blue Hors Zepter today´s individual CDIO4 Grand Prix winner (video of the entire GP test)

It was pure WAUW for the young talented Blue Hors Zepter with Daniel Bachmann Andersen in the saddle today. Of course Daniel was very happy about his performance today with his "own" educated Zepter. 

Scoring 76,215% just tells it all, but move the timeline to 2:08:50 to watch the test. The only thing was the last transition to trot which became a bit late and also the only exercise scoring 6,5 - 7 - 6,0 - 6,0 - 6,5. 

Additionally with experienced Apache with Emmelie Scholtens and Dante Weltino OLD with Therese Nilshagen placed as no 2 and 3. 

Apache showed a nice concentrated test with a smooth trot tour in a nice balance, the first transition to passage is a bit late, and it looks like he kick himself during the 2nd passage tour towards the 2nd piaffe, but luckily it does not affect the rest of the test. A small stallion kick for the change after the extended canter. Nice overall picture. 73,870%.

Super strong start for Therese Nilshagen and Dante Weltino OLD (looks a bit frightening with Danish eyes 😁 ), but in the middle of their test they seems to loose a bit of terrain while catching up again during the canter tour. Lovely frame all the way as usual. 73,087%

Danish team

Huge expectations for Cathrine Dufour and Bohemian today, but the invironment seems a bit too much for the 8 year old gelding, and a lot of tensions crept into the test, but Cathrine still manage to get along and going from 40-something% to the finish score of 65,717%.

Anna Zibrandtsen and Arlando look in form right until the bell rang from judge at C, bit of blood seen at the right side of the mouth (from a small bit in the tongue). Unfortunately Anna is not allowed starting tomorrows Grand Prix Special when not finished the Grand Prix today. 

4th member of the Danish team Rikke Svane with Finckenstein TSF with a good job, nice flow for trot tour, piaffes need a bit more clear forward search and activity, for the canter Finckenstein becomes a bit tension hind for some moments today. 

Tomorrow is a new day and for sure the Danes will try to catch the Dutch team. Right now the Swedish team seems to be too far ahead. But very small difference between The Netherlands and Denmark. 

Results from today´s GP here. 

Start list for tomorrow´s GPS here. 


Small finals for CDI3 big tour at Uggerhalne

Severo and Deep Impact from last years lap of honor at Equitour. Photo credit: H2R

Severo and Deep Impact from last years lap of honor at Equitour. Photo credit: H2R

For today´s Grand Prix freestyle it was just with 6 combinations at start

Not surpricingly Severo Jurado Lopez and Deep Impact won again today. They showed a very strong freestyle. They both looked super motivated and focused on the job today, and Severo really stepped up the degree of difficulty for his freestyle with among one times with one hand, series on curved track and last but lot least coming from the one times out of the corner going into piaffe transition and turn at A for the final centerline. A pleasure to watch them grow together as this is just their second season at international level. They will for sure be ready for Tryon later this year. 

2nd today was Kathleen Keller with San Royal. They showed a very controlled and smooth test without any issues, and it is a pleasure to watch Kathleen´s position and they way she presents her horse.

3rd was a debut freestyle for KWPN stallion Desperado and Emmelie Scholtens. Yesterday this combination made their international Grand Prix debut also with a placement as no 3. The just 10 year old stallion is doing a really nice job, overall without any weaknesses. Supple trot tour with good expression and nice balance, super walk tour, and good canter tour - here the only issue is not 100% settled one times as Desperado becomes a bit tense, but with super nice quality and balance for the pirouettes. And active piaffe tours with very nice transitions - for sure a couple to keep an eye on for the future. 

Just 4 combinations for Grand Prix Special

Today´s winner Betina Jæger with Mane Steam Belstaff does actually know eachother very well as Betina also was the rider of Belstaff before he was sold to the USA. When watching them yesterday and today they just seems to have a very nice partnership. Lovely power in a very good balance for the trot tour, nice crossing uphill half passes, a small lack of impulsion for the first transition into passage, but nice regular and expressive passage, easy extensions and transitions back again, 1st piaffe lack a bit more activity, nice transition to canter smooth directly from the passage, but just rewarded with 4 x 7,5 and 1 x 6,5, very nice series, judge at C gave 9 for the one times, nice pirouettes, bit stocked transition at M to trot and a bit of tension for the final piaffe. Total score of 71,532% - easily a 73-74% test.

Bakkely´s Onandt and Lone Bang Larsen 2nd today. Starts with some tensions for the entering halt moving backward, nice half passes, and good passage and extensions, becomes a bit tight in the frame for some moments, extended walk lack a bit more let go, nice collected walk, nice piaffes again today with nice angles, the canter is with an error at the very end of the 15 one times and the 1st pirouette becomes a bit unbalanced while the 2nd is a bit bigger but better balanced, nice final. 70,128%

3rd today is Danish Helene Melsen with Aston Martin. Good halt and forward, unfortunately the first extension lack some balance, active half passes tilting the head a bit for the half pass to right, good walk tour, bit of tension for the piaffes, good canter tour, but error for the 9 one times, and 2nd pirouette lack more balance and control, good final. 65,957%.


 

 

 

Watch the presentation of the collection of exclusive foals for the auction at Nordic International Sales

If your sitting abroad you will of course still be able to follow and buy your future top star at Nordic International Sales. Both the presentation Saturday at 12:00 am and the auction at 8:00 pm will be available via live stream for free. 

Just click at the banner here below to get direct access for the streaming. 

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.  

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Dansk Varmblod har også fokus på WFFS (Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrom)

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Pressemeddelelse

WFFS (Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrom) har fået meget stor opmærksomhed i de seneste uger. Sygdommen er arvelig og medfører, at det afficerede føl fødes med en bindevævsdefekt, der især kommer til udtryk ved en meget skrøbelig hud og meget bløde sener og ledbånd. Der findes ingen behandling, og føllet dør eller må aflives straks efter foling. 

Sygdommen nedarves recessivt, hvilket betyder, at den kun kan komme til udtryk, hvis begge forældre er bærere af genet. Når begge forældre er bærere af genet, er risikoen for, at sygdommen kommer til udtryk hos føllet 25%. Hyppigheden af genet er, med den viden vi har for nuværende, forholdsvis lav. Det betyder, at den overordnede risiko for at få et føl, der er ramt af sygdommen, heldigvis er meget lav. Ligeledes er det vigtigt at understrege, at risikoen for WFFS ikke er større i denne avlssæson eller i næste avlssæson, end risikoen var i sidste eller forrige avlssæson. Derfor er der ingen grund til panik eller uovervejede tiltag.

Dansk Varmblod anerkender imidlertid, at WFFS potentielt er en sygdom, som kan nødvendiggøre en avlsmæssig overvågning. Derfor har forbundet nu iværksat en indsamling af tilgængelig data og viden om sygdommen og vi vil hurtigst muligt overveje at iværksætte en strategi for overvågning og regulering af sygdommen.

Jan Pedersen

Formand for Dansk Varmblod

CDI3 Grand Prix victory for Spanish Severo Jurado Lopez and Deep Impact today at Equitour Aalborg

Severo and Deep Impact repeats last years success at Equitour Aalborg - photo credit: H2R

Severo and Deep Impact repeats last years success at Equitour Aalborg - photo credit: H2R

Severo and Deep Impact showed again this year their strength winning today´s CDI3 Grand Prix with 73,022%. 

Entering halt becomes a bit wide in front, super nice balanced power diagonal with the extended trot, nice balance/energy for half passes, nice halt but a bit cautious rein back with 4,5 step back wards, another super extended trot, good transition to passage, start the piaffe early and is much forward going, good relaxation for the walk tour, small tensions for 2nd piaffe, good transition to canter, nice 2 times, zig-zag wellbalanced, small over turn for 1st pirouette, 2nd pirouette with nice control, super extended trot 2 x 9, nice final with today´s best piaffe. 

2nd today was German Kathleen Keller with San Royal. They were showing a very smooth trot tour in a nice balance, small insecure moments for the piaffes and an error for the 1 times. 

3rd was Dutch Emmelie Scholtens with KWPN stallion Desperados. They showed a good halt, nice crossing with power half passes, good halt with just 4 steps backwards, nice extended trot, nice active piaffe and passage where you really can see how Emmelie manage to keep him active from behind all the time, super nice walk tour, smooth "dancing" 2nd piaffe, error for transition to canter, nice zig-zag, tense hind for 1 times with error in the middle, pirouettes becomes a bit over turn, nice final, open halt. 

4th Danish Betina Jæger with Mane Stream Belstaff. Belstaff is former ridden by Betina and is now back. They really seems to suit eachother and showing an error free test with good piaffe and passage and a strong canter tour. 

5th Danish Lone Bang Larsen and Bakkely´s Onandt were first to go. They were showing a test with good qualities, nice flow for half passes, lovely angle for the piaffe tours,but also with some issues where the timing was lacking a bit, and unfortunately for the canter tour with errors for both series.

See the entire results here. 

 

 

Daula and Danielle Heijkoop winner of CDI3 Prix Sct. Georg at Equitour, Uggerhalne tonight

Beautiful weather for the first day of Equitour Aalborg 2018.

17 combinations at start for the first CDI3 competition today. Not unexpected is the elegant mare Daula by Gribaldi with Danielle Heijkoop showing a great test. Entering halt scoring 76% that was for sure today´s top start, and with a superb well balanced trot tour they just keep the 76% level, but after a less impressive walk tour the total score drops to 73,7%, 2nd walk pirouette becomes a bit big. For the canter tour there are a few issues with error by the change between the half passes and again an error for the 3 times, nice well performed canter pirouettes. At least the judging panel agreed about the level between 71,1 and 73,5%. Final score 71,912%.

Marianne Yde Helgstrand and Super Mario at CDI3 Herning 2018. Photo credit: H2R

Marianne Yde Helgstrand and Super Mario at CDI3 Herning 2018. Photo credit: H2R

Watching the scoreboard something is for sure not in line

Looking at the scoring for 2nd placed Danish Marianne Yde Helgstrand with Super Mario, it does look a bit odd with scoring from British judge at M Jo Graham having the combination placed as no 12 with just 67%, where the other judges has the combination placed as no 5 - 2 - 2 - 1. They show a very nice trot tour with power and balance, the collected walk tour becomes a bit unbalanced, while the extended walk is supple with ground cover and huge over track, the canter tour is solid without any issues.

No 3 was another Danish combination Carina Nevermann Torup with Danish Warmblood gold medal mare Greven Sa VA. They show a strong test, from H2R point of view a bit too high tempo for the trot tour, and a solid canter tour with nice quality except some mixed up thing for the 2 times. Again the placements from the judges were a bit strange, 3 - 5 - 10 - 2 - 4.

Germany´s Kathleen Keller with Deal show at great test except the walk tour. From Danish judge at E Hans Chr. Matthiesen with walk pirouettes for 5 - 5 and 4 for collected walk at 6,5 for extended walk, while his German colleague at H Gotthilf Riexinger gives 6 - 6,5 for walk pirouettes and 7 for collected walk and 7 for extended walk. But how was the walk actually? 

The other Danish combinations

Betina Jæger and Møllegårdens Pas Partout showed a nice power trot tour with good flow, the walk pirouettes becomes a bit unbalanced, and the series are with a bit of tensions. 

Michael Nielsen and Count to Ten WN shows an overall nice test, the weakest point is the walk tour.

Dennis Fisker and Carlton Hill VDL showing a nice trot tour, loosing a step for the 2nd walk pirouette and lack in general more collection and balance for both canter pirouettes, and with a small error for the 4 times series. 

Anne Marie Hosbond and Diva Unik shows a good test, but just lacking some highlights. It becomes a bit ordinary the overall picture. 

Lone Bang Larsen and Thranegaardens Rostov did not really have the best day together today. Bit tense start and unbalanced medium trot, bit spooky by volte at E, bit tense walk tour and a couple of issues for the canter tour. 

See the entire result here.