Third part of CDIO Grand Prix with Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Dalera BB in top

Already from watching them around the arena they look amazing. And from the start you can feel that this combination just enjoying being in there. Smooth start, supple half passes, nice halt bit tense rein back, expressive extended trot sharp back into passage at V, active piaffe with lovely sit and nice transitions, the walk becomes a bit tense for the collected walk tour, the canter tour is  still not as settled as the trot tour, but nice control especially for the pirouettes, small insecurity for the final piaffe. 76,848%.

The strong Danish team combination Daniel Bachmann Andersen and Blue Hors Zack shows a great test with two minor things as the rein back becomes with 6 steps and an error for the two times. Superb supple half passes with balance, expression and crossing, top qualities for the one times. 74,177%

Spanish Beatrice Ferrer-Salat and her 17 year old Delgado are still in the game and valuable for the team scoring 73,059%. 

Second part of CDIO Grand Prix with Danish Warmblood Gørklintgårds Dublet in top

American Kasey Perry-Glass with her Danish Warmblood gelding Gørklintgårds Dublet showed a strong and very well balanced test. Dublet is not a spectacular mover, but the correctness and balance without any technical issues combined with and his sharp hindlegs brings him into 2nd place with 76,801%.

Danish Anna Zibrandtsen is showing a solid test unfortunately with a costly error in the mid of the one times where Arlando stops the changes (maybe because of lack of signal from the rider). The first piaffe is a bit cautious lacking some more activity, nice transitions, 2nd piaffe is with better activity, good control for canter pirouettes, small lack of beat for final extended trot, super nice final centerline. 70,435%. 

Hans Peter Minderhoud shows a very good test with Zanardi without any technical issues, just some tensions for the rein back. You really get the feeling that Zanardi now is growing up in the arena, or maybe he is just for the very big arenas like in Aachen. 72,842%

Dorothee Schneider and Sammy Davis Jr. shows a very expressive test and for Dorothee the timing is just in top except the one times today with an error. 75,916%

Spains Severo Jurado Lopez and Deep Impact is also showing a strong test, with highlights for the extended trot tours, super nice frame all the way, bit early start for the 1st piaffe where Deep is travelling a bit forward, small miscommunication for the transition from collected walk to passage. 74,161%

VIDEO - Daniel Bachmann Andersen og Blue Hors Zack viste flot form i dagens CDIO5 Grand Prix i Aachen

Blue Hors Zack og Daniel Bachmann Andersen DM 2018 - photo credit: Thomas Bisgaard

Blue Hors Zack og Daniel Bachmann Andersen DM 2018 - photo credit: Thomas Bisgaard

En af hjørnestenene på det danske team

Gennem hele sidste sæson har Daniel og Zack virkelig spillet sig på holdet med stærke præstationer, som samtidig er kombineret med at ekvipagen har rigtig god "dommertække", som betyder at dommerne kan lide hvad de ser, også selvom der måske indsniger sig en fejl eller to under vejs. 

Som Daniel selv fortæller herunder så sneg der sig en fejl ind i toer serien i dag, og et enkelt trin for meget tilbagetrædningen.

Highlights I dagens tur var klart trav traversaderne som var smidige, udtryksfulde med flot bæring og god krydsning samt super flotte store og gennemsprungne ettere. 

Parret slutter individuelt som nr. 10, med meget lille margin op til 7. pladsen, og har ihvertfald nu endegyldigt vist at de er klar til VM i Tryon senere på året. 

Dagens Grand Prix tur:

First part of CDIO Grand Prix - Langehanenberg and Damsey FRH just steps back at the top of the scene

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Lovely with Sönke Rothenberger as co-commentator at Clipmyhorse - this just steps up the entire competition, and he is adding a lot of experience and sharp eyes. (Could be nice if Clipmyhorse daily commentator would let Sönke just speak). 

Helen Langehanenberg and Damsey FRH showed a strong test, and as this was their first test after a small baby break for Helen. Their partnership seems to be so cemented and they just know each other for the perfect timing. Good start, super nice diagonal, half passes could be with more bend and suppleness through the body, good halt with rein back, 1st piaffe tour is a bit forward but lovely rhythm and keeps the activity with super regular expressive passage tours and smooth transition, top walk tour, 2nd piaffe becomes a bit cautious, loosing the passage a bit before transition to canter, super and very strong canter tour, good final. 77,034%

American Steffen Peters and Rosamunde is struggling a bit with the balance and clarity for the piaffe tours today, to much on/off steps, some tensions for the canter tour, the pirouettes becomes a stocked or just lacking bit more let go, final transition at M for trot becomes a bit stocked. 71,335%

1st Danish team competitor Anders Dahl with Selten HW, good start, nice half passes, super halt but bit tense rein back, good transition to passage, lack more forward search for the piaffe and loosing the clarity of the rhythm, bit tense collected walk, same lack of clear rhythm for 2nd piaffe tour, canter tour with error for change after extended canter and error for 1 times, good pirouettes, bit unbalanced final piaffe. 70.093%

 

VIDEO - Isabell Werth and Bella Rose wins CDI4 Grand Prix at CHIO Aachen today

Deutsche Bank stadium in lovely evening light when last combination leaving

Deutsche Bank stadium in lovely evening light when last combination leaving

Both top scores today with error in both two times and one times

77,587% for Werth with Bella Rose and 75,652% for Schneider with Showtime, and both test with room for improvement. 

The lightness Bella Rose is going with is just impressive, and picking up a detail from Werth´s test today could be the way she just sit back taking a half halt from a lovely extended trot into the first passage without any tensions or disturb, just full focus and respons from Bella Rose. The pirouettes lacking more clear canter rhythm and airtime. 

Showtime and Dorothee with bit unbalanced transitions out from today's piaffe tours, and today also with slightly forward trend for the piaffes. 

Today Jessica von Bredow-Werndl seems to have her hands full, and even though she is doing a very technical correct test the overall impression is a bit too tency. 

Huge judging disagreement for Steffen Peters with Suppenkasper today placing them 10-3-11-4-13. Yes there were some uneven/tense passage steps from hind, where Suppenkasper lifts his left hind leg higher than the right, and the collected walk with some tensions like the transition to passage, series becomes a bit tense also and the balance and straightness is lost for the change between the pirouettes at the centerline.

See the entire results here. 

Både Victoria og Betina med flotte Aachen debut ture i dag

Helgstrand Dressage pigerne markerede sig rigtig flot i dagens CDI4 Grand Prix

Stor ros til begge rytterne for deres flotte ture i dagens internationale Grand Prix klasse på verdens mest prestige fyldte stadion - det er et par seje girls. 

Victoria og Ludwig der Sonnekönig var dagens 2. startende ekvipage efterfulgt af kollegaen og staldkammeraten, Betina Jæger Jensen med Belstaff. 

Victoria E. Vallentin med Ludwig der Sonnenkönig

Kommer lidt hektisk fra start, da Victoria godt kunne have markeret paraden lidt bedre. Flot diagonal i dejlig balance og med god energi. flot side billede med let kontakt og smidighed, god traversade til højre mens traversaden til venstre mister lidt balance og bæring, super flot parade med tilbagetrædning, lille ubalance i den første piaffe tur, super skridt tur, god 2. piaffe mangler lidt mere power af jorden i den sidste del af passage turen frem mod overgang til galop, gode serier, super flot fri galop, mister lidt galoppen i den 1. pirouette mens Victoria får redet lidt flottere til i den næste, lidt spændinger i den sidste piaffe tur. 71,043%

Betina Jæger Jensen med Mane Stream Belstaff

Super flot entre, overblik og præcision, power smidig diagonal, flotte traversader med balance, bæring og flot skulderfrihed op ad bakke - her burde de have været på 80%, men der var dommerne desværre ikke, parade med tilbagetrædning mangler stilstand, super flot fri trav frem mod super flot stor passage med flotte regelmæssige trin, bliver en smule svært at komme fra den flotte store passage til en lille piaffe, men Betina løser opgaven super flot for de første to piaffe ture, super flotte serier, god zig-zag med lille spænding bagi da de vender væk fra midterlinien ved C, lidt konservativ fri galop men sikkert et bevidst valg for Betina så hun er sikker på han er i rammen til afkortningen og changementet, super flot galop i begge pirouetter som godt kunne have været en smule mere centrerede, den sidste midterlinie mangler lidt mere konsekvens, da piaffe bliver lidt tøvende, og jo desværre er dommernes sidste indtryk af parret. 70,457% - hos engelske Gardner var niveauet 72,391% som også burde have været slutfacit. 

Om sommerfugle i maven fortæller Betina, at de er der klart inden hun sætter foden i bøjlen, men såsnart hun mærker hesten er de væk igen.

Fotos: Thomas Bisgaard

Dorothee Schneider and First Romance winner of Prix Sct. Georg at CHIO Aachen

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A strong Prix Sct. Georg field for today's small tour at Aachen

First Romance is still quite new at this level, but with top experienced Dorothee Schneider in the saddle it just looks easy and effortless even though some tensions creeping in during the canter tour today. Lots of positive power and energy for the entire trot tour in lovely balance, very nice and controlled walk tour, for both canter pirouettes some tensions are shown as First Romance is cantering a bit around in the pirouettes with slightly parallel hindlegs. Score 74,824%. 

Earlier this year Dorothee already secured herself a ticket for Nürnberger Burg-Pokal finals winning the qualifier at Mannheim with First Romance. 

2nd placed today the ultra light-footed mare Saphira Royal with Stefanie Wolf with 73,941%

3rd was the lovely stallion Eye Catcher under Spanish rider Antonio Laiz Zandio with 71,441%

See the entire results here. 

VIDEO - U25 Intermédiaire II won by Jil-Marielle Becks with Damon´s Satelite - Germany winner of team competition

Winning German U25 team

Winning German U25 team

The 10 year old Damon Hill / Rubin Royal gelding Damon´s Satelite has got the whole package. Pure suppleness in the body and the moments in all 3 gaits, lovely ride ability and not least the ability to also do the most demanding exercises now at "small" Grand Prix level under his rider Til-Marielle Becks. Only small thing was a small change in the middle of the two times and becomes a bit short in the neck for the one times. 

Swedish team 2nd with a strong test for Marina Mattsson with Quatermain as they finishes as no 2 individually. 

The Dutch team takes the 3rd place. 

Danish riders

Nanna Merrald and Sådan Que are placed as no 11. Starts with a bit open halt, nice expressive diagonal, good flow for half passes, good regular passage bit slow and swinging hind for the piaffe, 2nd piaffe very regular with nice activity and super transitions. Good start of extended walk but becomes a bit tense looking around at the big stadium, some tensions for the two times with a couple of extra one times, swinging one times but well managed, tense bit backwards final halt. 68,353%.

Michala Mejlgaard Jensen and Trebiz lacking a bit more carriage for the trot tour, small tensions hind for the passage and the piaffe lacking a bit more energy. Highlights were the series with super nice one times with good energy and big changes. Best passage tour at the final centerline. Placed 16 with 65,735%. 

See the entire results here. 

Laura Graves: “We could pull it off.”

Laura Graves at the CHIO Aachen last year. Photo: CHIO Aachen/Arnd Bronkhorst

Laura Graves at the CHIO Aachen last year. Photo: CHIO Aachen/Arnd Bronkhorst

Aachen PRESS RELEASE

The dressage competitions start tomorrow at the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen 2018. The most frequently posed question: Who can beat Isabell Werth? Alongside Sönke Rothenberger, Laura Graves is the name mentioned most frequently in this connection and after Rothenberger’s horse, Cosmo, sustained an injury and the pair had to withdraw, she is indeed Werth’s fiercest component. We spoke to the US American about her participation at the CHIO Aachen and her chances.

Question: What distinguishes Aachen for you?
Laura Graves: Aachen is always very special for me. It is the most demanding show in the world, the best and strongest riders compete here. That is what I look forward to seeing most, how we stand. Aachen is of course great preparation for the World Equestrian Games. 

Question: What are your expectations here? 
Laura Graves: Of course, we travel everywhere with the aim of winning. That is also what I hope to do in Aachen. We actually managed to do that in one competition last year and we had a good result at the World Cup Final in Paris. Verdades is in very good form, there is no reason why I we couldn’t pull it off again in Aachen.

Question: Last year you succeeded in beating Isabell Werth in one competition… 
Laura Graves: It was a very special day, and it was also my birthday – a fantastic feeling! This year the freestyle competition falls on my birthday, let’s see, perhaps that will be my birthday present this year. 

Question: To take the victory you will have to beat in particular Isabell again.
Laura Graves: Yes, I think so. I was rather disappointed when I read that Cosmo and Sönke Rothenberger can’t compete. I like to have the strongest components and I believe that especially Cosmo is a horse that is in top form at the moment. Now we will have to wait for Tryon to take them on. But our immediate challenge is to primarily beat Isabell. 

Question: What makes Verdades so special?
Laura Graves: I have had him in my yard my whole life. He knows me and I know him. Inside out. That makes our job easier under pressure. 

VIDEO interview og VIDEO af både CDIO Grand Prix Freestyle og Grand Prix Special fra Falsterbo

Carina Cassøe Krüth/May-Day Graftebjerg i Herning 2018 - photo credit: H2R

Carina Cassøe Krüth/May-Day Graftebjerg i Herning 2018 - photo credit: H2R

Se de danske ekvipagers ture i gårsdagens CDIO5 Grand Prix kür og Grand Prix Special

Grand Prix kür - flyt timeline til:

  • 26.30 - Mai Tofte Olesen med Rustique
  • 35.10 - Rikke Svane med Finckenstein TSF 
  • 1:02:00 - vinder Patrik Kittel med Deja 

Grand Prix Special - flyt timeline til: 

  • 2:19.30 - Lone Bang Larsen med Bakkely´s Onandt
  • 2:28:30 - Carina Cassøe Krüth med May-Day Graftebjerg
  • 2:57:50 - Jan-Dirk Giesselmann med Real Dancer (streamingen starter først lidt inde i travprogrammet). 

CHIO Aachen week comes up - starts Wednesday

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Tactical decisions from Germany? 

Last week with withdraw from Cosmo due to an infection, today withdraw from Weihegold OLD for this years most prestigious event at German soil. Could it be a kind of German tactic not showing their strongest team before this years major event WEG at Tryon?

DEN, ESP and USA are all showing at CHIO Aachen 2018 with their strongest teams.  

All available links are online via H2R calendar.

 

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Swedish Young Horses selected for WCYH in Ermelo including the stallion Total Hope co-owned by Danish HP Horses

5 year old

Athena
by Tailormade Temptation u. Miami (5) ds. Master
Breeder and owner: Christina Olsson, Hipponews KB
Rider: Rebecca Mauléon

Bergsjöholms Valbonne 1376
by Blue Hors Zack u. Via Veneto (F.2) ds. Epson
Breeder and owner: Marita Strauch, Stall Bergsjöholm
Rider: Emelie Brolin

Notting Hill TH
by Floricello u. Donna ds. Donnerhall
Breeder: Agneta Herslow/Christian Hansson
Owner: Hannell Dressage Stable AB
Rider: Marina Mattsson

Shizeido GJ 1378
by Sezuan u. Zalsa (F.2) ds Danzas
Breeder: Gustaf Johansson
Owner: Madelene Engelke
Rider: Madelene Engelke

Reserve: Darthula VH
by Dalwhinnie u. Colette VH (31) ds. Corrado WL
Breeder and owner: Västra Hoby Stuteri AB
Rider: Sandra Sterntorp

6 year old

Astoria
by Sir Donnerhall II u. Aquarell ds. Quaterback
Breeder and owner: Christina Olsson, Hipponews KB
Rider: Jeanna Högberg 

Diod
by Ampère u. Delight (F.2) ds. Don Schufro
Breeder and owner: Per-Arne Persson
Rider: Yvonne Österholm

Hilus MHB
by Johnson u. Lietske ds. Don Primero
Breeder and owner: Madeleine Karlsson & Fredric Spång
Rider: Mikaela Alderin Danielsson

Total Hope 1307
by Totilas u. Weihegold ds. Don Schufro
Breeder: Christine Arns-Krogmann
Owner: PS Flyinge & Partners
Rider: Pernilla André Hokfelt

7 year old

Dorina
by Belissimo M u. Davina (F.2) ds. Don Schufro
Breeder and owner: Per-Arne Persson
Rider: Yvonne Österholm

Macacho
by Maserati ue. Camelia (59) ds. Camaro M
Breeder: Jeanette Joelsson & Per Jansson

Owner: Equiettan AB
Rider: Ebba von Essen

Romeona
by Blue Hors Don Romantic u. Briona (36) ds. Briar
Breeder: Ann-Sofie Lilja
Owner: Martin Ågevall/ Ågevall Dressyr & Lejondals Gård
Rider: Martin Ågevall

Rudolph
by Zuidenwind u. Rozette ds. Rosevelt
Breeder and owner: Britt-Marie H-Ivarsson
Rider: Britt-Marie H-Ivarsson

Reserve: Corona
by Connaiseur u. Contura (11) ds. Weltman
Breeder: Jeppe Börjesson, Stall Hallhagen
Owner: Nina Dahlheim
Rider: Linn Larsson

Sourse: Ridsport.se 

VIDEO interview - En ny dag i morgen til CDIO5 Nations Cup for det danske team

En skuffende placering som sidste team efter dagens Grand Prix klasse

Dagens bedste placerede danske ekvipage Mai Tofte Olsen med Rustique fortæller her bl.a. om dagens tur og motivationen for det næste ridt. 

Desværre har H2R forgæves forsøgt i løbet af dagen at finde svar på hvorfor FEI pludselig valgte ikke at streame fra dagens Grand Prix, så det er med lidt tøven at påstå at både Grand Prix Specialen og Küren streames i morgen. Men hvis det skulle lykkedes så bliver det formodentlig via både Youtube og FEI-tv. 

4 August during WCYH in Ermelo with 3rd edition of Excellent Dressage Sales foal auction

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One super top star among the collection of 27 foals

No 21 Napoleon by Geniaal – Santano | 10-05-2018 • Bay • Stallion

Napoléon M possesses an imperial appearance with superior type, abundant presence and textbook movement. His powerful carriage and excellent front leg are exemplary, which is no surprise given his bloodlines. His dam scored 85 points for movement, 80 for conformation and passed the IBOP with 79 points. Napoléon M’s granddam Uganita M showed her talent in the ability test, scoring a 9.5 for her trot; and his great-granddam Haganitas is the dam of multiple good dressage horses and the granddam of the Grand Prix dressage horse Wonder DTS. The Grand Prix stallions Jazz and Darwin strengthen Napoléon M’s pedigree on his dam’s side; and through his sire Geniaal, this pedigree includes the stallions Biotop and Ferro. A horse with beautiful conformation, Geniaal is by the top sire Vivaldi. In his first year at stud, Geniaal sired the National Foal Champion.

 

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No 9 is a very young colt, but showing lovely light movements. 

See the entire collection here. 

De første 4 danske ekvipager har været på banen i den individuelle konkurrence til EM i Fountainbleau

Gårsdagens Young Rider team konkurrence

Efter gårsdagen 5. plads til Young Rider teamet, hvor det ærgerligt nok for Karoline Rohmann og Noosa Melody ikke lykkedes at ride op til deres bedste, var det naturlig nok en god beslutning at ændre taktikken for ekvipagen i den individuelle konkurrence, så de i stedet for at ride i den sidste del, red med i dagens første del. 

Gårsdagens tur blev desværre ikke som håbet, da Noosa kort inde galopprogrammet bliver meget bange for et par Segways som kommer kørende oppe i skoven, så alle øvelser med retning omkring det hjørne desværre slet ikke fungerede. Parret sluttede med en score i går på 66,382%. Parret starter ellers super flot ud og lå på 74% efter skridtturen - super ærgerligt men det er jo desværre de udfordringer som opstår, og nogle gange også når man mindst har brug for det. 

Den individuelle konkurrence er startet i dag

De første 4 ekvipager har været på banen, først med de 2 juniorer Sara Hyrm med Skovbos Romadinov. I dag lignede det at Romadinov havde fået øje på noget i bunden eller bare "noget" ud for C, så alle øvelser omkring der var med store øjne og spændinger desværre.

Laura Rasmussen og Dornier viste en stabil tur, men billedet var generelt med et lidt forceret tempo i dag og under vejs så det ud som om at fluerne ikke gjorde turen nemmere. 

Også hos ungrytterne var Sara og Ronaldo plaget lidt af tydelig irritation fra fluerne som gav uro i kontakten under vejs. 

Selvom Karoline og Noosa var klar på opgaven i dag, så var det tydeligt at gårsdagens uheldige tur stadig var at spore og ikke mindst at Noosa tydeligvis ikke havde glemt det farlige, men på trods af omstændigheder får Karoline kæmpet sig flot igennem med kun et par enkelte fejl i mellem nogle spændinger.

VIDEO - En fantastisk "dansker dag" i Falsterbo

Atterupgaards Delorean og Selina Solberg Vittinghus

Atterupgaards Delorean og Selina Solberg Vittinghus

5 års klassen

Et mulehår skilte dagens vinder svenske Sofie Lexner med Inoraline W e. Johnson/Admiral som vinder med 78,086% efterfulgt af Selina Solberg Vittinghus med den UVM aktuelle Atterupgaards Delorean. Parret slutter med 78,025%. Nyd deres tur herunder. 

Sanne Henningsen med Bad Girl W slutter som nr. 9. Også UVM aktuelle Anne Tronsegaard og Delizia slutter sidst i feltet i dag som nr. 12.

På et opslag på Facebook skriver Anne: "Så er Delizia på vej hjem fra en fantastisk lærerig tur - første gang udenlands 🇸🇪. Mange dage med et hav af indtryk, hvor det desværre for turen i finalen idag havde sat sine spor - Delizia var træt og overvældet, men gjorde hvad hun kunne. Hun er og bliver en stjerne."

6 års klassen

I suveræn stil tog svenske Pernille André Hokfelt og hingsten Total Hope sig også af dagens final i Folksam Open med en sejr på imponerende 77,905%. Falsterbo stævnet her er jo endelig udtagelse for de ekvipager som skal repræsentere Sverige i Ermelo, og her må Total Hope og Pernilla naturligvis nu være selvskrevne. Patrik Kittels rytter Malin Wahlkamp-Nilsson som jo var i toppen med to bl.a. Honnaisseur SJ jo var den hest hun havde med til torsdagens clinic til hingstekåringen i Herning, kommer vi ikke til at se for Sverige i Ermelo, da de begge er tysk registrede.  

Eneste dansker i 6 års finalen var UVM reserve ekvipagen Michala Damm-Frydenberg med Zippo M.I. som blev flot placeret som nr. 5 i finalen med 70,429% og en tur uden tekniske fejl. En super spændende hest at følge i fremtiden. 

7 års klassen

Den indledende 7 års klasse blev med DV dominans, hvor Jacob Nørby Sørensen med Ellegaardens San Droneur (73,238%) sejrede foran Michael Søgaard med Jukebox (73,048%). Begge ekvipager er jo udtaget til at repræsentere Danmark til UVM i Ermelo i starten af næste måned - og er begge naturligvis klar til finalen på lørdag. 

Carina Cassøe Krüth med Red Diamant som også er i UVM truppen blev i dag placeret som nr. 11 og desværre ikke videre til finalen. Andreas Larsen med Springborgs Dunkelball slutter som nr. 13 og Christine Marie Senger med Baccara B slutter som nr. 18.

Photo credit: Thomas Bisgaard. 

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