Sweden took the leading position after the team Grand Prix and kept the German team away with strong performances from all 4 team members today.
For the Danish team it became kind of a “one man show” as Daniel Bachmann with Blue Hors Zack showed top performances for both the Grand Prix and today’s freestyle with individual victories, while the performances from the other team members unfortunately couldn’t bring the team at the podium position this time for the Nations Cup.
H2R comments during Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix freestyle today:
Grand Prix Special
Wasabi OLD 🇩🇰 - rest left hind leg for halt, good diagonal, nice energy and flow for half pass, good transition to passage at C, good flow for passage / extensions, good walk tour could show more over track for extended walk, 1st piaffe starting with a double beat, 2nd piaffe lack more clear forward search and energy bit unbalanced also reflected by the transitions, good canter half passes, good 2 times, begin of 1 times some smaller change to left, good extension, nice balanced 1 pirouette, same issue for 9 one times as 15 ones, good 2nd piaffe, much forward final piaffe.
Dayano NED - Good flow for the start, lack more bend for half passes good balance, few uneven steps hind for passage, good extensions, supers extended walk over the back and stretching towards the hand, good collected walk, some resistance for 1st piaffe, 2nd piaffe a bit limited for the energy, lack more clear transitions, bit unbalanced zigzag canter, bit flat 2 times, same for the 1 times small error at begin, lack more clear transition back to collection before change after extension, lack more clear collection for both pirouettes, good extended trot at long side, stops before final piaffe, forward piaffe, lacking more clear transitions.
Aston Martin 🇩🇰 - good start, lack bit more let go for the diagonal, good balance for half pass left, could be sharper at letter C for passage, good passage/extensions with nice transitions, good half pass right bit tilting head 1st half, active extended walk with good relaxation, good collected walk, lack bit more energy for 1st piaffe, loosing bit forward search 2nd piaffe lack activity, bit tense transition to canter, good zigzag canter, good 2 times, good 1 times, good extended canter nice transitions back before change, nice control for both pirouettes, super 1 times, good transition to trot and good extended trot, good passage but becomes bit hind aides for piaffe, nice final halt.
Foundation GER - bit unbalanced halt, expressive power diagonal, good half pass left, good transition to passage, good passage/extensions, good half pass right, could be a bit sharper back for extensions, trend 76% after trot tour, good walk, need to take more weight hind for piaffe nodding, nearly backwards trend for piaffes, lack transition to canter, good zigzag canter, very tense 2 times more changes with parallel hind, error 1 times, nice extended canter, good sit and rhythm for pirouettes, tense small 1 times error, good transition to trot, good extension, lack more clear rhythm and forward trend for piaffe.
Hexagon´s Double Dutch NED - bit running diagonal, half pass left lack more bend, small issue a transition C for the passage, bit running half pass right, passage lack more clear flow, bit short extended walk, bit late start piaffe lack bit more quick responce to the riders aides, good 2nd piaffe, good transition to canter, bit unbalance for chance between zigzag, ok 2 times, errors hind for change to left by one times, superb pirouettes super sit and balance, small one times, good extended trot, lack more clear transition passage/piaffe/passage.
Well Done de la Roche SWE - good halt, good diagonal much better balance, supple half pass left, good transition to passage, nice expression for passage, supple half pass right, good transition to passage C, good extension nice back at the letter, 78% trend after trot, need more let go and relaxation for extended walk, bit tense collected walk, reject 1st piaffe tensions wants to turn, nice 2nd piaffe with good transitions, good transition to canter, good zigzag, very nice 2 times, super 1 times, nice extended canter, bit big pirouette but nice quality, good 1 times, nice extended trot, nice final centerline few piaffe steps (8-9 steps).
Wall Street SWE - good halt, nice power expressive diagonal, good flow and crossing for half pass left, good transition to passage, nice regular passage, lack bit balance for half pass right, good relaxation for walk tour, active 1st piaffe but lack more clear transitions, good into 2nd piaffe becomes bit tense and lack flow out, lack bit more carriage for half passes, ok 2 times becomes bit too high in the neck, good 1 times, good extended canter, nice 1st pirouette, good 1 times, nice 2nd pirouette, good transitions to trot, super into piaffe lack bit more clear transition out, active piaffe and very nice passage.
Westminster GER - good start, nice diagonal, good half pass left, good transition to passage, easy in and out good passage with nice expression, good half pass right, need to stretch a bit more good relaxation, bit tense collected walk, bit forward start piaffe but keep him at the spot, 2nd piaffe bit forward, nice transition to canter, need bit more carriage for canter half passes, ok 2 times bit swing, error 1 times, good extended canter, bit big pirouette, error 1 times, lack more collection for pirouettes, good transition to trot, good long side, nice activity for piaffe slight forward.
Grand Prix freestyle
May-Day Graftebjerg - technical good test just a small issue for the two times. Good power all the way, some tensions hind for the passage work, power extension and good pirouettes. 71,500%
Isac SWE - nice Queen freestyle with very nice trot program, some issues for 2 times at curved track, super extended canter unfortunately with a change, piaffe need more relaxation. 75,212%
Eddieni SWE - strong freestyle with nice choreography and Kittels music suits perfectly 👌🏻77,265%
Spirit of the Age GER - nice freestyle with nice choice of music could overall show a bit more power and lightness, a few minor technical issues. 74,485%
Real Dancer FRH GER - solid freestyle, nice choice of music with Tom Jones theme, and the Swedish crowd was clearly pleased about the performance. 77,575%
Chinook NED - lack more clear flow and go today, looks a bit tired for the trot tour, showing clearly more strength for the canter tour. 74,520%
Blue Hors Zack DEN - watch the video below.
Zanardi NED - unfortunately with big eyes and some resistance at the beginning today, but recovers well during the test. 72,870%
