VIDEOS - 5 year old and 6 year old qualifier today at Danish national Young Horse Championships

Queenparks Wendy and Andreas Helgstrand - photo credit: Lily Forado

For the commentator spots at live stream provided by Zibrasport were Danish international top rider Daniel Bachmann Andersen from stud Blue Hors and his former colleague breeding consultant Karsten Pedersen.

Daniel was very informative and clear in his opinion about each horse, giving a good explanation and adding his personal experiences. It was very interesting also to hear both Daniel and Karstens opinions about the entire format for these championships, as they were questioning about the differences in the judging from each qualifier, and then without 2nd round with selection before going into the finals.

The finals are the first indoor event for the young horses of the year, and for more riders it became kind of a challenge keeping the horses relaxed and focused on the job in the impressive surroundings.

A 2nd qualifier would for sure have been nice for the combinations not directly qualified for Sunday´s finals, while the young horses then got one more opportunity in the arena with the possibility to qualify for the final.

Helgstrand Dressage medal horses did not disappoint

When Mr. Helgstrand himself put on his competition clothes he is going for the victory. Today with a busy and successful day winning both preliminary tests for 5 year old and 6 year old.

5 year old

Danish Warmblood mare Queenparks Wendy by Sezuan / Soprano was dancing through the test without any technical issues. From H2R point of view the trot tour became a bit forced for some moments. The golden boy KWPN stallion Jovian came second today with a bit of tensions but still so much power and quality. Severo and Swedish bred Springbank II VH showed great form today with no marks under 9,0!

H2R Personal favorites Elverhøjs Raccolto by Sezuan / Sandro Hit with Meike Lang and Eternity by Escolar / Sir Donnerhall I with Cathrine Dufour came 5th and 10th today. Both girls showing their horses in the best way nice and easy, in a good balance and accurate all the way. Very disappointing scoring though for Eternity and Dufour the walk just scored with 6,0! and the rideability with only 8,8 - it clearly looked like a 10 as Eternity was very attentive, super balanced and all the way in a beautiful frame.

The full results here.

6 year old class with a strong top 3

Revolution and Andreas Helgstrand - photo credit: Lily Forado

Revolution and Helgstrand showed a strong performance with lot of power and well balanced. Still the flying changes are lacking a bit more fluency.

The stunning mare Atterupgaards Delorean with Selina Vittinghus in the saddle showed a super performance even though the overall all picture became with a bit of tensions.

Favour Gersdorf with Nadja Sloth also showed a strong performance without any technical issues. The weakest pace was the canter today.

The entire results from the 6 year old qualifier here.

VIDEOS - Kardieno and Thomas Sigtenbjerggaard winner of 4 year old preliminary test today

Kardieno by Dante Weltino / Parcival and Thomas Sigtenbjerggaard - photo credit: Helgstrand Dressage

22 best combinations from today’s preliminary 4 year old test are ready for Sunday´s final

Today 38 combinations were ready for the preliminary test at Danish national YH championship at Blue Hors.

Winner:

2nd place: Suarez with Mette Sejbjerg Jensen

Suarez by Sezuan / Desperados and Anne-Mette Strandby Hansen/Danish Warmblood stallion licensing 2019. Photo: H2R

3rd place:

4th place:

Here you find all detailed results from today’s class.

D´avie (video) and Hesselhøj Donkey Boy keep their positions from WCYH for preliminary test today

10 best 7 year old combinations ready for Sunday´s final at Danish federation national championship.

Here you find the detailed scoring.

Dujardin getting ready for FEI World Cup season 2019/2020

PRESS RELEASE - CDI-W LYON

THE FEI DRESSAGE WORLD CUP: THE CLASH OF THE QUEENS

Their male counterparts had better watch out! The FEI Dressage World Cup leg in Lyon, organised as part of the Longines Equita Lyon Concours Hippique International (30 October to 3 November), will offer its loyal public a line-up of riders, and in particular of lady riders, which has rarely been seen at a French dressage show.

Charlotte Dujardin at the FEI World Cup leg in Lyon for the first time

The last (and only) time she appeared in the main arena at Lyon-Eurexpo was back in 2014, at the FEI Dressage World Cup Final, organised by Sylvie Robert’s team. And it was in Lyon that the English rider, at that time partnered by her legendary Valegro, won her first Final. Charlotte Dujardin, two-time winner of the title (Lyon 2014, Las Vegas 2015), three-time Olympic champion (team and individual medallist in London in 2012 and individual medallist in Rio in 2016), World champion in 2014, and five times gold medallist in a European Championship between 2011 and 2015, has made the 2019-2020 FEI Dressage World Cup her objective this winter. After a curtailed European Championship in 2019, where with Mount St John Freestyle she nevertheless beat her own record in the Grand Prix (81.91%), ‘Queen Charlotte’ is aiming to qualify her young ten-year-old mare for the 2020 Final in Las Vegas. Since her titles in Lyon in 2014 and Las Vegas in 2015, Charlotte Dujardin has only competed in three FEI World Cups: London in 2015 and in 2018, and Amsterdam in 2016. This season she should appear on at least three occasions, including Lyon.

Is Isabell Werth, one of our most loyal riders, heading for a fifth victory in Lyon?

Just as the Lyon ring brought success for the English rider Charlotte Dujardin, other riders have succeeded her since 2014 and in particular Germany’s Isabell Werth. Winner of the FEI World Cup leg in Lyon in 2010, then in 2016, 2017 and 2018, this legend of equestrian sport has nothing but praise when speaking of the only French leg on the circuit. She was also the ‘patron’ of the candidacy of the show, when Sylvie Robert’s team was applying to the FEI to organise a Dressage World Cup. In 2019, the German team is sending another of its brilliant ambassadors in the form of Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, who won the bronze medal this summer at the European Championships, and will also be appearing at the Longines Equita Lyon Concours Hippique International. She will be riding Zaire-E, the horse with which she came second at the FEI World Cup leg in Budapest, at the end of September.


Serious competitors also to be found on the men’s side

Dutchman Hans Peter Minderhoud, the winner of the FEI Dressage World Cup Final in 2016, is expected in Lyon, along with his fifteen-year-old stallion, Glock’s Zanardi. Sweden’s Patrik Kittel, another horseman loyal to the Lyon leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup, will be riding his gelding Delaunay OLD, the horse with which he leapt up the world rankings this month (from the twentieth to the thirteenth position). The combination also won the FEI World Cup leg in Budapest, ahead of Jessica von Bredow-Werndl.

French riders headed up by Morgan Barbançon-Mestre

In the Hungarian World Cup leg in Budapest, Kittel was the winner, Germany’s Von Bredow- Werndl was second and Mestre came third. Riding Sir Donnerhall II OLD, she finished in the Grand Prix Freestyle with a record score for the combination: 77.75%! Morgan and ‘Gus’ (the affectionate nickname given to the stallion by his rider) will head up a major French delegation in Lyon. The audience at the Longines Equita Lyon Concours Hippique International will have the chance to show their support for Stéphanie Brieussel and Amorak, Anne-Sophie Serre and Actuelle de Massa, and Alexandre Ayache with Zo What.

11, 12 and 14 October with OLD stallion pre-selection in Vechta

3 intensive stallion pre-selection days starts tomorrow in Vechta

List of stallions Danish bred or Danish owned presented for the OLD licensing commission:

Full list of stallions for the pre-selection here.

Interesting to see which horses dominates the WBFSH World Ranking list

Notes about DWB

Atterupgaards Cassidy, Gørklintgårds Dublet and Glock´s Zonik N.O.P. all are well known at the list with both breeders, owners and riders.

Rossetti by Glock´s Romanov / Midt-West Ibi-Light ridden by Finnish Henri Ruoste and former ridden by Danish Jan Møller Christensen. Breeder: ELSEBETH LYKKE ANDERSEN, NÆRUM (DEN9.

Fleraro by Flemmingh / Royal Z I ridden by Ukrainian Inna LOGUTENKOVA, BREEDER: KIRSTEN CHRISTENSEN OG PALLE V. NIELSEN, GRENAA (DEN).

May-Day Graftebjerg by Dream of Heidelberg / Vemmetofte Rainman ridden Danish Carina Cassøe Krüth, BREEDER: ARNE BJERG NIELSEN, NYKØBING SJÆLLAND (DEN).

CDI-W and CDI3 entries for Herning DEN 16 - 20 October

CDI-W:

CDI3:

HUSK i dag er sidste dag for tilmelding til årets egnethedstester

Daniel Bachmann Andersen er testrytter i Unghestechampionatet 2020 i Herning.

Er du klar med din 4 års hest til årets egnethedstest, og måske også en af de eftertragtede 50 pladser (+10 reserver) til Herning, så husk det er sidste frist i dag for tilmelding.

LINK TIL TILMELDING HER.

Læs alt om det nye format af Unghestechampionatet her.

Region 1 Midtbornholms Ridecenter
Dato kommer
Egnethedstest i spring og dressur

REGION 1, Vallensbæk
Søndag den 3. november
Egnethedstest i springning & dressur

REGION 3, Stutteri Ask, Lørdag den 2. november
Egnethedstest i dressur +eksteriørkåring (OBS, der står i springning i Ridehesten oktober. Det er ikke korrekt. Det afholdes i dressur)

REGION 4, Billund Sportsrideklub
Lørdag den 26. oktober
Egnethedstest i springning

REGION 5, Vilhelmsborg
Lørdag den 9. november
Egnethedstest i dressur

REGION 6, Ikast
Lørdag den 2. november
Egnethedstest i springning

REGION 7, Brønderslev Rideklub
Søndag den 27. oktober
Egnethedstest i dressur

Danish Warmblood World Cup Foal Auction with ELITE qualities

DWB World Cup Foal Auction ready with 2nd edition

During the first leg of the FEI World Cup season 2019/2020 taking place in Herning, Denmark from 16 - 20 October, Danish Warmblood will present an exclusively selected collection of 13 dressage foals for DWB World Cup Foal Auction.

The auction will take place October 18 at 17:00 in arena M. The presentation will take place October 18 at 12.30. Both presentation and auction will be available via live stream at Zibrasport.tv.

Remember to sign up for phone bidding - mf@varmblod.dk.

Any questions or details about the foal do not hesitate to contact Louise Ringsbo mobile +45 61679493 or lrb@varmblod.dk.

H2R favorites with absolute ELITE qualities:

Here you can find the entire collection.

130.000 euros for top mare by Sir Heinrich at NRW Elite Auction

From watching the collection and lately the live presentation 3 mares stood out (H2R news here) - all 3 mares took the top prices!

12.000 euro for top foals by Floriscount and Escolar at DSP Last Chance foal auction yesterday

Filly by Floriscount / Ars Vivendi

OLD press release - Black beauties shine in Vechta

Top price San Amour I / De Niro sold for 110.000 to German international rider Lisa Müller

The price peaks in Vechta are noble, classy and pearl black: The Fall Elite Auction shined with brilliant sport horses and foals. Customers from all over the world secured their young Oldenburg future star at the Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta.

To the price peak of the 91st Fall Elite Auction danced the modern Up to date by San Amour I - De Niro - Ponticello xx, bred by Helmut Kleen, Bad Zwischenahn. The beautiful black mare was slammed for 110,000 Euros to a prominent dressage stable in Bavaria.

For the second price peak Lacrimoso by Lord Fauntleroy - Baloubet du Rouet - Polydor, bred by MH Verwaltung & Betrieb GmbH from Rehburg, fell the hammer at 65,000 Euros. Lacrimoso is the brother of the 1.40 m victorious You belong to me by Chacco-Blue under Jacqueline Grobosch.

In the foal collection, the black Big Brand by Bonds - Sir Donnerhall I - Rubioso N, bred by Sandra Grede from Frankenberg /Hesse, topped the price statistics. For 57,000 Euros this noble colt was knocked-down to the Grand Dame of dressage Erika Schwarzkopf.

Almost a third of all riding horses will inspire Oldenburg friends abroad in the future. Specifically, these quality horses will cause a sensation in the Netherlands (3), USA (2), Belgium (1), Canada (1) France (1), United Arab Emirates (1) and United Kingdom (1).

In the foal collection, six young Oldenburg talents were auctioned to Canada (2), Sweden (2), the Netherlands (1) and Switzerland (1).

The average price of the outstanding riding horse collection is around 35,000 Euros. The total turnover was 1,194,000 Euros. The foals achieved an average price of round 13,200 Euros and a total turnover of 489,000 Euros.

Gala Show in Vechta: 40 years star auctioneer Uwe Heckmann in the Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta. A living legend of equestrian sport and the Oldenburg breed celebrated its anniversary on the occasion of the Gala Show on Friday, October 4th, in Vechta in the presence of the designated EU-President Ursula von der Leyen and Oldenburg President Wilhelm Weerda. Heckmann's childhood friend von der Leyen held an emotional speech in honor of the jubilee. The longtime auctioneer of the Oldenburger Pferdezuchtverband has been honored for his life's work. Ursula von der Leyen presented Heckmann with the Gustav-Rau-Medal of the Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung. In addition, the well-known hippologist received the Golden Badge of Honor from the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes and the Springpferdezuchtverband Oldenburg-International as well as a bronze statute of Weihegold.

As a horseman, auction director and celebrated auctioneer, Uwe Heckmann masters the breeders, riders and patrons in a magical field of unique attraction under the umbrella of the Oldenburger Pferdezuchtverband. The horse expert has struck numerous top horses to customers from all over the world with his rosewood hammer.

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Foals:

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We make you happy: Foal Presentation with Livestream

Part of OLD press release

Tomorrow it's time: On Saturday, October 5th, the 91st Fall Elite Auction will present your tomorrow’s future stars in the Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta. The best youngsters of the year will shine in an unique scenery with special ambience. Experience a fascinating afternoon.

The Elite Foal Parade with its round 45 talented Elite Foals will start at 1:00 p.m. in the auction ring. Come to Vechta and see for yourself the outstanding quality of this year’s crop. If you can’t make it to Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta personally you can watch a livestream of the Elite Foal Parade on our homepage www.oldenburger-pferde.com. The auction will not be broadcasted.

The auction with its exciting duels begins at 3:00 p.m. All guests are cordially invited to enjoy the Fall Elite Auction live in the Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta. 

Future stars like Make me Happy by Millennium/Trak. - Rubin-Royal - De Niro will inspire in the auction ring in Vechta. This lovely filly is the sister of the stallions Morricone I, II & III. Morricone I already celebrated big successes in Prix St. Georges with Lena Waldmann.

12 October with HANN Elite auction

A huge collection of riding horses and foals, while the collection of young stallions is with just 15 dressage colts.

As usual H2R has picked our favourites for the collection.

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No 4 - absolute top price. Lovely boy with nice suppleness and freedom, still lacking some more strength but with good carriage and nice light frame.

No 7 - 3 year old mare, still very baby like mostly for the canter, but showing some really nice moments, including nice walk.

No 64 - 5 year old stallion, very functional paces with good freedom for the trot and with nice self carriage. Good canter and very nice walk.

No 82 - 4 year old gelding, showing nice balance in all 3 paces and a super nice natural frame.

No 83 - 6 year old gelding, showing nice rhythm and balance for all 3 paces with good self carriage.

No 88 - 4 year old Fürstenball gelding, looks like a very nice and easy horse with natural suppleness and good balance.

No 89 - big 4 year old not the most modern type but for sure an interestering horse for further education.

Elite foals

Unfortunately missing some videos of foals for the collection.

Young stallions

The young stallions here for the auction are only shown in trot and walk by hand, still missing lunging including canter.

HERE you find the entire collection.

Daniel Bachmann Andersen test rider for Danish Warmblood Young Horse Championship 2020

FEI World Ranking no 6 and no 11 is ready to test the best 5 year old Danish Warmblood horses at Young Horse Championship in Herning, taking place from 5 - 8 March 2020.

29 year old Danish international rider Daniel Bachmann Andersen from Danish Stud Blue Hors, will be ready to test the 24 best Danish Warmblood Young Horses at the Young Horse Championship in Herning.

Back in 2015 Bachmann started as rider by Blue Hors, and he has during the years been very successful educated more horses to Grand Prix level, and he is at the moment placed as no 6 with Blue Hors Zack and no 11 with Blue Hors Don Olymbrio at FEI World Ranking.

About the new challenge Daniel Bachmann Andersen tells: “ I’m looking very much forward to do this job. It´s gonna be really exciting to try so many high quality young horses. I will try to tell and explain about the education of the young horse, the different phases the young horse going through, and how some horses can be ready at a quite early stage, where others need more time to develop and learn which is not always a negative way for the further development.”

Danish Warmblood general manager Casper Cassøe Krüth is very pleased about having Daniel Bachmann for the test riding in 2020, and says: “Daniel is Denmarks highest ranked international rider at the moment, and through his great experience and successes Danish Warmblood are of course proud to wellcome Daniel for the test riding next year, and we are sure Daniel will give both the horses and the audience a very nice experience.”

Unghestechampionatet 2020 klar med nyt spændende format

Inden årets egenthedtester går i gang er Dansk Varmblod klar med et væsentligt “ansigtsløft” af Unghestechampionatet i Herning.

“Vi har rigtig høj kvalitet af ungheste i Danmark, og vi ved at de skaber opmærksomhed over hele verden, så derfor vil vi jo også gerne vise endnu flere gode ungheste i løbet af dagene i Herning. Og det nye format her, giver chancen for, at vores avlere, hesteejere og ryttere i endnu større grad kan være en del af Dansk Varmblods Unghestechampionat”, fortæller direktør Casper Cassøe Krüth.

Med det nye format tilgodeser Dansk Varmblod i endnu højere grad at flere kan deltage, der stilles ikke krav om at de 5 års heste skal være klar til at gå program så tidligt på året, og når man ikke med til test-rytter delen, blandt de 24 bedste i Herning, har man nu stadig chancen via en B-finale. Det betyder at alle ekvipager skal ride 3 gange i Unghestechampionatet.

De væsentlige ændringer er:

Flere deltagere - større bredde

Hidtil har man rundt omkring i regionerne kæmpet om 35 pladser til Herning samt 10 reserver, det ændres nu til 50 pladser samt 10 reserver. Det åbner op for at flere ekvipager, avlere og ejere får mulighed for en helt ekstra oplevelse at kvalificere sig til Unghestechampionatet.

Mere publikumsvenligt og mindre stævne træning for de unge heste

Det nuværende koncept fastholdes for så vidt angår førstedagen i Herning, hvor 3 ekvipager er på banen af gangen. En super god måde for rytterne at få vist hestene omgivelserne, og for dommerne at få et førstehåndsindtryk af ekvipagerne.

Dag 2 - Der rides ikke længere programridning, men istedet bliver hestene præsenteret 2 ad gangen for 3 dommere hvor de rider anviste LA1 øvelser (1 dommer er gennemgående fra første dagen og 2 andre er nye dommere), dermed kravet om at de unge heste skal være klar til at gå et fuldt program også lempet. Efter hvert hold er der mundlige kommentarer og pointgivning til ekvipagerne.

Efter Dag 2 går de bedste 24 ekvipager videre til testrytter-delen som vi kender det fra det nuværende koncept, og de resterende 26 ekvipager er klar til B-finalen.

B-finalen - der er endnu mere at ride om selvom man ikke går videre til testrytter delen

Det nye koncept giver plads til alle, og giver mulighed for en spændende finale for de ekvipager som ikke er blandt de 24 bedste efter de to første dage. For en ekvipage som er klar til B-finalen bliver resultatet fra de foregående to dage nulstillet og man starter på en pointmæssigt helt frisk dag i B-finalen.

I B-finalen sidder 2 nye dommere klar. Rytterne rider 2 ad gangen på banen, med anvisninger fra dommerne (ligesom på 2. dagen), hvor der gives mundlige karakterer og point - ridelighed, kapacitet, skridt, trav og galop.

Flotte doteringer for begge finaler

Hele Unghestechampionatet sluttes af om søndagen med to præmieoverrækkelser for både de placerede heste i Unghestechampionatet som er blevet bedømt under testrytter, og de heste som er placeret i B-finalen.

Se de nye propositioner for Unghestechampionatet 2020 HER.

3 most expensive foals at Klosterhof Medingen auction sold to Denmark

Most expensive riding horse became the 3-year-old mare by Borsalino/Distelstar sold for 240.000 euros.

3 most expensive foals sold to Denmark

No 25 colt by Q-Sieben / Sir Donnerhall - sold for 40.000 euros.

No 30 filly by Q-Sieben / Fürst Heinrich - sold for 40.000 euros.

No 31 filly by Borsalino / Lantino - sold for 35.000 euros.

Danish Sanne Svendsen and Hannah Montana W with debut placement at CDI3 Grand Prix Special

Sanne Svendsen and her dancing partner Hannah Montana W - private photo.

A big step into the international arena

A surreal experience and a dream came true is the way Danish amateur rider Sanne Svendsen describes her weekend at CDI Flyinge. “It´s always been a dream entering the international scene and actually being here now felt a bit odd. I’m very pleased about our performance today and was a bit disappointed about our Grand Prix as I felt we were missing some more sharpness. I’m over the moon with todays placement and it really gives me the confidence to try this international level another time.”

“It´s been a great adventure being able to educate and develop Hannah Montana W all the way, with the best supervisor Cathrine Dufour,” tells Sanne.

Danish Sanne Svendsen and Danish Warmblood mare Hannah Montana W by Blue Hors Doolittle / Sydney bred by Henrik Wiborg made their international debut yesterday in the Grand Prix and were placed in todays CDI3 Grand Prix Special as no 4 with 69,276%.

Today’s winner Swedish Sandra Dahlin with her homebred mare Ichi brings a very special story. Many years ago Sandra and her mom brought a lottery during Scandinavium international horse event and won a mare. This mare Sandra started riding but unfortunately she got injured and they agreed having foal, this foal is today’s winner 13 year old Ichi by Boticelli / Donnerschlag. A very powerful mare with super qualities and expression all the way - winning score 73,255%. And what a fantastic reaction from Dahlin when finishing her top test.

For the top talented 8 year old mare Heiline´s Danciera the exercises for today’s debut at Grand Prix Special became a bit confusing, but nevertheless still with a lot of highlights and the top quality is obvious. Next international event for the young mare will be the CDI at Blue Hors in October.

Most expensive at Swedish Elite foal auction by Franklin sold for 340.000 Swedish kroner (31.700 euro)

No 14 the colt by Franklin / Sandro Hit showed himself with extra quality already from the video presentation and he did not disappoint. He was sold to a costumer

2nd most expensive foal became no 12 by Total Hope / Ampere sold for 280.000 Swedish kroner (about 26.000 euro) - purchased by Danish Carina Cassøe Krüth and Petra Trabjerg.

Here you find the full list of auction prices in Swedish Kroner.

Danish Anne Troensegaard and Kipling TSF took CDI3 Intermediaire I freestyle victory Flyinge today

Anne Troensegaard - with her wellknown winner attitude. Photo credit: H2R

Every competition rider going into the arena to try to do their best, but knowing Anne Troensegaard she just not want to do her best, she also wants to win - and today she succeeded with top qualities.

Starting their test with canter pirouettes at the centerline and then showing lots of power for trot tour, the only minor issue was extended canter towards another pirouette where Kipling changed canter at the extension. Overall super balanced test with lots of qualities.

Her 9 year old Trakehner gelding Kipling TSF by Hofrat / Hohenstein bred by Peter Christensen, was very successful as a young horse, as he was part of the Danish team for World Championships Young Horses as both 6 year old and again as 7 year old where they won the bronze medal.

After an injury break Kipling and Anne are really back in business with today’s impressive 78,245% and with yesterday’s 3rd place at Prix Sct. Georg we can just look forward seeing them again, and next time will be at World Cup event in Herning DEN in the small tour.

More Danish success at 2nd place and 5th place

Danish Michael Søgaard and Slæbækgård´s Santino by Sir Donnerhall I / Carano bred by Dorthe Bak Himmelstrup won yesterday’s international Prix Sct. Georg and today they showed the same high qualities throughout their test.

Carina Cassøe Krüth brought her 7 year old Heiline´s Zackton by Zack / Come Back II, bred by Stutteri Heiline. It was his first ever international event and with yesterday’s 4th place and today’s 5th place he has entered the international small tours scene with style.