Atterupgaards Delorean og Selina Vittinghus vinder af MA1 til landsstævnet i Frederiksværk

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Smuk kulisse til landsstævnet i Frederiksværk i nærmest forårsagtigt vejr, som gav ryttere og heste super betingelser til første udendørs landsstævne efter corona nedlukningen.

Atterupgaards Delorean shinede sammen med Selina i deres MA1 tur i dag. Bemærkelsesværdig skøn og blød kontakt hele vejen i en flot form.

Indridningsparade bliver lidt ubalanceret, super udtryk i trav turen med flotte øgninger, versaler og traversader i flot balance, op ad bakke og med skønt sving - generelt øvelser som mest af alt lignede 9-taller. I den anden volte springer Delorean lige i galop men Selina fanger hende super hurtigt og får lavet øvelsen færdig, god skridt tur, hvor den frie skridt er lidt fedtet bedømt med 7 - 7 - 6,5. En øvelser hvor Delorean lægger sig flot til på tøjlen strækker sig og går afspændt med god overtrædning. Den første galop pirouette mangler lidt mere balance og samling mens den anden bliver med fin kvalitet. Serierne er gode hvor man godt kunne ønske sig den sidste afspændthed.

Super udtryksfuldt sidebillede med masser kvalitet for fremtiden.

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Kittel captured an easy win in CDI-W Grand Prix today with Bonamour in Hungary

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World Cup debut victory for Patrik Kittel with 11 year old stallion Bonamour by Bonifatius / Rousseau.

Bonamour / Patrik Kittel - Good halt, good diagonal, good flow half passes lack bit more suppleness / bend, nice halt with good rein back, good diagonal, nice into passage, good transitions, good piaffe at the spot lack bit activity hind, good relaxation for extended walk, good collected walk, nice into passage, good rhythm for 2nd piaffe, good passage, good into canter, big quality 2 times tiny swing, nice extended canter, well balanced zigzag, nice 1 times, good 1st pirouette need bit more sit, better sit bit big 2nd pirouette, good into trot, nice diagonal, nice final centerline. 74,000%

Eros / Lyndal Oatley - Good halt, good diagonal bit unbalanced, nice balanced half passes lack bit bending, bit early halt with rein back, good diagonal bit conservative, nice into passage, super rhythm for piaffe bit forward trend, nice passage, good smooth transitions, could stretch a bit more for extended walk, ok collected walk, nice into passage, good passage, better at the spot 2nd piaffe becomes bit short in the neck, good into canter, nice 2 times, good extended canter, super well balanced zigzag, nice straight 1 times, super sit and quality for both pirouette bit big become bit short in the neck, bit stocked transition to trot, good diagonal, very nice final centerline.

Huge judging disagreement from 65% to 73%!

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Here you find the entire results.

Lyndal Oatley with debut victory in CDI3 Grand Prix with DREAM HORSE at Mariakalnok today

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Elvive and Lyndal Oatley - photo @clipmyhorse

International debut victory

Such a please to watch this outstanding mare Elvive by Tuschinski / Blue Hors Don Schufro together with Australian Lyndal Oatley.

This mare is very special to Lyndal, and watching them from the “side line” is also very special. Lovely balanced and supple all the way, and it looks a bit like all the exercises are executed in slow motion, not that any of the movements are slow at all but so much harmony and balance even though with some tiny issues today.

The photo above is pretty much the full picture of the Elvive and Lyndal test today.

Straight balanced entering halt, power balanced diagonal, supple huge crossing half passes, small disturb by transition, nice halt super rein back just 4 steps, power expressive diagonal, smooth into passage, active off the ground passage, superb sit and balance in active piaffe, easy transitions, nice over track for extended walk could let go a bit more, good collected walk, nice into passage, small tension in the contact begin of passage, superb 2nd piaffe, smooth in and out, nice into canter, superb 2 times balanced uphill over full diagonal, nice extended canter, well balanced zigzag, nice 1 times, super sit small lost of balance 1st, 2nd bit stocked but huge sit and quality, power diagonal, very nice final centerline. 73,087%

Super exciting young horse for Dutch Thamar Zweista with her just 8 year old impressive grey stallion Hexagon´s Ich Weiss by Rubiquil / Negro. No weaknesses, lot of expression and mechanic in the movements. They already made their debut back in February in Le Mans.

Unfortunately Patrik Kittel was eliminated together with his top horse Well Done de la Roche, as judge at C stopped them after final halt and apparently found traces of blood.


British Charlotte Fry with strong top performances in both CDI3 Grand Prix freestyle and Grand Prix Special at Exloo today

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Everdale and Charlotte Fry

Charlotte Fry is ready for the Olympics

With her two experienced horses Dark Legend and Everdale Charlotte Fry just showed at this weeks international event at Exloo that she is ready for the Olympics in just 77 days. And not least she recently also entered the international big tour scene successfully with KWPN stallion Glamourdale.

Today Lottie was in a league of her own in top of both Grand Prix freestyle and Grand Prix Special as her biggest competitor from the first day Edward Gal did not compete today due to illness.

For the Grand Prix freestyle Charlotte showed Dark Legend with a super nice test, lovely modern music and high degree of difficulty. Result = winner and Personal Best. 81,560%

Dark Legend / Charlotte Fry - Expressive and well balanced trot tour, nice change in music for different exercises, super nice trot half passes in passage and piaffe turns, good walk tour, looks as if Fry was able to adjust the tempo into the second pirouette in order to make it exactly with the music, super going into 2 times at diagonal turning to the other diagonal and continue with 1 times, strong finish and super choice of music.

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Grand Prix Special

Power og suppleness is the overall impression, and Fry manage to control the powerful stallion all the way with just a few minor issues. 77,213%

Everdale / Charlotte Fry - Tension entering canter, super halt, power expressive diagonal, lovely flow balance crossing half pass left, sharp into passage with nice expression, power long side, nice back to passage, supple crossing half pass right with go and flow, in and out of extensions with smooth transitions, good relaxation for extended walk, good collected walk, good 1st piaffe easy in and out, bit forward begin 2nd piaffe, small lost of passage in turn into bit tense transition to canter, nice canter half passes, full diagonal of 2 times, super forward flow 1 times, power extended canter, super centerline pirouettes and 1 times, good into trot, power long side, lack bit more clear final piaffe, super passage.

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KWPN stallions dominates CDI3 in Exloo today

Inclusive and Charlotte Fry with international small-tour debut today - photo: Van Olst Horses

Inclusive and Charlotte Fry with international small-tour debut today - photo: Van Olst Horses

International debut for both KWPN approved stallions Indian Rock by Apache / Vivaldi and Inclusive by Everdale / Uptown.

Both stallions with super qualities and showed by very experienced riders Emmelie Scholtens and Charlotte Fry. No doubt that both stallions will get the chance to develop also into the international Grand Prix level.

Results Prix St. Georg:

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Top 3 comments of Grand Prix class:

Glock´s Toto Jr / Edward Gal - Tiny unbalance into halt, good expression for diagonal, good balance half passes nice forward flow, good halt with rein back, nice diagonal, good into passage, active at the spot off the ground piaffe, clear flow for transitions, super extended walk with good relaxation, good collected walk, smooth in and out of very nice passage, good regular expressive passage, good 2 times over the full diagonal, good extended canter, small change at end of good zigzag, good 1 times, lot of control for and super quality for both pirouettes, easy into trot, good diagonal, very nice final centerline, open halt. 78,826%

Glock´s Total US / Edward Gal - Bit shaking head at entering halt, supple power diagonal, supple uphill half passes, good halt with rein back, good balance diagonal, nice into passage, tiny tensions for piaffe showing moments of really nice sit, super extended walk tour, good collected walk, unfortunately steps on the fence before transition to passage, super 2nd piaffe / passage, nice into canter, nice 2 times, super extended canter, error change end of zigzag, good 1 times, very controlled pirouettes, nice into trot, nice diagonal, super final, some minor tensions for piaffe, good halt. 77,783%

Everdale / Charlotte Fry - Small rest hind for entering halt, smooth supple forward flow half passes, nice halt with good rein back, nice diagonal, supple back into expressive passage, small resistance into piaffe, piaffe lacking bit energy, smooth out into passage, good active relaxed walk tour, nice into passage at M, nice active regular 2nd piaffe, nice smooth transitions, good into canter, good 2 times over the full diagonal, nice extended canter, well balanced zigzag, nice 1 times, well balanced pirouettes, 2nd with super quality, supple into trot, nice diagonal, super nice final centerline. 76.848%

Top of Grand Prix results:

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Landsstævne i Frederiksværk med spændende start lister og livestream via Zibrasport

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Både lørdag og søndag streamer ZIBRASPORT fra landsstævnet i Frederiksværk, så alle har mulighed for at følge med, enten hvis man allerede er PREMIUM medlem eller for blot kr. 99,- for begge dage.

I både lille tur og stor tur er der spændende ekvipager på startlisterne.

Link til startisterne her.

Link til livestream her.

Spændende startliste i GP sponsoreret af SKIBBY HC:

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FEI PRESS RELEASE - FEI appoints new Communications Director

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Olivia Robinson (AUS), currently the Senior Manager for Corporate Communications within the FEI, will start in her new role as FEI Communications Director as of 1 June 2021. © FEI

Olivia Robinson (AUS), currently the Senior Manager for Corporate Communications within the FEI, will start in her new role as FEI Communications Director as of 1 June 2021. © FEI

Olivia Robinson (AUS) has been appointed as Communications Director for the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the global governing body for equestrian sports.

Ms Robinson, 43, a highly experienced Communications specialist, is currently the Senior Manager for Corporate Communications within the FEI. She will take over the reins on 1 June from current FEI Communications Director Grania Willis, who will be retiring after 11 years of dedicated and passionate service. Ms Willis will continue to support the work of the department until 31 December 2021 to ensure an optimal handover. 

Since joining the Federation in 2006, Ms Robinson has been integral to the growth and evolution of the International Federation’s communications activities, from the initial development of a fan-facing website to the FEI’s first foray onto social media in 2012. 

She was a key player in the FEI’s 2016 Olympic and Paralympic #TwoHearts campaign, which achieved worldwide recognition for its creative storytelling around the human and horse connection. In her previous roles at the FEI, she has worked both in media relations and corporate communications. She has driven promotion of the FEI Sports Forum and FEI Awards and led on the creation of strong and engaging content to promote the values of the equestrian community. 

We are delighted that Olivia Robinson is now moving into the role of Director,” FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez said. 

“Olivia, who has been a key member of staff for 15 years, has played an important role in growing the FEI’s global visibility and has championed the promotion of the grassroots development of the sport. She has been instrumental in raising the profile of the annual FEI Awards and is well known for her important role in stakeholder communications. Her 360 degree view of the equestrian landscape and in-depth understanding of the community make her a natural successor to Grania Willis.”    

A talented writer, Olivia Robinson is also fluent in French having spent her formative years in Paris (FRA). Born in the Philippines, she has lived in a number of countries including Italy, Ireland and Bolivia before calling Switzerland home. She studied at Sydney University and has a Masters in Translation (French and Spanish) from Dublin City University. 

“I am excited to be embarking on this new chapter in my FEI career,” Olivia Robinson said. 

“Our sport has a tremendous heritage but also an extraordinary future, and as we get ready to celebrate the FEI’s centenary, I look forward to working with the team in Lausanne to showcase the sport and the organisation, building on the solid foundations that have been put in place by Grania Willis.”

Huge list of Dutch young horses ready for 1st observation 19 & 20 May in Ermelo

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Huge lists of combinations for 1st Dutch observation for WCYH in Verden

From the pre-selection for WCYH observation tests a total of 85 young horses are selected for 1st Dutch observation. Among the 85 horses are horses which has not been part of ex PAVO Cup or former selected for WCYH.

More interesting stallions are at the list such as Van Olst Horses stallion Lantanas by Sir Donnerhall I / Hemmingway recently also approved for HANN, former KWPN performance test winner Las Vegas by Ferdeaux and Livius by Bordeaux.

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Price highlights for Denmark

OLD PRESS RELEASE
Oldenburg fans from Denmark secured the two top dressage foals at the 20th Oldenburg Online Elite Foal Auction. The little brother of Lisa Müller's Grand Prix star Gut Wettlkam's Stand by me OLD went to a regular customer from the north.

Once again San Amour I is the sire of the price leader in Vechta. After the Champion Stallion Splendid by San Amour I had already been knocked down for a record price, the charismatic Starboy by San Amour I - De Niro- Ponticello xx, bred by Helmut Kleen from Bad Zwischenahn/Lower Saxony, was the top price with 37,000 Euros. Starboy's brother is none other than Grand Prix winner Gut Wettlkam's Stand by me OLD by Stedinger under Lisa Müller. The Uthoba dam lineproduced, among others, the Grand Prix successful Dandelion OLD by De Niro/Uta Gräf, Sandro Boy by Sandro Hit/Lyndal Oatley, AUS, as well as the Oldenburg premium stallion and Olympic star Jimmie Choo by Sandro Hit/Mads Hendeliowitz, SWE. In the future, the movement artist will delight a regular customer in Denmark.

The second most expensive foal with a knockdown of 31,000 Euros was Dynamic Select by Dynamic Dream - Don Frederic - For Compliment, bred by Wieghaus-Vorwerk Gbr from Neuenkirchen-Vörden/Lower Saxony. Dynamic Dream's dam Miss Frederic is the sister of the Intermediaire I successful Mira la Rouge by Sir Donnerhall I/Patricia Munz, dam of the Oldenburg State Champion Mia la Rouge OLD by Foundation. The stallion prospect will bring joy to his new owner in Denmark in the future.

Eight from 27 auction candidates have been knocked down by customers from all over the world. Customers from Hungary (3), Denmark (2), Spain (1), Ukraine (1) and USA (1) will be taking home talented Oldenburg foals for the future. The total sales of the 20th Online Elite Foal Auction reached 336,500 Euros. The average price of the foals ranged around 12,500 Euros.

Here you find the entire list of prices.

Spanish José Antonio Garcia Mena successful with talented horses for the future - yesterday with international 72,7% Grand Prix debut

Trakehner gelding Nautilus by Connery / Latimer with José Antonio Garcia Mena - photo credit: Lily Forado

Trakehner gelding Nautilus by Connery / Latimer with José Antonio Garcia Mena - photo credit: Lily Forado

Spanish international rider José Antonio Garcia Mena has been successful during the last 15 years.

José has been educating a lot of talented horses among them Batuta and Dragao, and he was successful with the PRE stallion Norte Lovera being a part of the Spanish team at WEG in Kentucky in 2010 and at the European Championships in Herning in 2013. Additionally José Mena has been participating at WCYH three times.

Along his own career in the saddle José is also a much sought after trainer, and he has for a number of years been assisting Isabell Werth in training of her horses. Among his other clients are Kristine Møller, Gestüt Pallerhaff in Luxembourg where he has been training her regularly with different horses. When Kristine about 2 years ago got pregnant José Mena took over the education of Trakehner gelding Nautilus and they recently won 7 year old class with 79%.

About Natilus tells José “I’m very happy about Nautilus, he has developed a lot, and he is very talented and shows great ability for the collected work. We had a great season last year and I’m looking very much forward to continue his education.”

International 72,7% Grand Prix debut

Recently José made national Grand Prix debut with the spanish bred 11 year old HANN mare Divina Royal by Desperados. (Video below)

Yesterday José and Divine Royal won the CDI3 Grand Prix at Abrantes, Portugal.

Bella Rose wins again but with a few technical issues

Today the scoreboard said winner Bella Rose and second Zaire E, but from the “sideline” the test from Bella Rose and Isabell Werth definitely not was near 80%.

Bella Rose - Super halt, good diagonal, well balanced half pass left uphill, super supple passage tours, supple uphill half pass right, unbalanced walk tour, super into active at the spot 2 piaffe tours, error into canter, tense into the hand half pass right, good 2 times, error 1 times, conservative extended canter, lack more sit and clear canter for both pirouettes, ok 1 times, bit tense into trot, super final, top halt.


Zaire E - Super halt, not Straight for diagonal bit on 3 tracks, nice half pass left, nice passage, left half pass good, expressive balanced passage, bit hurried extensions, good walk tour, good piaffes nice transitions, tense into canter, good half passes, nice 2 times, good 1 times, bit running extended canter, super control pirouettes, best extension at long side, very nice final centerline.

Click at the photo below to watch Zaire E and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl.

Another great performance from Danish Charlotte Heering with Bufranco

H2R comments during the test today:

Super halt, expressive diagonal, nice forward go and flow half pass left super uphill, nice into passage at C, super regular, nice in and out of passage, nice extension, nice side picture, good go and flow for half pass right supple, good into passage at C, supple in and out super frame, lovely easy light passage, good into walk, 74% trend, bit short extended walk, good collected walk, bit tense forward piaffe, nice out, nice 2nd piaffe bit forward, super into canter, nice balance canter half passes, error 2 times by 1 times, super 1 times, good extended canter, super sit 1st pirouette, super 1 times straight, 2nd pirouette super sit and balance good into trot, expressive long side, super easy smooth final centerline.

After the test H2R caught Charlotte Heering for a comment about her performance:

“Such a pity and very expensive. He thought we should do extended canter like in the Grand Prix, and my half halt became a bit to strong and he misunderstood my aides and thought he was gonna make one times like the line in Grand Prix, but for the rest of the test I’m very pleased about our performance,” tells Charlotte Heering.

The Danish national coach Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein was also very satisfied about Charlotte´s performances in Mannheim. “Charlotte was showing Bufranco in great form and with very good qualities, including nice harmony, lovely frame and motivated all the way both days, except the costly error for the two times today,” says Nathalie.


OL-kvalifikationerne er i hus - Zack tages ud af avlen

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Nanna Skodborg Merrald er rykket op i A-truppen for dressur!

I samme ombæring har hun også redet kvalifikationerne til OL i Tokyo i hus på bl.a. avlshingsten Blue Hors Zack, - og derfor tages Zack ud af avlen for at fokusere på sin sportskarriere.

Efter en uge med 5 ud af 6 mulige placeringer til det firestjernede Horses & Dreams meets Japan Sports Edition stævne i tyske Hagen, er Nanna Skodborg Merrald netop blevet udtaget til A-truppen i seniordressur.

Som en følge af at have redet OL-kvalifikationerne i hus til samme stævne med hestene; Atterupgaards Orthilia (Gribaldi/Donnerslag) og Blue Hors Zack (Rousseau/Jazz) med bl.a. en tredjeplads og 82,025% i Grand Prix kür-debut på Zack og en sejr i Grand Prix med 74,478% på Orthilia, betyder dette at Blue Hors Zack i 60 dage,  i følge de opsatte karantænefordringerne for en eventuel deltagelse ved de Olympiske Lege i Tokyo, ikke må indgå i avlen,

Dette betyder desværre, at vores superbeskeler og stempelhingst Blue Hors Zack i perioden ikke kan tappes og følgende ikke står til rådighed for avlerne.

Hvis du allerede er i gang med et insemineringsforløb med Blue Hors Zack, bedes du tage kontakt til Blue Hors, så vi kan finde en løsning på dette.

VIDEO - Bella Rose and Isabell Werth back in business with 79,952%

Today CDI4 in Mannheim started with two Grand Prix classes

At the entrylist Weihegold OLD was the only horse for Werth this week at Mannheim. Isabell also brought her now 17-year-old Bella Rose for training, but as she felt Bella was ready again and also due to the situation where you cannot be sure about the next show, she made a quick decision.

Good halt, power diagonal need more push, super uphill crossing half passes, super halt with rein back, good diagonal, small unbalance into passage, super Zack Zack Zack piaffe and transitions, bit unbalanced walk tour, nice into passage, small tensions hind 2nd piaffe, good into canter, good 2 times, good extended canter, super zigzag, error 1 times, lack more sit for pirouettes, good into trot, good diagonal, super final centerline, super halt. 79,957%

To watch the test click at the photo here below.

Danish Bufranco and Charlotte Heering with sharp performance

Well deserved placed 2nd was Jessica von Bredow-Werndl with Zaire E, but with Danish glasses and also by judge at M (Alice Schwab AUT) and judge at B (Katrina Wüst GER) Bufranco and Charlotte Heering were showing a test worth a top placement today but they finished at 6th place with just 0,5% from 3rd place.

Nice steady halt, lovely diagonal good balance, nice half passes, bit short halt bit hectic rein back, nice into passage, bit forward start of piaffe, nice transitions, bit short extended walk tour, super active collected walk, good 2nd piaffe regular rhythm, nice into canter, super 2 times, super nice extended canter, super flow zigzag, nice active 1 times, well controlled abs balanced pirouettes, nice into trot, super diagonal, very nice final centerline. 72,413%

As preparation for Mannheim Charlotte and Bufranco went on two days bootcamp at Danish national coach Nathalie zu Says-Wittgenstein before continuing to Mannheim. Charlotte tells after her test that she felt a bit rusty as it was 6 month since she entered the centerline, and Bufranco also felt a bit tense when entering the big arena, but that she of course was very pleased about her performance today.

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Updated Danish senior elite groups

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After last weeks event at Hagen the Danish national coach Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein has updated the senior groups towards the final selection before the Olympics.

This week Charlotte Heering with Bufranco will be at start in Mannheim.

Final international event for the Danish combination before longlist for the Olympics will be CDIO5 at Compiegne 27 - 30 May, which means that the best Danish combinations will NOT be participating at the Danish national championships takling place the week before 21 - 21 May at Equitour, Uggerhalne.

International Events towards Olympic qualifier:

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