Den gode ridning giver ikke kun medaljer her og nu
Søren Wind og Diego under årets EM i Italien - foto: Lily Forado
Er succeskriteriet medaljerne?
Et veloverstået EM for juniorer, children, ungryttere og U25 er netop afsluttet. Og ja, det blev til flere flotte danske medaljer i alle kategorier, så målsætningerne bliver nået, når man repræsenterer sin nation ved store mesterskaber ✅
H2R har i flere år fulgt ungdommen, dog lidt moderat fra sidelinien, men synes efter det her mesterskab, at der er god grund til ros, når vi snakker ungryttere og U25 (hverken kan eller vil naturligvis kommentere på blot procenterne hos juniorerne og children, da det ikke var muligt at følge med via live stream, men naturligvis også flotte resultater der.)
Kvaliteten i ridningen giver det rigtige afsæt i sporten
For de danske ungryttere, og U25 ekvipager, var fællesnævneren uden ´men´ alle red nydeligt og velbalanceret med super godt overblik. Og med nydeligt menes der også effektivt og blødt, men andre ord grundlæggende super god fornemmelse hos den enkelte rytter for hvad der sker under dem, og hvordan de agerer, korigerer og indvirker lettest muligt hele vejen, og måden de formår at komme videre på, også selvom der måske opstår uoverensstemmelser. Selvfølgelig medbringer de alle en større eller mindre portion erfaring, men det bringer bare ikke alene de gode resultater.
De unge mennesker som repræsenterede de danske farver hos både ungrytterne og U25 repræsenterer alle kvalitetsridning med den rigtige fornemmelse inde på banen, flot attitude og fin opstilling - det skal Danmark huske at dyrke endnu mere.
Opbakningen giver mulighederne
Bag alle ekvipagerne står naturligvis et super vigtigt team. Forældreopbakningen er altafgørende, og ikke mindst den træner og mentor, som de unge mennesker får deres hjælp fra. Træneren til hver enkelt af de unge ekvipager kan være pavestolt - uanset medaljer eller ej, de unge ryttere her har alle fået en uvurderlig værktøjskasse med fra det niveau de nu er nået til, og er uden tvivl både motiveret og nysgerrige for at tage springet videre - tak til trænerne for at formidle den gode ridning hele vejen.
Man sidder faktisk med fornemmelsen, efter sådan et mesterskab, at her er basis bygget for fremtidens seniorer, når Danmark skal ud i den store verden, og følge i fodsporene på bl.a. Cathrine og Daniel.
Program for next week at WCYH in Ermelo
Getting ready for WCYH in Ermelo
From the lists of young horses and experienced riders it looks like a very exciting championship week coming up from Ermelo from Thursday.
See the entire list of 5 year old, 6 year old and 7 year old horses here. The list of 4 year old horses is still not available.
Entries for CDI3 for 8-9-10 year old horses here.
Clipmyhorse will provide live stream from the entire Championships.
As soon as links for start and results are available you will find them at H2R calendar.
Favorite filly most expensive at NRW auction - sold for 65.000 euros
Outstanding from the video presentation and also the absolute top price for this special filly.
VIDEO - Outstanding "warm-up" for next week in Ermelo for Valverde and Eva Möller
Valverde and Eva Möller -photo credit: H2R
Westfalen Champion 2019
After a very busy breeding season Eva Möller was ready to show Valverde another time for Westfalen Championship. Once again succesful and showing super qualities and suppleness, and is for sure ready for next weeks World Championship for Young Horses in Ermelo. Eva Möller will also bring the 5 year old Westfalen mare Espe by Escolar for Ermelo.
VIDEOS - Shining OLD top mares at the Elite Mare Show in Rastede
HP Grace 2nd Reserve Champion (1C)
Huge success for Danish breeder Lone Bøegh Henriksen - HP Horses and owners Stutteri Erica with their outstanding mare HP Grace by Grey Flanell out of Damon Hill/Fürst Romancier, direct damline of Weihegold OLD.
Mare of the year by For Romance I / San Amour I
HP Grace by Grey Flanell / Damon Hill
VIDEOS - successful "Danish" stallions at Oldenburger Landesturnier
Today with successful presentation of the 3 year old stallion Fynch Hatton by Formel Eins / Sir Donnerhall I under Eva Möller.
Trot 9,0 - Canter 10,0 - Walk 8,5 - Education 8,5 - Exterior 9,0 - total score 9,0
See the entire results here.
And yesterday Damon Gold from HP Horses by Damon Hill / Fürst Romancier qualified successfully for the Bundeschampionate with Maria Falkner Hansen.
Scores: Trot 8,5 - Canter 9,5 - Walk 7,0 - submission 8,0 - overall impression 8,5 - total 8,3.
Damon Gold with Maria Falkner Hansen - photo credit: Marco Weber
Full live stream from CDIO3 Hickstead via FEI-tv and CDIO03 Grand Prix live stream via Youtube
Tomorrow afternoon with CDIO3 Grand Prix live from Hickstead, and Saturday and Sunday with Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix freestyle.
All available link for Hickstead on H2R calendar.
Your guide how to follow the European Championship U25, YR, JR & CH
European Championships from Italy has just started today with live stream from Young Rider Team test part 1
As far as H2R is informed there will only be live stream from the main arena (Toro), and a the moment there are no links available for live stream from the Junior competitions.
Link for start and results HERE.
Youtube FEI live stream schedule:
Links for live stream Young Riders
Team Test Part 1: http://youtu.be/gGFVM-zIt9Q
Team Test Part 2: http://youtu.be/yCF_nRwmYCE
Individual Test Part 1: http://youtu.be/yCF_nRwmYCE
Individual Test Part 2: http://youtu.be/j-8h9-VgX94
Individual Final: http://youtu.be/0wLl_kWqQyY
Link for live stream U25
Team Test Part 1: http://youtu.be/jDIHQVJlkFc
Team Test Part 2: http://youtu.be/jaXGBn5DRQ0
Individual Test Part 1: http://youtu.be/NypjezvFwHo
Individual Test Part 2: http://youtu.be/UHtWqs-pOIQ
Individual Final: http://youtu.be/BeoQhYw3-Tg
Danish team for European Championship in Rotterdam
Danish national coach Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and chef d´equipe Helle Krasnik Trolle has appointed the Danish team for the European Championship in Rotterdam.
Daniel Bachmann Andersen / Blue Hors Don Olymbrio or Blue Hors Zack
Cathrine Dufour / Bohemian or Atterupgaards Cassidy
Agnete Kirk Thinggaard / Jojo AZ
Anders Dahl / Fidelio van het Bloemenhof
Source: Danish national federation.
You will find all available informations about the European Championship taking place in Rotterdam from 19 - 25 August HERE.
Approved schedule:
British long list of course including young Charlotte Fry
Glamourdale and Charlotte Fry - photo credit: Lily Forado
23 year old Charlotte Fry is ready for the big team
A remarkable debut in Aachen this weekend, not with just one horse, but three horses, small tour, CDI4 tour and CDIO5 team competition.
Aachen is the most prestigious and where some of the Worlds absolute best riders always are keen to show.
This year was the debut for the young Van Olst Horses rider Charlotte Fry in Aachen, and she made her entrance in a way that the judges, her competitors, and the very experienced audience really loved. Not only for the small tour, but also for both the CDI4 tour and the CDIO5 tour. All tests with convincing performances, showing super qualities with her top horses, and not least with overview and 100% focus all the way.
Her horses has no weaknesses and this is just the beginning of a very exciting journey for the young British rider, and today she was long listed with two horses Dark Legend and Everdale for the European Championship.
From the sideline Fry just entered the absolute elite being in a league along side Charlotte Dujardin and Cathrine Dufour.
Enjoy 3 of her tests from Aachen here below:
Very limited prices for Bayerische Elite Warmblood Foal auction
Top price - Feinrich / Glock´s Romanov sold for 9.000 euros.
33.000 euros top price at HANN riding horses auction 20 July
Most expensive riding horse sold to Spanish buyer for 33.000 euros at HANN auction.
VIDEOS top 3 and VIDEO of last 9 combinations of the class - Grand Prix freestyle Deutsche Bank Preis Aachen
Enjoy top 3 from today here below, and from Therese Nilshagen with Dante Weltino OLD and the rest of the class.
The final 9 combinations
🇩🇰Daniel Bachmann Andersen / Blue Hors Don Olymbrio - move time line to 41.30
🇩🇰Cathrine Dufour / Bohemian - move time line to 1.23.00
VIDEO - Dufour and Cassidy did not disappoint their fans - CDI4 Grand Prix freestyle victory tonight with 83,460%
Another super performance from Danish Dufour with her long time partner Cassidy
Fully packed Deutsche Bank Stadium for the freestyle night in floodlight.
“He was really on fire and felt like he was 4 year old”, told a very happy Dufour after her convincing winner freestyle yesterday evening.
Cassidy and Dufour scored 83,460, while Franziskus and Klimke came 2nd with 78,945%.
See the entire results here.
VIDEO - World Champions with world class Intermediaire I test tonight in Aachen
Glamourdale and Charlotte Fry - photo credit: Lily Forado
Charlotte Fry just delivers once again tonight - this time again with KWPN stallion Glamourdale
The score says it all 80,412% - but just enjoy their 2nd win in Aachen here below.
VIDEOS - Nations Cup in Aachen 🥇🇩🇪 -🥈🇩🇰 -🥉🇺🇸
The germans are unbeatable at the moment - two combinations over 80% and two combinations just below 80% makes them unbeatable.
From H2R today’s winner were Showtime & Dorothee Schneider even with the small canter issue at transition from passage (just have a look at the comments during their tests here below), but from the judges still have 3 x 1 and 2 x 2 for Werth against 3 x 2 and 2 x 1 for Schneider.
Huge achievement for the Danish team
With the two strong young Danes and a solid performances from Jojo AZ the 2nd place at the podium was secured for Denmark today. Last time Denmark was in this league was back in the start of the eighties, where they came 2nd four times in the team competition and Anne Grethe Jensen with Marzog were individual winners twice.
H2R comments during the test - placed from 1 - 6
Bella Rose GER - good halt, bit hectic diagonal, super short side, wauw half pass crossing, balance, suppleness, super transition to passage, top passage, extensions bit hurried, half pass right super, passage look like clear 10´s, good walk tour, tiny short walk into transition, superb 1st piaffe, passage top, small stop before 2nd piaffe but keep on without any issues, nice half passes tiny unbalance in contact, nice 2 times, bit tense 1 times could cover more ground, super extended canter with class change, lack the clear canter for pirouettes, outstanding final centerline, what a final halt. VIDEO BELOW
Showtime FRH GER - so much expression for the passage tours, so much elevation and suppleness, smooth half passes, wauw transitions and lightness, small canter into final extension before walk tour, superb over the back extended walk, top collected walk, super 1st piaffe including transitions, nice 2nd piaffe with good transitions, super nice canter half passes with good control, tiny short neck for 2 times, small tensions for 1 times, super extended canter including transition, super pirouettes, very expressive long side, one step by the other for the passage, wow last piaffe, and passage to final halt.
Erlentanz GBR - good halt, super diagonal with uphill power frame, super half pass, expressive passage, small tensions hind, lots of expression for the passage, super transitions in and out, small tension at A for passage, super extended walk, good collected walk, active 1st piaffe, small tensions hind for passage, nice 2nd piaffe, good half passes, superb forward 2 times uphill, 1 times nice, super extended canter and change, lot of activity for 1st pirouette, 2nd with small parallel 1st jump, nice passage gives him a bit room, bit forward piaffe. VIDEO BELOW
TSF Dalera BB GER - good start, full power balanced diagonal, nice regular supple half pass left, nice supple transition at C super regular passage, super uphill light half pass right, good walk over the back with good relaxation, bit tense collected walk, small tension into 1st piaffe, 2nd also bit lost of balance in the piaffe, good transition to canter, nice half passes in super nice balance, good 2 times keep the relaxation well, same quality 1 times, super nice canter quality for both pirouettes, super final centerline with very nice piaffe.
Incredible strong young Danes
🇩🇰Bohemian DEN - good halt, first extension bit short in the neck, nice flow half pass left, good transition to passage, super through the body passage, nice flow for half pass right, sharp transitions, very nice extended walk, super collected walk, WOW transition from walk to TOP PIAFFE and out again, WOW again 2nd piaffe, super transition to canter, nice balance for canter half passes, super 2 times bit low frame, super 1 times, super extension could be a bit more uphill for the extension, superb control and activity for both pirouettes, unfortunately lost balance out 2nd, power long side, WAUW final centerline.
🇩🇰 Blue Hors Don Olymbrio DEN - super nice start, bit unbalanced in the neck for 1st half pass, small unbalance in corner after start 1st passage, nice 2nd half pass, superb extended walk nice relaxation through the body, good collected walk, need a bit more activity for 1st piaffe but nice, 2nd piaffe nice balanced, nice half passes, super use of full diagonal for 2 times, nice power 1 times, super extended canter with super change, superb 1st pirouette, error 1 times, nice quality 2nd pirouette bit bigger, super smooth final centerline, including active supple piaffe.
Fry was on fire ones again at Deutsche Bank Stadium
British young Fry (she is just 23 year old) has for sure conquered Aachen with all 3 horses, and ones again today for the team competition with Dark Legend.
Dark Legend GBR - tense halt, super nice trot tour, small uneven steps hind for passage, nice piaffe at the spot, 1st piaffe direct from collected walk, strong canter tour, super nice final. NEW LEADER and for sure must be their ticket for the Europeans.
Blue Hors fortsat vært for finalerne i Pavo og DRF’s championater for ungheste i 2020-2022
NYHED på Rideforbund.dk 19. juli
Når finalerne i Pavo og Dansk Ride Forbunds Championater for Ungheste skal afgøres i 2020, 2021 og 2022, bliver det fortsat i de smukke faciliteter hos Blue Hors i Randbøl. Tillykke til Blue Hors der har fået retten til at afvikle de populære og spændende finaler for unge heste.
Kompetente kræfter
Championatsgruppen (dressur) og Springudvalget har efter ansøgningsfristen i mandags vurderet de indkomne ansøgninger, og har valgt at lægge finalerne hos Blue Hors de næste tre år også. Blue Hors har i de forgangne år vist, at finalestævnet er i særdeles kompetente hænder hos dem. Der er særdeles gode faciliteter for både heste og ryttere og et særdeles kompetent team, der er vant til at afvikle ridestævner af højeste kvalitet - såvel nationalt som internationalt.
Læs om Pavo og Dansk Ride Forbunds Championater her.
VIDEO - CDI4 Grand Prix Special for Sönke and Cosmo
It is an outstanding horse Cosmo
And it is an absolut winner horse, but today with a very conservative test, and maybe yes for 80%, but not really 82%, but Sönke cemented his team spot for the upcoming Europeans together with his team mates, Werth, Schneider and von Bredow-Werndl.
Cosmo GER - nice halt, nice diagonal bit conservative, good balance but could show more crossing and flow forward, nice passage at C, super passage and direct to extension, lack bit more bend and flow forward for half pass right, bit conservative trot tour, walk could be more over the back, bit forward 1st piaffe, lack bit more at the spot piaffe tiny hind aides final steps, good transition to canter, good half passes, super 2 times, good 1 times, late change after extended canter, good control for pirouettes, super long side, tiny forward trend final piaffe, super passage.
It is for sure a horse nearly without limits at the scoreboard when relaxed and in 100% self carriage.
Cosmo vs Bella Rose
Trot extensions: Cosmo - extraordinary
Half passes: Bella Rose better crossing with more flow
Passage: Cosmo & Bella Rose - top qualities
Piaffe: Bella Rose - at the spot effortless
Transitions: Cosmo & Bella Rose - both smooth
Walk: Cosmo & Bella Rose - both their weakest gait
Series: Cosmo - huge and through the body
Pirouettes: Cosmo - keeping the canter and quality all the way
Contact: Bella Rose - light and easy
Cosmo = 6
Bella Rose = 5
Interesting note
Final mark - Riders position and seat:
Sönke today: 9,0 - 9,5 - 9,0 - 9,5 - 10
Dujardin yesterday: 9,0 - 9,0 - 9,0 - 9.0 - 9,0
See the entire result here. You find H2R more comments at H2R Facebook during the tests.
VIDEOS - top 3 from today's CDIO5 Grand Prix, Bella Rose, Showtime FRH and Erlentanz
Bella Rose and Isabell Werth - photo credit: Lily Forado