Bakkely´s Onandt and Lone Bang Larsen
Enjoy the three Danish ladies in top of todays international Grand Prix freestyle.
🥇76,655% Bakkely´s Onandt and Lone Bang Larsen
🥈74,120% Rustique and Mai Tofte Olesen
🥉74,115% Aston Martin and Helene Melsen
See the full results here.
Overall very strong tests from all Danish combinations with very few technical issues and also clearly reflected by the scoreboard with 7 combinations in the absolute top of the class, while just one Danish combination Mai Tofte Olesen and her long time Grand Prix partner finished just outside the placements today.
Enjoy the Danish combinations from 3rd place (No 1 and 2 are public in a separate news earlier today).
Thank you to Jørgen Konge for capturing all the videos. Saturday and Sunday Zibrasport will be live streaming from the entire event - price 99 dkr. (link available via H2R calendar).
Blue Hors Zepter and Daniel Bachmann Andersen - photo credit: Thomas Bisgaard
Totally 🇩🇰Danish dominance for tonights CDI3 Grand Prix at Blue Hors
As the class is still running the result is still not definite, but no one can touch Blue Hors Zepter and Daniel Bachmann in the leader position with impressive 78,717%. Zepter has been out of competition since last year in Stuttgart due to an injury but is fit for fight again showing a lot of high quality for today’s CDI3 Grand Prix, though a tiny bit rusty for the regularity of the passage tours, and for sure not asked for full power by Daniel.
The 8 year old Danish Warmblood mare Heiline´s Danciera with Carina Cassøe Krüth wants to play with the big ones, even though Danciera is still very inexperienced at this level, the test is shown with so much natural power and expression all the way, no technical issues and with just some tiny unbalanced moments for the piaffe tours. Seen from the sideline they looked even closer to Daniel than the scoreboard tells.
Today we saw two Danish Olympic combinations! Judge for yourself here below.
While the class is still missing the final combination it still looks like a pure international 🇩🇰night at Blue Hors with only Danish combinations in top 7!
Belstaff and Betina Jæger - photo credit: Thomas Bisgaard
Greven´s Sa´Va and Alexander Helgstrand - photo credit: Lily Forado
Grevens Sa´Va and Alexander Helgstrand 73,903%:
Franklin and Betina Jæger 73,202%:
Slæbækgårds Santino and Michael Søgaard 72,631%:
Placed combinations:
Nanna Merrald and Gørklintgårds Quater Boy - photo credit: H2R
The international CDI3 event at Blue Hors this weekend takes parallel place with a huge national event, where today was with Intermediaire II debut for more exciting combinations.
It was pure Blue Hors podium by Nanna Merrald with winner position for Gørklintgårds Quater Boy with 72,939%, 2nd place again for Nanna this time with her debut stallion Blue Hors St. Schufro with 72,894% and 3rd for another Inter II debut for Blue Hors Zee Me Blue with Daniel Bachmann Andersen.
Videos of top 3 from today’s Intermediaire II captured by Jørgen Konge. The entire class is available via Facebook “Heste arrangementer, oplevet af Jørgen Konge”.
Nanna Merrald with Gørklintgårds Quater Boy:
Nanna Merrald with Blue Hors St. Schufro:
Daniel Bachmann Andersen with Blue Hors Zee Me Blue:
See the entire results here.
39 stallions are selected for the licensing
As usual there is only presentation videos of the stallions for both licensing and auction.
Asgard´s Ibiza is at top of the list with 4 sons for the licensing.
Could be very valuable for everyone to have a look at all the possible new breeding stallions, and not just the ones available at the auction.
Nevertheless there has been a few public videos after the pre-selection and particular stallion caught H2R attention - he looks like a Champion.
HP Valentino by Vitalis - Apache - Fürst Romancier, bred by HP Horses and owned by Helgstrand Dressage.
H2R favorites for the auction:
See the collection of stallions for licensing and auction here.
Charlotte Fry and Everdale - photo credit: Van Olst Horses
15 - 17 November with 3rd FEI World Cup leg at Stuttgart
CDI4 and World Cup entries:
Another huge collection comes up for the auction this weekend. Many interesting breeding combinations but just a few horses with good qualities.
Among them no 1 here below look like the coming top price.
See the entire collection here.
Presentation video of no 16 HERE.
Full list of prices here below, but the hammer price for no 16 was 54.000 euro sold to Austria.
Cathrine Rasmussen and Hesselhøj Gnags. Private photo.
Norwegian Cathrine Rasmussen is a very experienced Grand Prix rider with more talented young horses at her own stable at Kristiansand, and she is also a long time business partner and co-owner of more top horses from Helgstrand Dressage like the stallions Valverde and new World Champion Jovian.
Back in 2018 at Danish Warmblood spring auction which takes place during the stallion licensing in March Cathrine Rasmussen purchased the 2,5 year old Danish Warmblood Premium stallion Hesselhøj Gnags by Grand Galaxy Win / Tailormade Lancelot, bred by Dorthe and Hans Jørgen Hoeck, DEN.
Since the preparation for the stallion performance test last autumn pro-rider Allan Grøn has been responsible for the riding and baby education of Gnags, and they have been successful winning a preliminary round for the Danish national federation Young Horse Championship mid September, and were then qualified for the finals. At the finals mid October Hesselhøj Gnags and Allan Grøn were placed 7th.
Right after the Danish championships Gnags moved as planned to Cathrine Rasmussens own yard in Norway, and as Cathrine tells: “He is such a handsome young horse, well behaved, very nice to handle and not least quite easy to take over from Allan Grøn, who has done a great job with him. So when I realised this opportunity to start him, here in Norway at home soil, for the indoor national championship, it was an easy decision.”
Cathrine and Gnags won both yesterday’s preliminary test with 86,4% and today’s final with 87,2%.
Clip from today’s test:
Kiefferhof´s Imperius by Imperio / Florestan I and Annabel Frenzen.
12 finalists ready for the prestigious final in December in Frankfurter Festhalle
Huge judging disagreement (from 67% to 75%) about Top Gear and Isabel Freese today which seems to be the reason why they didn’t get the ticket for the final.
Historical FEI World Ranking with two Danish riders each with two horses in top 12
Smooth and effortless test by Reitmeister Hubertus Schmidt with 10 year old Westfalian stallion Escolar. Nothing seems to difficult and the entire test is shown with nice forward flow, only minor issue is at the zigzag canter with a transition with a small change for one transition.
British Laura Tomlinson is ready with a very interesting just 9 year old mare by Bordeaux / Florestan I. Today with some judging disagreement, but for sure an interesting mare with top qualities and a real Laura horse.
It’s three-in-a-row at the French fixture for the defending series champion
Germany’s Isabell Werth showed exactly why she is known as The Queen of international dressage when, on her debut in the 2019/2020 FEI Dressage World Cup™ Western European League at the second leg in Lyon, France today, she produced yet another of her right-royal victories.
Partnering the 13-year-old gelding Emilio she was pinned into second place in yesterday’s Grand Prix won by Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin and her latest shining star, the 10-year-old mare Mount St John Freestyle. But today the German legend did what she does best and fought back to win the Lyon leg for the third consecutive year when putting a massive 87.090 on the board.
There was great anticipation of the clash between Werth, who has taken the series title a total of five times including the last three in succession, and Dujardin who was twice crowned champion with the great Valegro. It was at the 2014 Final in Lyon that the British rider first lifted the coveted FEI Dressage World Cup™ trophy, and fans are super-excited to see her back fighting for the supremacy she held in the sport during the heady years before Valegro’s retirement in December 2016. She’s aiming for a spot at the 2020 Final in Las Vegas, USA next April so made a great start to her points-campaign when collecting the maximum 20 today - as defending champion Werth doesn’t need to collect points, instead she is only obliged to compete twice with her horse of choice in order to qualify.
Werth is the ultimate competitor, already relishing the return of potentially her biggest rival over the coming season and beyond. She always says that competing against the best raises everybody’s game.
"Welcome back Charlotte! It’s good to have the best in the field, and that is also what the public like to see! It’s great to have Charlotte away from her island - now the World Cup season will be really exciting!"
Isabell Werth (GER)
said the lady who is herself a longtime legend, with more medals in her trophy cabinet than any other athlete in the history of equestrian sport.
When she came into the ring, fifth-last to go, she was chasing the leading score of 80.015 set by compatriot, Frederic Wandres, riding Duke of Britain. And the crowd were clapping even before she started. “It was a wonderful crowd, the stands were full and the atmosphere was great. This is the second time I rode this Freestyle with this music and I really like it. I’m really happy and proud of Emilio. When you ride the last line and the crowd starts to clap you know you are in a good position!” Werth said after putting that 87.090 up in lights, despite taking the time out during her test to signal, on three occasions, for her music level to be turned up.
She was still holding sway when, last to go, Dujardin came into the ring, aware that her mare was more tense today. “Yesterday at the prize-giving she was quite stressed and today when she saw so many people she thought we were doing another prizegiving. I felt her stressed and a little worried going into the arena but I’m very proud and happy with how she behaved. She lacks experience and I have to keep her with me, but this was super experience for the future and I think she will become hard to beat!”, she said after putting 83.925 on the board for runner-up spot.
Dujardin is already looking down the road to the series Final, and the experience her mare can pick up along the way. “I will go to Olympia (London, GBR) and this will again be a big show with a big crowd and a great atmosphere. Then I plan to go to Amsterdam and hopefully Las Vegas!” she pointed out.
Third-placed Wandres, who posted a mark of 80.015, was delighted with his result. “When I saw the rider-list here I thought it could be difficult to do well, but now being third behind the two Dressage Queens is fantastic! With Duke it is special as we learned together. It is now our second Grand Prix season and we keep progressing”, he said.
Today’s winning Freestyle score was just fractionally below a personal-best for Werth and Emilio as a combination, and the lady who is in the privileged position of having multiple top-rides including her two super-mares Weihegold and Bella Rose is delighted that the 2019/2020 Western European League is off to such an impressive start. “Herning (the first leg in Denmark) has already taken place and the level was already very high. It is not only Charlotte but lots of good riders taking part, so it will be interesting to see what will happen in Vegas”, said the rider on whose home ground in Stuttgart (GER) the third round of the 11-leg league will take place in two weeks’ time.
Result here
WEL Standings here
Photo credit: PSV
FEI Dressage World Cup Grand Prix presented by CREARA // CHARLOTTE IS BACK !
British rider Charlotte Dujardin was the fourth rider to enter the dressage arena for the FEI Dressage World CupTM Grand Prix presented by CREARA, and she managed to put in a great performance to hold off the competition. Taking first place in the provisional ranking with 79.978%, she held on to her lead throughout the class, even finishing ahead of Isabell Werth, who scored 77.826%.
This morning's result in Lyon represented a major comeback for the English star. Indeed, she had not competed in Lyon since 2014, riding her famous Valegro. Today, Charlotte Dujardin introduced the ten-year-old Mount St John Freestyle to the judges. It was a first for her horse, which was participating in its first FEI World Cup class. “I’m so happy. This was Mount's first indoor World Cup class. She is really courageous and has worked a lot for this event. I felt great and I think it was one of the best dressage tests we have done together. Looking forward to tomorrow, I adore Freestyle and I love my music - The Snow Queen! - and my horse loves it too! This is the second time that I'll be presenting this routine. It's great music for horseback riding."
The event was also a first for Anne-Sophie Serre and her very young mare Actuelle de Massa. Tenth in the final ranking with a score of 70.565%, the French rider can be extremely proud of her performance. The couple performed a very pretty, fluid routine, under the watchful eye of the French coaches. When she left the arena, Anne-Sophie could not hide her joy: "This is a first for me and my horse in a World Cup! I am really happy about the way I felt in the arena and with how Actuelle behaved. She was really concentrated despite her young age and the little experience she has at this level. This is just our fifth Grand Prix together, so she is newcomer at this elite level. So, I am really pleased to be part of the event and with my horse's performance. Tomorrow I'll be doing my third Freestyle to music test, but I was particularly under pressure today, because the first class is often decisive for the rest of the competition. So, I have done what I set out to do, so far. I did a little over 70% by doing a routine without pushing things too much, so now it's just about having fun!"
The top French rider in the ranking was Morgan Barbaçon-Mestre on her faithful Sir Donnerhall II Old, with 72.109%. The couple finished eighth in the class. Finally, a quick word about the third French couple involved. Despite their 13th place with a score below 70 (69.739%), Amorak and Stéphanie Brieussel completed a nice, smooth dressage test. "I am very happy with the performances of all three of them, since they managed to complete the tests without making any faults, as they say," said Emmanuelle Schramm, Deputy Technical Director in charge of dressage for the French Equestrian Federation.
1 – Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) and Mount St John Freestyle – 79.978%
2 – Isabell Werth (GER) and Emilio – 77.826%
3 – Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (GER) and Zaire-E – 76.435%
Winner Mount St. John Freestyle and Charlotte Dujardin
Super sharp field for today’s World Cup Grand Prix with just 14 starters
Danish combination Ulrik Mølgaard with Michigan had to withdraw before the trot up, as Micky unfortunately had an accident at the stables and did look 100% fit, Ulrik told.
No doubt about today’s winner combinations, and with almost 80% there is still room for improvement for Dujardin and Freestyle.
Personal best and place 4th today was Dutch Emmelie Scholtens with her 11 year old KWPN stallion Desperado N.O.P. with 76,283% - not just personal best score but also personal best test from H2R point of view. Overall good power, suppleness and obedience from the big black stallion all the way, and it was of course also a very please and happy Emmelie after today’s test. Seen from the “sideline” the placement was more like a second place like judge at E French Isabelle Judet saw them.
Desperado N.O.P. NED - super halt, power diagonal, nice uphill crossing half passes, super halt with good rein back, good diagonal, super into passage, nice piaffe keeping the activity and good transitions, 77% trending after trot, super extended walk, active collected walk, nice into passage, nice 2nd piaffe with good active passage, good into canter, super nice 2 times, power diagonal extended canter super back for the change, super zigzag, superb flow forward 1 times, tiny active 1st pirouette, huge sit small jump to the side at final for 2nd pirouette, good into trot, super diagonal, nice final centerline with good transitions. 76,282%
Best ever test from H2R point of view 👌🏻
Werth and Emilio showed a strong test but struggling a bit with the full relaxation for the halts and the collected walk today.
Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Zaire-E showed a strong and very harmonious performance today.
Both Swiss combinations showed good performances with very good quality horses, but at the moment they are both lacking a bit more experience and top timing for their tests.
New at the World Cup scene today was the just 9 year old Lusitano mare Actuelle de Massa with French Anne Sophie Serre. A very interesting mare showing top qualities all the way, with only the walk as a bit weak point today. This combination made their international Grand Prix debut in August this year in Nice.
Morgan Barbancon with Sir Donnerhall II getting there, better and better every time. The only issue now is the piaffe tours, but today Morgan manage to maintain the energy in the piaffes.
Top 3 H2R comments during the tests: (all comments available via H2R Facebook)
Mount St. John Freestyle GBR - good halt but small unbalance, power diagonal WOW, well balanced half passes small tension left end, super halt with rein back, power diagonal, into smooth passage, bit forward piaffe and lack bit clear beat for the begin, super nice transitions, good walk tour, nice into passage, nice 2nd piaffe keep the flow and rhythm, good 2 times, good extended canter, super zigzag, good 1 times, super balanced pirouettes, WAUW 2nd!, super into trot, power diagonal, very nice final centerline. 79.978%
Power controlled test with some tiny issues.
Emilio GER - bit tense halt, well balanced diagonal, good crossing but lacking bit mor carriage for both half passes, good halt bit resistance for rein back, nice diagonal, smooth transition to passage, easy in and out 1st piaffe with piaffe at the spot, need more let go for the extended walk bit unbalanced rhythm, small steps for collected walk, ready at M super passage, easy 2nd piaffe, super transition to canter, good 2 times, nice extension, good zigzag, bit short one times, very sharp 1st pirouette, 2nd bit bigger, good transition to trot, nice diagonal, super final centerline. 77,826%
Expensive entering halt and the small steps for the collected walk kept her away from Dujardin today.
Zaire-E GER - good halt, nice diagonal, good flow half passes, bit open halt with tiny resistance rein back, good diagonal, nice transition to passage, tiny forward piaffe good transitions, good passage, good walk tour, direct into passage, nice 2nd piaffe with smooth transitions, good transition to canter, bit swing 2 times, good extended canter, well balanced zigzag, good 1 times, good pirouettes in nice balance, good transition to trot, good diagonal, smooth final centerline. 76,435%
Well balanced test with nice overall expression.
Watch the entire class here below - winner performance move the timeline to 29.30 to watch Dujardin with Freestyle.
See the entire results here.
Danish Stutteri Selsø is the owner of no 16 by Ivanhoe / Imperio, and he will be presented for the licensing by Hans Jørgen Hoeck, Hesselhøj Hestecenter, Denmark.
The video presentations of the stallions for the licensing and auction is very limited but with very nice first impression of both no 22 and 31.
Here you find the entire collection.
When stud Blue Hors will be hosting their annual CDI3 event it will be with a huge list of Danish international combinations.
Some with huge experience such as Mai Tofte Olesen with Rustique and Helene Melsen with Aston Martin, and some quite new at the international scene like Carina Cassøe Krüth with the top talented mare Heiline´s Danciera and Anna Kasprzak with her new Grand Prix horse Addict de Massa, and not least a comeback for the high quality gelding Blue Hors Zepter with Daniel Bachmann Andersen which we haven’t seen since December last year at Frankfurt due to an injury.
There will be live streaming provided by Zibrasport.tv for Saturday and Sunday (price 99 dkr about 13 euro).
International competition schedule:
Judging team:
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