Laara Butler took both the victory in today’s CDI1 Prix St. Georg and CDI4 Grand Prix
Prix St. Georg
With 10 year old Amiek C Lara showed a smooth international debut test in good balance without technical issues in today’s Prix St. Georg.
2nd placed Danish Lone Bang Larsen with her expressive mare Thranegaardens Rostov also showing an error free test. 3rd placed today was also international debut for 8 year old Van Olst Horses stallion Don Joe with British Charlotte Fry. The young stallion is presented with power and super expression all the way with a few minor issues.
Grand Prix - top 5 H2R comments during the tests
Kristjan / Lara Butler - nice halt, expressive diagonal, nice uphill flow half passes, need more time for halt bit tense rein back, good diagonal, super nice passage, nice transition but lacking more activity for the piaffe and bit to much forward flow, good extended walk, good collected walk, nice into passage, nice active 2nd piaffe, nice passage, good into canter, nice easy 2 times, nice extended but error change, ok zigzag bit unbalanced, nice 1 times, good pirouettes a bit over active hind, good into trot, nice diagonal in good balance, super nice and smooth final centerline, superb halt.
Rockabilly / Victoria Max-Theurer - bit tense entering, super expressive diagonal, lovely swinging crossing half passes, nice halt with rein back, nice diagonal, active bit unbalanced hind, very much sit becomes bit unbalanced, lacking more clear balance for transitions, nice extended walk, good collected walk, super into passage, lack bit balance in piaffe, unbalanced into canter, good 2 times, nice zigzag, good 1 times, lack bit more clear sit for 1st pirouette, 2nd better, good diagonal, small tensions hind for passage, nice piaffe bit to much tension, super final halt.
Belstaff / Hubertus Schmidt - good halt, need more uphill for the diagonal, nice half passes, bit slow rein back, nice passage, good activity for piaffe and nice flow out, good relaxed extended walk, nice collected walk, nice managed 2nd piaffe with good passage and nice transitions, good transition to canter, nice 2 times, good extended canter, nice zigzag, good 1 times, bit big 1st pirouette, 2nd better, nice diagonal, lack bit clear direct forward flow for final passage tour. VIDEO.
Bakkely´s Onandt / Lone Bang - super halt, active power diagonal, well balanced half passes nice forward flow, superb halt rein back, power diagonal, nice transition to passage, good passage, nice transition to good piaffe with huge sit, good out and nice passage, bit hold back extended walk, nice collected walk, super transition to passage, good 2nd piaffe small lack of activity, good into canter, nice 2 times, power extended canter, good change, nice zigzag, nice 1 times, change before 1st pirouette and lacking more collection, bit big 2nd pirouette, good transition to trot, good diagonal, super nice final centerline.
Chippendale / Charlotte Fry - super halt, power uphill diagonal, uphill crossing with super flow half passes, superb halt with rein back, power diagonal, super passage, lacking bit more security for the piaffe bit forward flow and lack bit balance, active extended walk could let more go over the back, good collected walk, super passage, some double steps for 2nd piaffe tour, forward 2 times, nice extended canter, ok 1 times, good control 2nd pirouette, power extended trot, super passage, lack bit more clear flow for piaffe, super halt.
