VIDEOS - Dujardin Saturday CDI4 Hagen victories with Gio and MSJ Freestyle
Click at the photo and enjoy their 84,040% Grand Prix freestyle.
This is not Valegro but we all remember this outstanding freestyle. Charlotte now just showing her small dancing chestnut racer in this legendary freestyle. So much controlled power and super lines without any technical issues.
82,872% Grand Prix Special victory - click at the photo to enjoy the test.
Dancing in the sunset tonight
Heiline´s Danciera and Carina Cassøe Krüth - photo credit: EQWO.net / Petra Kerschbaum
What a competition - it was for sure “small Olympics”
From the start list the Grand Prix Special in Hagen was something very special. And from first combination until the very last it was with high intensity and great sport. For the first time tonights competitions were at the big jumping arena in Hagen, which made the entire environment even more championship like.
Strong ladies in top
No doubt the ladies in 1st and 2nd position tonight also will be at the individual podium at Tokyo Olympics with the open spot as the third medal - that´s the clear picture of the top of today’s dressage world.
Charlotte and MSJ Freestyle were like Jessica and TSF Dalera BB showing maximum suppleness, power, accuracy and grace in just one package. Werth is just in her own league and today with a clearly better performance.
New in the “ladies league” are Charlotte Fry and Carina Cassøe Krüth
Yet again Fry was on fire together with Glamourdale. Another impressive performance and their first ever Grand Prix Special (76,404%) and Fry was one of the riders having chosen a very nice “background” music for her Grand Prix Special. Enjoy highlights from their test here below - just click at the photo.
Danish Carina Cassøe Krüth and Danish Warmblood mare Heiline´s Danciera proved their qualities as a combination in top of the sport. As co-commentator at Clipmyhorse Henning Lehmann stated during their test - “this is really advertising for dressage even though there might be some technical errors later in the test.”
Both 🇬🇧Fry and 🇩🇰Cassøe getting ready for 🇯🇵Tokyo Olympics.
Background music
It was the first time testing “background music” for Grand Prix Special. First impression from the “sideline” was that it was like a kind of freestyle compositions instead of personal flow music, and said that the music for Glamourdale and Fry was actually underlining there test in a very nice way.
To watch highlights from Glamourdale and Charlotte Fry click at the photo here below.
Nanna and Farrell wins again in Hagen - today Intermediaire I with 74,824%
Blue Hors Farrell and Nanna Merrald winner of Intermediaire I - photo credit: EQWO / Petra Kerschbaum
More focus in the arena today from Blue Hors Farrell together with Danish Nanna Merrald where they took their 2nd well deserved victory in small tour in Hagen.
Good halt, well balanced diagonal, nice shoulder in, super volte, supple half pass, bit open halt with tiny tense rein back, good half pass, volte with nice swing, good shoulder in, top expressive diagonal, super into walk, good collected walk, need bit more let go for extended walk tiny on the toes, good transition to canter, nice balanced half passes, super nice extended canter, nice forward 3 times, tiny 1st pirouette good quality canter, bit bigger 2nd pirouette, nice 2 times, bit stocked into trot at C, super extension at diagona, super halt.
Together with Atterupgaards Orthilia Nanna secured her final qualification for the Olympics. Unfortunately they finished as no 16 today, just outside the 15 for tomorrows Grand Prix Special.
Olympic mood in Hagen today
KWPN stallion Glamourdale and Charlotte Fry - photo credit: EQWO.net / Petra Kerschbaum
Not only the experienced combinations were shining today in Hagen
International Grand Prix debut combination 10 year old KWPN stallion Glamourdale and Charlotte Fry made an impressive debut today in Hagen. The big black stallion and the very efficient small rider Charlotte Fry is a very special combination. Fry is able to control and manage the big powerful and expressive stallion in a way that shows dressage at it´s best. Glamourdale is super attentive and at the same time he looks like he just conquer the arena when he enters, additionally has got the entire package and already now shows it in a very convincing style carefully guided by Charlotte Fry in the arena. Today they finished as no 7 with 74,457%.
Nice halt, power diagonal, wow side picture, supple flow crossing half passes, super halt good rein back, wow diagonal, power passage, piaffe at the spot and clean transitions, 77% trend 🔥, good walk could show more over track, collected very good, super nice 2nd piaffe, good passage, good into canter, huge 2 times, that extended canter including collection, small unbalanced at zigzag, 1 small hind for 1 times, super sit bit big pirouettes, nice into trot, power diagonal, super final centerline, super halt.
Check out a few of the Glamourdale/Fry highlights from today’s test here below.
The sensitive top mares
Dalera BB, MSJ Freestyle and Heiline´s Danciera are all three incredible talented mares. Both Dalera BB and MSJ Freestyle has proven their qualities over the last years, while 10 year old Heiline´s Danciera right now is on her way and already impressed with top performances and now gaining very important experience competing at highest level among World´s top combinations.
Both last year and this year will be a special year, and right now everyone´s eyes are towards Tokyo Olympics less than 100 days away. From the “spectator seat” Carina and “Danse” today took a major step towards one of the Danish tickets for Tokyo with their 6th position and 75,457% test.
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VIDEO - Edward Gal and his Totilas sons dominated CDI3 Grand Prix today at Sentower Dressage, Belgium
Stallions in top of CDI3 Grand Prix
Totilas sons were dominating the CDI3 Grand Prix with Edward Gal winning with 9 yr old Glock´s Total US by Totilas / Sir Donnerhall and placed second with 10 yr old Glock´s Toto Jr by Totilas / Desperados. 3rd placed was Hans Peter Minderhoud with Glock´s Dream Boy and then the Totilas son Governor with Adelinde Cornelissen.
No doubt Edward Gal can make his boys move extremely, and Totilas really stamps his offsprings with incredible abilities but also three very good gaits.
For Hans Peter Minderhoud and Dream Boy it was not their personal best at the scoreboard, but seen from the “sideline” it looked like their best test to date. Top motivated Dream Boy without any technical issues.
Impressive international Grand Prix debut for 10 year old Governor with Adelinde Cornelissen doing a test without any technical issues and with an overall picture of quality - 74,978%.
Glock´s Total US and Edward Gal - photo @Clipmyhorse.
Glock´s Total US - Good halt, power diagonal, supple balanced uphill half passes, super halt bit tense rein back, expressive diagonal, nice into huge passage, active off the ground piaffe, super transitions, 79%! Super walk tour, small disturb piaffe could show more sit, super passage, nice into canter, good 2 times, good extended canter, bit unbalanced zigzag, nice uphill 1 times, super pirouettes 2nd best, wow diagonal, very nice centerline.
Glock´s Toto Jr. - Super halt, bit looking at H, huge crossing supple half passes, good halt with rein back, super diagonal becomes bit strong, super passage/piaffe/passage like a clockwork, super extended walk, lack bit more collected walk, super 2nd piaffe, nice 2 times, nice extended canter, good zigzag, good 1 times, tense into 1st pirouette bit hind aides, bit running diagonal, super centerline.
Glock´s Dream Boy N.O.P. - Good halt, power diagonal, forward supple half passes, bit open halt but nice rein back, super diagonal, jumping expressive passage, super piaffe, easy transitions, nice relaxation for extended walk, bit tense collected walk, super passage/piaffe/passage, good 2 times, power extended canter, attack zigzag, super 1 times, need bit more sit for pirouettes good quality, power expressive diagonal, active centerline.
Governor - Good halt, well balanced diagonal, good half passes, nice halt with rein back, expressive diagonal, good passage, nice closed piaffe bit tense, good walk with nice relaxation, bit tension for piaffe but nice angle, passage lack bit more off the ground, nice 2 times, super extended canter, well balanced zigzag, good 1 times need more uphill trend and freedom, nice sit and control both pirouettes, lovely diagonal, few final piaffe steps but well managed.
VIDEO - winner CDI4 Grand Prix performance Charlotte Dujardin and Gio (78,761%)
Click at the photo to watch the test.
18.000 euro top price filly by Dornier/Fürstenball at HANN Online foal auction
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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.
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.
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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.
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:
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.