Dujardin and Gio winner of CDI4 Grand Prix - new international top combination Danish Nanna Merrald with Blue Hors Zack

Gio and Charlotte Dujardin - photo credit: EQWO.net / Petra Kerschbaum

Dujardin, Merrald and Fry

Dujardin was shining in her usual best way, today with 10 year old Gio by Apache / Tango. When watching Charlotte it´s harmony pure with the always steady soft hands, the light aides and her incredible strong seat. Tiny issues but overall such a high level makes the 78% test.

Nice halt, power diagonal, supple crossing half passes smooth transition, good halt with rein back, power diagonal bit hectic look, super into passage, expressive passage, active piaffe, smooth transitions, good relaxation for extended walk, nice collected walk, super into passage, super 2nd piaffe active off the ground, nice passage, good into canter, good 2 times, nice extended canter, balanced zigzag, small tension mid 1 times, small pirouettes with super control, good extended trot, nice final.

Nanna Merrald and Blue Hors Zack showing “Olympic qualities”

The Olympic qualifier for Nanna and Zack is now ✅and their partnership has really developed positively within pretty short time. Today with a very strong performance even though an error by the two times and the extended walk tour missing a bit more go. Zack is very experienced and together with Nanna he has made a very special bond, and he seems very motivated and not least he looks very fit for fight. From H2R point of view Nanna and Zack are for sure at the Danish (short) long list for Tokyo.

Nice halt, power diagonal, small stumble into half pass, nice flow and go uphill, super halt with rein back, power diagonal, nice into passage, super nice in and out of piaffe, active with nice transitions, extended walk need a bit more activity forward, nice collected walk, nice into passage, bit forward 2nd piaffe, good into canter, error 2 times, super extended canter, nice zigzag, nice 1 times, super sit 1st pirouette, super 2nd pirouette, nice transition to trot, power diagonal, super final. 3rd place with 75,739%.

Charlotte Fry and Everdale on fire today 🔥

Impressive Fry was again today in “attack mode”. Everdale was really on fire, unfortunately with the collected walk tour with more like small steps as Everdale was kind of over motivated. For the one time changes the tempo was pretty high, but not an issue for neither Everdale og Fry. Overall high quality picture.

Good halt, balanced diagonal, crossing supple uphill half passes with super power, super halt with rein back, power diagonal, super into passage, active piaffe, smooth transitions, need to let a bit more let go for extended walk, tense collected walk tour, super passage/piaffe tour, lot of quality, good into canter, nice 2 times, power extension, bit unbalanced zigzag, active 1 times, bit tense hind for 1st pirouette, 2nd better, power diagonal, final piaffe lacking bit more impulsion. 5th place with 73,804%.

Here you find the entire results.

Danish Warmblood in top of Nürnberger Burg-Pokal preliminary qualifier today in Hagen

Happy winner Helen Langehanenberg with Danish Warmblood mare Straight Horse Ascenzione - photo credit: Petra Kerschbaum/EQWO.net

Today’s preliminary qualifier for Nürnberger Burg-Pokal became with clear Danish Warmblood imprint

German top riders Helen Langehanenberg and Sönke Rothenberger showed their young Danish Warmblood horses with top performances today at Horses and Dreams in Hagen.

8 year old Danish Warmblood mare Straight Horse Ascenzione by Blue Hors Zack / Blue Hors Don Schufro and full sister of 3 times World Champion Sezuan has already shown her top qualities as a young horse, and last year at World Cup event at Vilhelmsborg she was already with super solid top quality performance in Prix Sct. Georg. Today’s performance with power and quality and for sure favorite for the qualifier Saturday afternoon.

Nice halt, power expressive diagonal, super nice half passes, light footed diagonal, nice into walk, super relaxation for extended walk with huge over track, super collected walk, lovely well balanced walk pirouettes, nice into canter, uhhh quality 1st pirouette, nice change at C, sit sit activity 2nd pirouette, easy change at C, good half passes, bit out to left for 4 times, lack bit balance for 3 times, nice extended canter, good halt bit tense rein back power forward.

Langehanenberg also showed the lovely 8 year old Schöne Scarlett by Scolari / Londonderry. Throughout with quality and power.

Nice halt, expressive diagonal, supple uphill half passes, power diagonal well balanced, super into walk, good relaxation for extended walk with huge over track, first pirouette nice, bit unbalanced 2nd, good into canter, nice quality canter pirouettes tiny fast turn, error change at C, nice half passes, nice 4 times, nice 3 times, nice extended canter, bit tense rein back.

Sönke Rothenberger also showed a Danish Warmblood top quality horse today. The 7 year old gelding Fendi by Franklin / Diamond was for the first time shown at an international event. Long legged, expressive, with super movements, still a bit green and of course also a bit impressed by the surroundings, but for sure a horse to keep an eye on for the future. The overall picture was Quality!

Nice halt, nice diagonal, supple uphill half passes, nice diagonal, good into walk, good extended walk, good collected walk, good walk pirouettes, nice into canter, super sit and control 2nd pirouette, nice canter half passes, nice 4 times, nice 3 times, nice extended canter, tense rein back.

VIDEO - Prix Sct. Georg winner performance Blue Hors Farrell and Nanna Merrald

Enjoy the 74.441% winner performance here below - click at the photo.

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515.000 euro for OLD Champion stallion - sold to Switerland

The Champion Stallion Splendid by San Amour I - Dream Boy. (Beelitz)

Danish Nanna Merrald and Blue Hors Farrell with strong winner performance today in Hagen

Blue Hors Farrell and Nanna Merrald winner of CDI1 Prix Sct. Georg - photo: @clipmyhorse

Nanna Merrald and Blue Hors Farrell with a strong winner performance

As just 2nd to go in today’s class Danish Nanna Merrald was ready to present the 10 year old Fürstenball / Dacaprio Hanoveraner stallion. A super forward flow throughout the entire test, where you were not in doubt about the super qualities, but for sure also a very strong and experienced performance from Nanna, as you could see that her job was more than riding the test, but also the way Nanna was able to keep Farrell focused on the job in the arena.

Good halt, power expressive balanced diagonal, bit open shoulder in, good volte and supple flow half pass, super diagonal, again bit to open shoulder in, super flow volte and half pass, bit hind aides into walk, good walk pirouettes, good collected walk, good be a bit more forward over the back extended walk, good transition to canter, nice half passes, very nice sit and collection 1st pirouette, super preparation 2nd pirouette nice quality, super changes at C, nice 4 times, nice 3 times, good extended canter, bit unbalanced final halt. 74,441%.

Second placed was Patrik Kittel with 8 year old Swedish bred Bergsjoholms Valbonne by Blue Hors Zack / Epson. A super expressive and powerful horse with lot of potential, still a bit green for some moments but on the right track all the way presented by experienced Patrik Kittel.

Quick halt good halt, no need to stay to long, super expressive diagonal with power, nice shoulder in, volte and supple half pass, super diagonal, nice shoulder in, volte becomes bit square, nice half pass, good into walk, bit tense collected walk, bit tense pirouettes, lost balance bit for 2nd, need more relaxation for extended walk tour, good canter half passes, nice pirouette bit unbalance into, good change at C, 2nd pirouette more straight into with good quality, good 4 times, bit tense 3 times, good extended canter bit conservative, super nice halt. 73,500%

Third today was also a very well known lady, Spanish Beatrice Ferrer-Salat showing 11 year old Dark Rose de Fanger by Dancier. Light-footed and expressive mare showing nice qualities.

Bit unbalanced halt, expressive diagonal, nice shoulder in, well balanced volte and half pass, nice diagonal, good shoulder in, smooth volte and supple half pass, good into walk, bit unbalanced collected walk, good walk pirouettes, nice extended walk tour, good into canter, lack bit more bend for half passes, easy 1st pirouette, good change at C, good 2nd pirouette, bit swing hind change to right, tiny lost of balance final change at 3 times, could show more clear transition from extended canter before change, not steady final halt. 71,441%

Running HANN foal auction - until Wednesday 22 April at 6 pm

From the videos the V-plus / Soliman de Hus colt look like the most attractive mover.

Here you find the entire collection.

Background music for Grand Prix Special

GRAND PRIX SPECIAL TO MUSIC – BACKGROUND MUSIC GUIDELINES

The addition of music to the Grand Prix Special has been introduced to make the test more attractive to the audience and the media, and to allow the Athlete to show some more personality in their Test. The music will not be judged, it is to be used as background music.

Here you find the fully approved guidelines.

OLD press release - Noble Champion Stallion

Champion stallion Splendid by San Amour I - Dream Boy. (Photo: LL-Foto)

Small field for today’s OLD saddle licensing

From watching both the stallion video presentations and today’s licensing, today’s champion stallion made a great picture by first hand, but already from the video presentation you could see that the stallion clearly became very wide behind for more moments, this fact was also clearly shown by today´s presentation at hard surface and under the rider, but did not seem to be considered as an issue for today´s Champion title. The canter itself was huge but lacking more balance, and it was obvious that the quality improved a lot when test rider chose to stand up in the canter.

Today’s most well balanced and well moving stallion for the licensing was from H2R point of view no 48 by For Romance I / Rock Forever.

Test rider Charlott-Maria Schürmann did a great job, with Oliver Oelrich doing the guidance from the ground, as every single stallion clearly became better during the very short testing.

OLD PRESS RELEASE

The stunning Champion Stallion of the 10th Oldenburg Saddle Licensing was the strong moving Splendid by San Amour I out of N-Infinity by Dream Boy - Friedensfürst/T., bred by Rob Zandvoort from Belgium, and owned by Rlz Bvba, Belgium. "A majestic appearance when he enters the ring: black, very swinging and long-legged with a lot of shoulder freedom and good mechanics. We expect a lot from this stallion for the upper dressage sport, who is equipped with the necessary sensitivity and the right attitude," Oldenburg's licensing commissioner Bernhard Thoben described the winner. The test rider Charlott-Maria Schürmann enthused: "The feeling is mega, I have never ridden such a great stallion before". The exceptional talent with his noble bloodlines comes from a successful dressage dam line: Dam N-Infinity was already successful at advanced level at the age of seven. Granddam Fatinitza was a Grand Prix winner under Tatyana Makarova, RUS. Out of the dam line: European Champion Rendezvous under Michael Klimke. The stallion is for sale in the Online Auction.

Today, 19 April, from 9:00 p.m. you have the opportunity to bid for the Champion Stallion as well as some licensed and non-licensed stallions of the Oldenburg Saddle Licensing. The Online Auction ends on Wednesday, 21 April. Trying out of the stallions will take place on Tuesday, 20 April, and on Wednesday. Trying out by appointment only.

The Reserve Champion title went to a son by Foundation out of Gwendolyn by Wynton - Ferro - De Niro, bred by M.C. van’t Hoff from the Netherlands, and exhibited by Gestüt Bonhomme from Berlin. Dam Gwendolyn is the sister of the licensed stallion Le Formidable by Bordeuax. His second dam Vienna is the sister of the star sire Bretton Woods by Johnson under Matthias Alexander Rath.  

The Ic-premium was awarded to a stallion by Frascino out of Fahra-Diva by Lauries Crusador xx - Dormello - Placido, bred by Frank & Christine Lange, Porta Westfalica, and exhibited by Peter Aringer from Herford. His third dam Farena is the sister of the World Cup winner Delaunay OLD by Dr. Doolittle under the Swedish rider Patrik Kittel. A highlight of this performance was a very ground covering, tactful walk. The stallion is for sale.

All in all, the licensing committee of the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes licensed nine out of 14 stallions. 

Please click here to go directly to the auction lot: https://oldenburg.auction/auctions/10th-saddle-licensing

Today at 1 pm with live stream from OLD stallion saddle licensing

Danish bred Secret Escape by Secret / Quaterback / Sandro Hit, bred by Susanne Oldenburg - owner Stutteri Erica is also among the stallions for today’s OLD saddle licensing. Private photo.

Links for today’s event here.

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Top sport program from Wednesday at Horses & Dreams Hagen

Top sport back on track

An enormous field of top combinations will attend Hagen this week, as this will be the first European international outdoor event this year and with qualifier for Tokyo Olympics.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the EHV-1 virus is unfortunately also a huge part of the schedule which means that the number of persons allowed per horse and rider also has been reduced.

The entire event will be available via live stream at Clipmyhorse.

All links for the event at H2R calendar.

Preliminary schedule:

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Strong and big fields for Louisdor Preis and Nürnberger Burg-Pokal qualifiers in Hagen

105.000 euro 3 year old Secret / Don Crusador son top price at HANN Online Auction

Sympatico by Secret/Don Crusador. Photo: Hannoveraner Verband

List of all horses with videos - part 1.

List of all horses with videos - part 2.

Here you find the full press release.

Young Westfalen stallions doing L-test with nearly same scores but very different qualities

5 yr old Westfalian stallion Eliis by Escolar / Dimaggio with Stefanie Wolf - private photo.

The young horse season has finally started in Germany, and more riders are out with their youngsters for the first time.

It is always interesting to follow the scoring and see how different eyes see different scores.

5 yr old Westfalen stallions doing L-test

Enjoy Stefanie Wolf and Ellis super clear 8,8 winner test at Coesfeld yesterday! Click at the photo below to watch the test.

Detailed scores: trot 9,0 - walk 9,0 - canter 8,5 - submission 8,5 - overall impression 9,0 = 8,8.

Ellis and Stefanie Wolf - photo @clipmyhorse

Also 5 yr old Westfalen stallion Felissimo was at start at Delbrücken together with Anja Wilimzig with a 8,6 winner performance. Unfortunately no detailed scores for trot, walk and canter, beside a nice trot and nice ride ability the horse seems very well scored. Click at the photo here below to watch the test.

Felissimo by Fransizkus / Belissimo M with Anja Wilimzig - photo @clipmyhorse

Huge CDI3 list for Opglabbeek, Belgium

CDI3 entries:

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More national German events live at Clipmyhorse

During the ongoing pandemic some German organisers has still been able to make smaller shows.

As a benefit for the dressage entusiast your able to follow the events via live stream at Clipmyhorse.

This weekend Delbrücker Dressurfestival in Westfalen starting today with young horses classes and finishing Sunday with S3 class.

Also Dressur Late Entry Haus Rott, Pforzheimer Dressurtage, Kranichsteiner Frühjahrsopening, Frühjahrsopening Gut Ising and are live this weekend.

Here you find the start and results for Delbrücker Dressurfestival.

The entire LIVE stream program is available at Clipmyhorse.

Start lists for 1st observation training for WCYH for Dutch young horses 20 April

Kjento and Charlotte Fry already selected for WCYH in 2020 - photo credit: Timo Martis

Previously, the best 15 horses per year from the Pavo Cup went on to the first observation training. However, due to the corona measures, the Pavo Cup final in 2020 could not take place. The horses selected for the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses 2020 have been invited to enter the first observation training immediately which is 19th and 20th May.

Source: KWPN

Here below start list with 5 yr old, 6 yr old and 7 yr old horses ready for 1st selection which hasn't been part of the horses horses mentioned before.

VIDEO - Trakehneren Halifax Lyng eneste hingst som blev kåret til DV´s efterkåring

Nyttige avler informationer "Det nyfødte føl" og "Foling - før, under og efter"

I sidste uge tilbød Højgaard Hestehospital alle interesserede nedenstående opslag som man evt. kunne hænge op i stalden hvor der var føl på vej.

Nedenstående “guide” giver en masse værdifulde guldkorn til både før, under og efter folingen.

Hvis også du gerne vil have opslaget tilsendt, så mailer du selvfølgelig bare til Højgaard Hestehospital nkchojgaard@gmail.com

Super filly by Vitalis / Charmeur sold for just 17.000 euro at NRW Online Auction

DV efterkåring i dag på Vilhelmsborg med 4 dressurhingste

Efterkåringen på Vilhelmsborg starter i dag for de hingste som ikke kunne deltage ved den ordinære kåring. Derudover stilles der og en enkelt hingst til både forbesigtigelse og evt. kåring.

Udover de 4 dressurhingste stilles ligeledes 2 springhingste til efterkåringen.