Click at the photo to watch the interview.
VIDEO - Outstanding KWPN 2019 Champion LE FORMIDABLE
🥇Le Formidable by Bordeaux / Ferro
🥈Lennox W by Grand Galaxy Win / Rousseau
🥉Lance V.O.D. by Glamourdale / Davino V.O.D.
From the sideline it was only the top three with real Championship qualities this year.
If you don’t remember why you should keep an eye on this stallion, then please click at the photo to watch him from the pre-selection in December.
International Grand Prix mare Badinda Altena for Danish Charlotte Heering
Charlotte Heering trying Badinda Altena at Helgstrand Dressage (captured from videoclip) - private photo.
The powerful top mare former ridden and educated by French Pierre Volla is new partner for Danish Grand Prix rider Charlotte Heering.
Badinda Altena is a 13 year old KWPN mare by Tolando / Goodtimes. Pierre Volla bought the mare as 4 year old. As 6 year old they were participating at WCYH in Verden, and as 9 year old they made their Aachen debut and since then been part of the French team, and were also at the French team at the Olympics in Rio.
The disappointment last summer where the French national federation choose not to sent any combinations to WEG in Tryon was of course obvious, and right after Pierre Volla was also searching for sponsor support for keeping his mare, which unfortunately did not succeeded.
Last weekend the mare arrived at Helgstrands stables, and when Andreas saw the mare he called Charlotte Heering immediately. She flew in Tuesday and tried out Badinda, and it was pure love from first ride. Charlotte is of course very excited about her future with Badinda and tells: “She is like a Ferrari, she is very sensitive and has been ridden by the same rider all her life, and it will of course take a bit time before I find all the correct bottons. For the next weeks she will stay at Helgstrands, as I’ve already planned both competitions with my top horse Bufranco, and right after I will leave for vacation, so no need she will come to my place before I’m back again. Can’t wait to get to know her”, says Charlotte Heering.
Ready for 2nd viewing Saturday morning at KWPN licensing
4 stallions invited for championship ring tomorrow
Tomorrow afternoon at 15.50 the decision of KWPN Champion stallion will be announced. From today’s 3rd inspection 4 stallions were selected.
Tomorrow morning 6 groups are ready for 2nd viewing.
Licensed from 1st group:
306 Apache / Ferro - 313 Bordeaux / Vivaldi - 315 Bordeaux / Connaisseur - 316 Bordeaux / Florencio - 317 Bordeaux / Ferro (invited for championship) - 562 Bordeaux / Sir Donnerhall I - 580 Apache / Weltmeyer (5 days test)
Licensed from 2nd group:
340 De Niro / Jazz - 350 Desperado / Jazz - 398 Florencio / Negro - 442 Glamourdale / Jazz - 443 Glamourdale / Davino (invited for championship) - 581 All at Once - Ampere / Gribaldi (9 year old - 5 days test) - 583 Desperado / Ehrentusch.
Licensed from 3rd group:
403 For Romance I / Don Schufro, 461 Governor / Rousseau, 464 Governor / Charmeur, 569 Fürstenball / Dancier , 572 Governor / Johnson (invited for championship) 574 Hennessy / Trento B, 582 Crosby - Chippendale / Flemming (8 year old - 5 days test)
Licensed from 4th group:
456 Gotcha-Utopia / Uphill - 457 Gotcha Utopia / Jazz - 475 Grand Galaxy Win / Uphill - 478 Grand Galaxy Win / Rousseau (invited for the championship) 481 Grand Galaxy Win / Juventus, 486 Grand Galaxy Win / Uphill
Licensed from 5th group:
518 Hometown / Ampere - 531 Morricone / Florencio - 539 Sir Donnerhall / Hemmingway - 541 Sir Donnerhall / Krack C - 542 Totilas / De Niro - 576 Millennium / Donnerball.
VIDEOS - Exciting 2nd inspection at KWPN stallion licensing
LE FORMIDABLE is still outstanding
The amazing black stallion by Bordeaux / Ferro kept his top qualities from the pre-selection. He showed himself with power and expression worth a Champion.
Judge for yourself here below.
Super nice selected stallions from both Glamourdale and Grand Galaxy Win.
The biggest surprise for not passing on to 3rd inspection
The stallion by Trafalgar / Burggraaf
Video clip from some of the other stallions selected for 3rd inspection (captured by Peter Stojanow)
Ring 9 - selected for 3rd inspection:
475 Grand Galaxy Win/Uphill - 478 Grand Galaxy Win / Rousseau - 481 Grand Galaxy Win / Juventus - 486 Grand Galaxy Win / Uphill.
H2R missing 487 - Grand Galaxy Win / Quaterback
Ring 8 - selected for 3rd inspection:
442 Glamourdale / Jazz - 443 Glamourdale / Davino - 456 Gotcha Utopia / Uphill - 457 Gotcha Utopia / Jazz - 518 Hometown / Ampere.
Super stallion by Glamourdale / Jazz
Ring 7 - selected for 3rd inspection:
461 Governor / Rousseau - 464 Governor / Charmeur - 572 Governor / Johnson
Ring 6 - selected for 3rd inspection:
340 De Niro / Jazz - 350 Desperado / Jazz - 583 Desperado / Ehrentusch
Ring 5 - selected for 3rd inspection:
325 Charmeur / Vivaldi - 398 Florencio / Negro - 574 Hennessy / Trento B
H2R missing 434 Ghandi/Rousseau - 543 Trafalgar / Burggraaf
Ring 4 - selected for 3rd inspection:
306 Apache / Ferro - 313 Bordeaux / Vivaldi - 315 Bordeaux / Connaisseur, 316 Bordeaux / Florencio - 317 Bordeaux / Ferro, 562 Bordeaux / Sir Donnerhall I
Judges big fans of Bordeauxs
317 LE FORMIDABLE - still a super star - looks like a Champion
Ring 3 - selected for 3rd inspection:
539 Sir Donnerhall I / Hemmingway - 541 Sir Donnerhall I/Krack C.
H2R missing no 307 Benicio / Johnson & 534 Negro / Tenerife
Ring 2 - selected for 3rd inspection:
403 For Romance I/Don Schufro - 531 Morricone/ Florencio.
Sharp selection from H2R point of view missing 577 Morricone/Sir Donnerhall I
From 1st ring - selected for 3rd inspection:
542 Totilas / De Niro, 569 Füstenball/Dancier, 576 Millennium /Donnerball
542 with super nice hindlegs and best canter.
VIDEO - Behind the scenes at Blue Hors
Matt Harnacke has been visiting Danish Stud Blue Hors for an exclusive guided tour, talking to CEO Ole Magnus Petersen, rider Daniel Bachmann Andersen and groom Robbie Sanderson.
Your guide for what and when to watch live via Clipmyhorse from KWPN licensing
If your not going to s´Hertogenbosch to follow the KWPN licensing direct from the spectators seats you still have the possibility to follow the entire licensing and show during intensive two KWPN dressage days.
Clipmyhorse will make sure that everyone has the chance to follow this big Dutch event.
Here you find the online lists of start and results.
First 2019 2-day stallion sport test in Münster-Handorf 5 - 6 February (list of stallions)
A huge list of 4 year old and 5 year old stallions ready for 2-day sport test in Münster-Handorf
A quick view of the list shows some very interesting young stallions, such as Escamillo with Timo Kolbe and Tesla with Helen Langehanenberg. Tesla did his 14-days test last year in Schlieckau with a very disappointing result in dressage with just 7,71. Just an outstanding stallion from the NRW licensing and for sure one the keep an eye on with owner Langehanenberg in the saddle.
Among the 5 year old the Helgstrand Dressage stallion Jovian with Eva Möller in the saddle will for sure be interesting to follow. They came 2nd in the prestigious Pavo Cup in 2018.
Live stream schedule via Clipmyhorse:
Tuesday 5 February
13.15 - 4 year old
16.30 - 5 year old
Wednesday 6 February
08.00 - 4 year old with test rider
13.30 - 5 year old with test rider
Here you find the entire catalog.
Do you remember which young stallions to keep an eye on for KWPN licensing?
Grand Galaxy Win with Severo Jurado Lopez during 2018 Danish Warmblood stallion show - photo credit: H2R
Getting ready for KWPN stallion show Friday and Saturday (Dressage stallions)
Whether your gonna be present in Den Bosch Friday and Saturday this week for the KWPN stallion show or gonna be watching the licensing via live stream at Clipmyhorse, you might not remember H2R favorites from the preselections back in December.
Here you have a quick overview of H2R favorites:
Day 1: Vivaldi / Stoiber SN - looks like a top star
Day 2: Remember the name Le Formidable by Bordeaux / Ferro
Day 3: A single top star for El Capone and Ferdeaux
Day 4: Glamourdale offsprings with huge imprint
Day 5 : Grand Galaxy Win with more attractive young stallions
A total of 63 young dressage stallions are selected for 2nd inspection at KWPN licensing where Grand Galaxy Win is represented by 8 sons.
Live stream from first Helgstrand & Schockemöhle stallion show 8 February from Verden
Friday 8 February at 19:00 it is the first time Helgstrand Dressage and Deckstation Paul Schockemöhle will show their stallions together.
For sure it´s gonna be a huge and very interesting program.
As soon as the list of stallions is available we will publish it.
Live stream via Clipmyhorse.
Most expensive stallion sold for 300.000 euros to Max-Theurer at DSP auction yesterday
Gestüt Pallerhaff with super mare as reserve champion at DSP mare championship today
Proud breeder and owner Jens Thorsen with Sonnerie Souveraine - private photo.
10 sports mares selected for the final at the 2nd mare championship in Munich
Among them was the now 4 year old mare Sonnerie Souveraine by Sezuan / Silvermoon, bred and owned by Luxemburg based Danish Jens Thorsen, Gestüt Pallerhaff. Sonnerie Souveraine became reserve champion today at the DSP mare show.
Back in August 2018 Sonnerie Souveraine became champion mare at the elite mare show at Landgestüt Zeibrücken.
Out of the same Silvermoon mare Thorsen has a successful full brother, now 5 year old Spectre which last year became both Landespferdechampion, reserve champion at South German Riding horse championships and bronze winner at the Bundeschampionate in Warendorf under Kristine Møller, Gestüt Pallerhaff.
Sommelie Souveraine looks like a very special mare bringing three top gaits and a very elegant type, for sure an interesting mare also for breeding. From H2R point of view the champion mare today.
“Sommelie is just very lightly ridden, and showing super nice qualities for the future, but we (rider Kristine Møller) has no hurry starting her education, and the plans for now is to try to do embryo transfers in the spring,” tells Jens Thorsen.
FEI PRESS RELEASE - Werth and Weihegold are untouchable in Amsterdam
Four-time series champion, Germany’s Isabell Werth, stamped her authority all over the opposition with another superb win at the eighth leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2018/2019 Western European League in Amsterdam (NED) today riding Weihegold OLD. (FEI/Arnd Bronkhorst)
Germany dominates podium with Schneider in second and Langehanenberg in third
Four-time series champion, Isabell Werth (49) from Germany, stamped her authority all over the opposition with another superb win at the eighth leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2018/2019 Western European League in Amsterdam (NED) today.
Having lifted the trophy for the last two years, Werth is automatically qualified for the 2019 Final in Gothenburg (SWE) in April. Her only task throughout the season is to compete twice with the horse with which she intends to defend her title, and after winning in Lyon (FRA) with Emilio and stealing the show in Stuttgart (GER) with Bella Rose, she showed just how spoiled she is for choice when coming out on top once more today, this time with the brilliant mare Weihegold OLD who carried her to victory in both 2017 and 2018.
The most medalled athlete in equestrian sport, who is targeting her fifth title and her third in a row, was delighted with Weihegold’s performance this afternoon, especially following some unexpected shenanigans on their way to pole position in yesterday’s Grand Prix.
"Today she was much more calm - yesterday she did the first part of the test nicely, but she really turned it on in the canterwork and we couldn’t manage the two-tempis! Today she was much more cool. The thing about her is that sometimes she just wants it all too much - but this is a mistake I can live with!"
Isabell Werth (GER)
On a day of total German domination, her compatriots Dorothee Schneider (49) riding Sammy Davis Jr and Helen Langehanenberg (36) partnering Damsey FRH finished second and third, while fourth place went to popular Swede, Patrik Kittel (42) with Delauney OLD. Schneider has now moved to the head of the Western European League leaderboard from which the top nine will qualify for the Final.
Langehanenberg, series champion in 2013, set the first half of the competition alight with a technically tough but superbly executed Freestyle from the 17-year-old Damsey who was with her every inch of the way to take the lead with a score of 82.440 that would not be easy to catch. Denmark’s Daniel Bachmann Andersen posted 80.400 with the lovely 11-year-old stallion Blue Hors Don Olymbrio, but the pair who topped the previous leg in Mechelen (BEL) last month, The Netherlands’ Hans Peter Minderhoud and Glock’s Dream Boy NOP, squeezed them out of temporary second spot when putting 81.380 on the board.
And then, with four left to go, Schneider’s Sammy Davis Jr swaggered his way to the top of the scoreboard with a brilliant test that included spectacular trot-work and perfect passage. Their mark of 82.675 was now the one to beat, and Kittel came close when Delaunay OLD was awarded 82.440 for a very difficult floorplan, while the penultimate partnership of Judy Reynolds and Vancouver K danced their way to 80.290. On a day of competition that was of championship standard this would slot her into seventh place and set a new Irish international record score, so her support crew were already celebrating as she left the arena.
Last in however, Werth and Weihegold were in a league of their own, the mare producing a near-seamless test that clearly demonstrated her extraordinary skills and those of her truly exceptional rider. “She was full of focus and motivation today - really fantastic”, the German legend said of her horse whose beautiful big ears were standing to attention all the way through their test.
Werth plans to do both of the two remaining Western European League qualifiers, on home ground at Neumunster (GER) in three weeks time and ’s-Hertogenbosch (NED) in March, giving both Emilio and Weihegold another outing each. And she’s really looking forward to the Final in Gothenburg.
It’s 27 years since she won her first FEI Dressage World Cup™ title in that same Swedish city in 1992, “and it’s very special to go back, I always really love going there because it’s a fantastic show!” she said today. But, typically modest, she wouldn’t be drawn on the prospect of posting that fifth series success.
"I would never say I’m going there to win - I’ve been doing this job for a long time now and you never know what’s going to happen. You know me, I always like to keep both feet on the ground!!"
Isabell Werth (GER)
Results
1. Weihegold OLD (Isabell Werth) GER 86.810
2. Sammy Davis Jr (Dorothee Schneider) GER 82.675
3. Damsey FRH (Helen Langehanenberg) GER 82.440
Danish Daniel Bachmann Andersen honoured with "Best Dressage Rider Award 2018" by L´Année Hippique
In December last year Daniel Bachmann Andersen received the “Shooting Star” award at PSI gala show, and today the young Danish rider was honoured ones more - this time with the prestigious title “Best Dressage Rider Award 2018”, a vote decided by the audience (readers) of L´Année Hippique.
VIDEO of the entire class - Another World Cup Grand Prix win for Werth and Weihegold OLD in Amsterdam today
Daniel Bachmann Andersen with Blue Hors Don Olymbrio - photo credit: H2R
Even with errors for the two times Weihegold OLD and Isabell Werth are just collecting so many 8,0, 8,5 and 9,0 marks and then also with room for weaker extensions and half passes, and then today again with more times 10 for the final. At the same time the sharpness is for a split second lost towards the final halt, as if Weihe said “can I stop now?”, but at same time Isabell just ask Weihe to keep on to finish the job - It´s all about the timing.
For both Schneider and Langehanenberg it was not their best performances, both with minor errors.
Dream Boy and Minderhoud showing an overall sharp test with a few minor things. Halt with rein back with 6 steps backwards, small tension at the end of the extended walk when Minderhoud is picking up the reins Dream Boy is ready, and with an error at the end of the one times. Very nice final and the stallion showing so much elasticity all the way. From kiss and cry Gal is showing Minderhoud to smile - this was a really nice test.
Delaunay OLD with Kittel has really settled at the top level delivering +75% and today without exception.
Best test ever from now 17 year old Vancouver K and Judy Reynolds, in terms of the piaffe tours, as they are often from H2R point of view shown as 100% controlled tension, today with very nice qualities.
Blue Hors Don Olymbrio with Daniel Bachmann Andersen showed a strong test, unfortunately something dangerous showed up in the corner at K, but Daniel managed very well except from at few spooky moments which of course was reflected at the scoreboard. “Expect for the “interesting” part, I’m very happy about his development,” says Daniel.
H2R comments during the test: Blue Don Olymbrio DEN - good halt, super extension, nice flow go for half passes good crossing, bit open halt super nice rein back, nice transitions, lack bit energy for piaffe but keeps the rhythm nicely, good passage, good walk tour, 2nd piaffe 15 steps and out bit tension from Don O but stays, nice transition to canter, big big eyes for the corner, nice big 2 times, lost canter after extended canter in the dangerous corner but did change, bit unbalanced zig-zag, Daniel attacks the 1 times successful (towards the dangerous corner), good pirouettes, good extended trot towards K, super smooth final centerline.
Winning test from Werth and Weihegold OLD:
The entire class:
See the results here.
The picture change or gets clear when watching the lunging - list of licensed DSP stallions
From today’s lunging the very positive stallions were:
No 33 Apache / Lord Falo S - looks like a Premium stallion
No 38 Bon Coeur / Rotspon
No 44 Buckingham / Sir Donnerhall I
No 51 De Kooning / Christ
No 58 Don Romanov / San Amour I - looks like a Premium stallion
No 72 Millennium / San Amour - looks like a Premium stallion
No 79 Sir Heinrich / De Niro
VIDEO - Danish Warmblood Gørklintgårds Dublet beats Verdades
Gørklintgårds Dublet and Kasey Perry-Glass - photo credit: Lily Forado
Watch the winning 77,913% test HERE.
Bonds and Beatrice Buchwald in a special league for tonights Stallion Show in Verden
The now 6 year old Bonds by Benicio / Sir Donnerhall I was in a league of his own together with Beatrice Buchwald. Well balanced and expressive and showing clean changes.
This year the HC stallions and other stallions ridden by Beatrice Buchwald will be available via a new stallion station, Hengststation Hoffrogge run by Beatrice Buchwald and her partner Jens Hoffrogge.
Emauel by Escolar / Lauries Crusador xx and Gaitano by Goldberg / Rohdiamant.
Fürst Fabrice by Fürstenball / Sandro Hit.
Stallions to keep an eye on for tomorrow's lunging at the DSP licensing
Tomorrow morning (8:30) Friday with lunging of the stallion and decision of licensing:
No 33 Apache / Lord Falo S
No 38 Bon Coeur / Rotspon
No 42 Buckingham / Diamond Hit
No 43 Buckingham / Grafenstolz (still not showing much canter today free)
No 44 Buckingham / Sir Donnerhall I
Nr. 51 De Kooning / Christ (this boy has an outstanding canter)
No 50 Dante Weltino / Rousseau
No 58 Don Romanov / San Amour I
No 72 Millennium / San Amour I
