VIDEO - Aarø´s Gandhi and Joachim Thomsen with successful 🇩🇰national Grand Prix victory

Long successful partnership

It´s not just about long partnership between horse and rider, but also the combination of horsemanship, team effort and not least patience which makes the Grand Prix horse.

As 3 year old Willum/Thomsen purchased Aarøe´s Gandhi (born 2008) together with Peter Dufour the father of Cathrine Dufour. Gandhi is by Blue Hors Don Romantic / Resident, bred by Lone and Knud Boisen, now fully owned by Willum/Thomsen. From the start Gandhi was for sure a very promising youngster, but not really a Grand Prix prospect from day 1. Gandhi has been succesful as a young horse winning Danish Warmblood Young Horse Championship qualifier and qualified for the final as 5 year old 3rd highest overall score, also successful at small tour level already as 8 year old.

The step into the Grand Prix was not that easy tells Joachim. “Gandhi was just missing the bottoms and technic for the passage, as he was already able to do small steps and flying changes as a 5 year old. From that point of view the way to Grand Prix was not really in the cards for Gandhi.”

“From the first day he has been an amazing personality, one you would like to bring into your couch for your Sunday thea. He is a horse that literally jumps into the transporter when we go to competitions, and he will never let you down.”

Back in February we’ve made our national Grand Prix debut just below 70%, and for our 2nd start yesterday I just feel blessed being able to show him again, and enjoying all the way with him fully focused on the difficult task. He is a really special boy for us, and we (I and Rune) feel this is just the beginning of our journey,” says Joachim Thomsen.

Enjoy their 71,867% winning test from yesterday at national event at Solrød here below.

From H2R point of view this test was more like an average of 7,5 with a few marks lower, ex for transition to canter which came a bit late and for both pirouettes still need to be a bit smaller and more balanced, but at the same time superb halt with rein back and really expressive one times, like transitions in and out of good piaffe steps were smoothly executed. Super timing from Joachim all the way, and a very exciting new Danish combination for the international scene.

Watch the test HERE.

37.000 euro top price colt at Trakehner foal auction

Here you find the full list of prices.

VIDEO - 77,12% Nürnberger Burg-Pokal ticket for Dorothee Schneider with 8 year old Sandro Hit mare Sisters Act OLD

Yet another successful Sandro Hit offspring together with Sandro Hit specialist Dorothee Schneider

Over the two days Schneider showed strong and well balanced performances and became the clear winner of the prestigious Nürnberger Burg-Pokal ticket for the final.

Like the first days competition Marcus Hermes with Hugo FH and Stefanie Wolf with Matchball OLD showed strong and well balanced performances, just outside the league of Dorothee Schneider this weekend.

Click HERE to watch the winning performance from Sisters Act OLD and Dorothee Schneider.

Here you find the full results.

Most expensive foal at DSP foal auction became colt by Don Royal / Bretton Woods sold for 35.000 euro

Most expensive colt by Don Royal / Bretton Woods sold for 35.000 euro and most expensive filly by Sir Donnerhall / Fürst Heinrich sold for 19.000 euro.

Colt - Don Royal / Bretton Woods

Filly - Sir Donnerhall / Fürst Heinrich

Full list of prices:

Here you find videos of each foal.

Sisters Act OLD vom Rosencarre and Dorothee Schneider winner of "warm-up" Nürnberger Burg-Pokal qualifier today

Sisters Act and Dorothee Schneider - Photo #Clipmyhorse

Strong top 3 for today Prix St. Georg Special

Common for all 3 combinations today were harmonious, well balanced and accurate test with good timing all the way.

Sisters Act OLD/Dorothee Schneider - smooth well balanced trot tour with good power and suppleness, good extended walk, could be a bit more active for the collected walk tour, nice quality of the pirouettes, could show a bit more collection before going into the pirouettes, nice changes at C, good canter half passes, nice series with clear push from the ground and uphill, nice halt with rein back, very nice into good final halt.

Hugo FH / Marcus Hermes - nice halt, expressive diagonal, nice balance and crossing for left half pass, right lack bit flow forward, nice diagonal, smooth transition to walk, huge relaxed extended walk, need bit more collection for collected walk, very nice walk pirouettes, good preparation and very nice balance for both pirouettes, good canter half passes, good series, bit running extended canter need more airtime, good halt with rein back, bit open final halt.

Matchball OLD / Stefanie Wolf - not steady halt, nice diagonal, lovely crossing uphill half passes, smooth diagonal, good transition to walk, good extended walk could stretch the neck at bit more, nice collected walk tour with good pirouettes, nice transition to canter, super preparation and sit for both pirouettes, good canter half passes, active series bit tension error end of 3 times, super nice extended canter, nice halt with rein back, super into final halt.

H2R comments about every test today is available via Horse2rider.com Facebook site.

Top 12 ready for tomorrow final qualification: (Start at 10.30 - https://www.equi-score.de/startlist.php?mod=mod_darmstadt-kranichstein2020n&class=19&lng=de )

75 selected mares ready for the prestigious Hannoveraner mare show Herwart von der Decken-Show

NEWS @Hannoveraner.com

The Herwart von der Decken-Show takes place on Thursday, August 6th, in Verden

The best three-year-old mares from the whole breeding area meet on Thursday, August 6, for the Herwart von der Decken-Show. The show is the established and appreciated opening of the International Dressage and Show Jumping Festival in Verden. Approx. 75 three-year-old Hanoverian and Rhenish mares are expected to participate to crown their champion. 
 
The judges to assess quality of movement, jumping capabilities and conformation. The participating mares were nominated by the individual regional breeding clubs. The free jumping under the open sky for the show jumping mares is always a special attraction for the audience. The dressage mares shine with quality of movement and personality on the triangle". The champions will be crowned in the afternoon, and the best thoroughbred mare will be proclaimed, too. 

» Visitor Registration Verdener Championate and Herwart von der Decken-Show

» Schedule Herwart von der Decken-Show

» List of mares Herwart von der Decken-Show

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VIDEO CLIP - Simone Pearce continues her success with Sprehe stallions - today winning 5 year old class with Diamond First

Simone Pearce with Feodoro at WCYH 2018 - photo credit: Lily Forado

Achleiten CDIYH 5 year old winner test from Australian Simone Pearce with debut competition for 5 year old Sprehe stallion Diamond First by Diamond Hit / Fürst Heinrich.

For sure it´s gonna be a busy autumn towards World Championship qualifiers for Young Horses for Simone and her team.

A little auction feeling (HANN)

HANN PRESS RELEASE

Verden Online Auction with live presentation

Verden. In August, we get a little closer again to the world-famous auction feeling at the Hannoveraner Verband. Although the Verden auction for foals and broodmares on August 8th and 9th will again be an online auction, the presentation of the foals on Friday, August 7th, will take place in front of the spectators of the Verden Championships.

Managing Director Wilken Treu is thus responding to the wishes of breeders and customers: "After receiving the feedback that many interested parties missed just such an inspection last time, we can now offer it again. So, register and be there is worth it". Registrations for the live presentation are accepted until July 31st by e-mail to auktion@hannoveraner.com. It's worth being quick, because spots for spectators are limited. Additionally, the presentation will be broadcasted via ClipMyHorse.TV in the livestream.

The auctioneers Bernd Hickert and Frederik De Backer will comment on the foals. Already from August 1st on the approximately 100 top-class foals can be viewed online from anywhere in the world. Nevertheless, interested parties should take the opportunity to view the foals live at the presentation on Friday afternoon, August 7th, shortly before the "bid up" on Saturday and Sunday. 

The selection dates were very busy and so the Verden auction team is looking forward to a varied collection. Among the 69 foals with dressage genes, Vitalis has four foals. Eleven more foals carry the genes of the Burg Pokal winner Vivaldi through his sons Valdiviani, Valverde, Viva Gold, Vivino and V-Plus. Fusionist is also causing a sensation with his first foal crop, from which three representatives have found their way into the collection. Several times So Unique foals have already been at the top of past online auctions. In August, two more powerfully moving sons will be presented.

The collection of jumping foals is inter alia influenced by Colman: With four foals, the grey stallion, who is always attracting attention with his numerous offspring, is most frequently represented on the sire side. Altogether, the dam lines of 22 foals include participants of the Herwart-von der Decken-Show, which once again underlines the importance of this event. 

On August 8th as well as on August 9th, dressage as well as jumping foals will be knocked down virtually. A special highlight will be added on August 9th: Hann.Pr.A. Quilea by Quantensprung/Lauries Crusador xx (breeder: Hans-Jürgen Lietz, Emmendorf) will be the only broodmare in the collection.  She is in foal to the top sire Vitalis and thus brings the best conditions to start successfully in Hanoverian breeding.

Further information: www.hannoveraner.com

Hof Kasselmann Hybrid Auction starts August 8th, 2020 at 7pm (CET)

14 riding horses ready for Hof Kasselmann online auction

From 3 year old to 11 year old horses are up for sale at the upcoming auction.

Two of the young horses with super qualities, both horses showing great dynamic for their movements, super expressive and 3 clear quality gaits.

Take a look here below.

Also the big Vitalis son Varahno shows good qualities even though you could wish for a bit more suppleness for the walk.

Here you find the entire collection.

15.000 euro top price at NRW foal auction ended July 20th

14th DSP Elite Foal auction - online 25 July at 8.15 pm

A huge online collection 34 dressage foals for the upcoming DSP Elite Foal auction

Many different pedigrees and more interesting foals for this auction, but for sure with this boy below as the absolute top price boy.

From the video presentation he really look one of the highlights for this season. Top expression, power and elasticity.

Here you find the entire collection.

Other highlights from H2R point of view are:

Bon Courage, Glamourdale and Escamillo top foals for Wickrath online foal auction

Wednesday 22 July at 12.00 am starts Wickrath online foal auction and runs until Sunday 26 July at 6 pm.

The top picks from H2R are:

Watch the entire collection here.

Danish junior and young rider combinations for the European Championships in Hungary 9 - 22 August

FEI European Dressage Championships for Children & Juniors 9-14 of August 2020

🇩🇰Juniors selected:

• Alexander Yde Helgstrand - Grevens Sa´Va (reserve horse Santiago 221)

• Frederikke Gram Jacobsen - Ryvangs Zafina

• Kristian Wurtz Green - Bovbjergs Zhiwago
  

• Maja Emilie Leth - Stasia EG

(1st Reserve: Ida Kirstine Bjørn - Søgaard Ballerina)
(2nd Reserve: Amalie Skov Christensen - Sandbæk´s Wonder-Hitt)

FEI European Dressage Championships for Young Riders & U25 17 - 22 of August 2020

🇩🇰Young Riders selected:

• Maria Mejlgaard Jensen - Antango de Feuillard (reserve horse Uno)

• Sara Aagaard Hyrm - Skovborgs Romandinov

• Karoline Rohmann - Jakas Don Louvre
  

• Laura J. Rasmussen - Aatoftens Dornier

(1st reserve: Sophia Ludvigsen - Safari Klintgaard)
(2and reserve: Cecilie Hedegaard – Silhuet)

Dalera BB and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl with 80,319% Grand Prix Special victory Sunday in Hagen

Laponia and Borja Carrascosa placed 7th in Grand Prix Special with 70,404% - photo credit: H2R

Dancing Dalera

It´s just a pleasure to watch Delera and Jessica dancing together. Tiny issues was just two not 100% square halts and a lost change at the beginning of the 9 one times at the centerline, small tensions for the series but at the same time with power and the rest was supple, effortless and powerful, combined with an always super frame.

Well Done de la Roche with most relaxed performance to date

For the Grand Prix Special Kittel for sure can be very satisfied about his effort together with Well Done. The top sensitive mare started the test with a good halt, bit tense diagonal and first extended trot, but from there you just get the feeling that they are just doing their own “trainings session” at home, with lovely supple half passe, smooth piaffe tours with super timing for the transitions, relaxed uphill series and well balanced pirouettes. The walk tour still need more relaxation and let go.

Kontestro Db shows talent and ability all the way

With just 10 year Kontestro Db is the youngest horse in the field. Often when watching the young Grand Prix horses it´s about getting more strength for the demanding exercises, for Kontestro it just look like a matter of “experience and kilometers” as he already got the entire top quality package - trot, canter, walk, piaffe and passage.

Entering the arena Konstetro looked hot, but from the halt where it was clear that his very experienced Finnish rider Henri Ruoste just gave him the time he needed to breath, halt, relax and go. Smooth expressive power trot tour, for the walk tour it looks like he is disturbed by an insect which also affected a bit into the first piaffe. The canter tour is solid and with top timing from Ruoste all the way - it look like you have to be very quiet up there.

Wrong course for Santa Kirchhoff - forgot the canter half passes

The 10 year old L´Arbuste OLD with Senta Kirchhoff showed a strong test with good qualities for the trot tour, passage and transitions, bit hold back walk tour, good piaffe tours, the issues for test came with a tense transition to canter from passage and lacking the final transition to collected trot at M as Senta was struggling to bring L´Arbuste back to trot. The wrong course became of course costly for the very talented combination.

See the entire results here.

Top price Franklin / Zack filly out of Sezuan full sister sold for 60.000 euro at Helgstrand - Schockemöhle auction today

Danish Warmblood foals in top of today’s 2nd online auction at Helgstrand - Schockemöhle - both with Zack / Schufro dam line.

Overall an auction with very good prices for the breeders from both Denmark and abroad, and the dressage foals sold to Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Great Britain.

Not surprisingly the very attractive filly by top foal producer Franklin with a full sister of Sezuan as her dam became the price highlight sold to a German buyer for 60.000 euro.

2nd most expensive was a Danish Warmblood colt by Springbank II / Zack / Don Schufro sold for 42.000 euro to

Here you find the entire prices.

53.500 euro for BEST young mare at HANN Online auction

Here you find the entire list with prices.

Other top prices:

Habibi Dvb and Mara De Vries with another strong victory in Inter I today - Danish Lone Bang Larsen placed 3rd

Thranegaardens Rostov and 🇩🇰Danish Lone Bang Larsen placed 3rd today - photo credit: H2R

Habibi Dvb and Mara De Vries with another strong performance. Lovely supple power picture. Danish Lone Bang Larsen with her power mare Thranegaardens Rostov with a nicely balanced test without any technical issues.

Habibi Dvb / Mara De Vries - lovely expressive trot tour, super frame and balance, nice halt with rein back, nice half passes, lacking a bit more clear rhythm for the collected walk tour, good extended walk, nice canter half passes, well balanced, super extended canter, super smooth forward 3 times, good sit for pirouettes lack bit more collection, super nice 2 times, super transition for trot at C, power balance diagonal, superb halt.

Thranegaardens Rostov / Lone Bang Larsen - good halt, nice extended trot well balanced, nice shoulder in, volte, half pass nicely performed, tense rein back, half pass left bit tense hind, nice diagonal, good into walk, nice collected walk, supple over the back extended walk, smooth balance for zigzag, good extended canter, super flow 3 times, nice collection for 1st pirouette, good quality 2nd pirouette bit big, nice 2 times tiny swinging, bit stocked transition to trot, super diagonal with power, good halt.

VIDEO - Dalera BB and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl with another dancing performance

Dalera BB and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl - photo credit: Lily Forado

Smaller rusty moments for today’s Grand Prix in Hagen

The huge class with 27 combination was with both very established combinations and more inexperienced combinations. The overall picture was really nice, but the long competition break was of course also affecting the last top timing in the arena for most of the combinations.

Among the young horses both Kontestro Db and L´Arbuste OLD were showing top qualities with just a few insecure moments.

Dalera BB / Jessica von Bredow-Werndl - super smooth floating supple trot tour, trend 80%, dancing passage, huge sit for piaffe, nice transitions, super relaxed walk tour, bit tense collected walk, bit unbalanced moments 2nd piaffe huge sit, nice 2 times, super extended canter, small unbalance for zigzag, error end 1 times, top balanced pirouettes, nice diagonal, smooth final.

Duke of Britain / Frederic Wandres - super power start, good half passes, bit tense rein back, tiny uneven steps for the passage, huge sit for piaffe, good walk tour, active 2nd piaffe with good transitions, ok 2 times could be more through from hind, bit unbalanced zigzag, bit small hind 1 times, 2nd pirouette bit unbalanced, good diagonal, bit unbalanced out of piaffe.

Well done de la Roche / Patrik Kittel - nice halt, tense diagonal, lovely expressive half passes lack bit flow forward, better diagonal, good passage, bit cautious piaffe, good transitions, bit short good walk, lack bit more activity for piaffe, nice 2 times, good extended canter, smooth supple zigzag, nice 1 times, lack more carriage for 1st pirouette, 2nd super nice, bit tense diagonal, lovely final centerline, superb halt.

Next generation of top horses

Kontestro DB / Henri Ruoste - super well balanced trot tour with top expression, active piaffe at the spot with tiny tensions for the transitions, good walk tour, nice active 2nd piaffe, bit tense into canter, good 2 times bit tense, bit conservative extended canter, count error and small tensions for zigzag, good 1 times, well managed centerline with pirouettes - all about support and being quiet in the saddle, strong final centerline.

L´Arbuste OLD / Senta Kirchhoff - Power trot tour lots of expression and suppleness for half passes, easy in and out of piaffe expressive passage, bit cautious extended walk tour, nice regular steps for piaffe at the spot, could show more under the gravity balance, nice into canter, super nice 2 times, good extended canter, nice zigzag counting error lack bit more uphill trend, nice straight 1 times, well balanced controlled pirouettes, super into trot at M, power diagonal, small tensions for final centerline.

Danish combinations unfortunately with to many mistakes for the canter tours

Bakkely’s Onandt / Lone Bang Larsen - super halt, good diagonal, supple swinging half passes with good crossing, good halt with nice rein back, nice into passage small blip starting the piaffe early, bit cautious piaffe, nice walk tour, lack bit more forward search for 2nd piaffe, good 2 times, bit small change after extended canter, zigzag lack bit more forward flow, error 1 times, bit big unbalanced pirouettes, good final centerline. 68,565%

Addict de Massa / Anna Kasprzak - nice halt, power diagonal, supple half passes with good crossing, super halt with nice rein back, good passage, super nice active passage, bit cautious transition out, super relaxation for extended walk with good over track, good collected walk, bit tensions for 2nd piaffe, good into canter at E, super nice 2 times, well balanced zigzag, 1 change with parallel hind for 1 times, lost balance into 1st pirouette, 2nd good control, bit tense passage, super nice final piaffe, bit tense final halt. 68,478%

Placed combinations: (See the full list of results here)

International junior debut victory for Danish Warmblood gelding Bovbjergs Zhivago with Kristian Würtz Green

8 year old Danish Warmblood gelding Bovbjergs Zhivago and Kristian Würtz Green - Privat photo.

Strong young Danish combinations for CDI Hagen

Both Danish juniors and young riders were ready this morning for their first competition after the corona break.

3rd to start by the juniors was 18 year old Danish rider Kristian Würtz Green with his just 8 year old Danish Warmblood gelding Bovbjergs Zhivago by Blue Hors Romanov / Blue Hors Don Schufro. This event is international debut for Zhivago, and he looked very well prepared as Kristian was able to show the long legged gelding in a very nice closed and light frame all the way very attentive and obedient. Super nice flow and balance, only tiny thing is the canter itself which need a bit more collection/strength for some moments, but without any technical issues and keeping the balance nicely for the exercises.

Positive and effortless riding, and of course a very happy rider. “It was our first international competition together, and we’ve used the corona break training and building up the horses, and recently we were out at the national event in Hjallerup preparing for our international debut. Zhivago feels really relaxed and happy here and coped very well with the long trip. It is really great to be back at the competitions, and even more exciting bringing my young horse and then being able to win was kind of a dream debut,” tells Kristian.

🇩🇰🇩🇰 Kristian and Frederikke at top of the podium today in Hagen - private photo.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Competition Schedule for 2021 Confirmed

FEI PRESS RELEASE

During the inaugural online IOC session today, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG) confirmed the Olympic Games Competition Schedule for 2021. For equestrian sport, the competition dates have been moved forward by one day so as to mirror the 2020 daily schedule whereby the equestrian events which were due to start on Saturday 25 July 2020 and finish on Saturday 8 August 2020 will now run from Saturday 24 July 2021 to Saturday 7 August 2021. There are also some minor modifications to the starting times. 

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic equestrian timetable for 2021 can be viewed here on the FEI’s Olympic hub page. The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic equestrian timetable will be announced in the coming weeks and subsequently published on the FEI’s dedicated Tokyo 2020 Paralympic hub page.