VIDEO - Gio and Charlotte Dujardin with top performance in today's short World Cup Grand Prix in London

10 year old Gio with Charlotte Dujardin showed their best ever performance today at CDI-W in London. Top motivated and powerful test well executed by Charlotte Dujardin.

As Gio recently changed ownership to Pidgley family it was a bit surprising when Dujardin showed up at the start list for the World Cup in London.

But there was no reason to be in doubt because Gio and Charlotte just delivered their best ever performance today. Sublime trot half passes and superb passage, the side picture is just awesome. The way Charlotte is able to show and support Gio brings them at well deserved 82% in today’s short Grand Prix.

Placed 2nd Frederic Wandres with Duke of Britain with 75,158%, Danish Nanna Merrald and Atterupgaards Orthilia 3rd with 75,108% and British Fry with Dark Legend finish 4th with 74,526%

Wandres with an error hind for the 2 times, but overall very solid test even though you could wish for more natural power and go from Duke, where Danish Orthilie and Nanna shows a high quality performance only for some moments lacking a bit more open frame, no technical issues just a tiny lack of balance for the first extended trot. Overall clearly higher quality through out the test (except the walk where Duke is just outstanding).

Charlotte Fry really collects her points from entering halt to final halt. Today with a bit of hesitation for the piaffe tours.

Here you find the entire results from today. Tomorrow the World Cup freestyle will start at 19.35 local (20.35 CET) - start list: https://www.longinestiming.com/equestrian/2021/the-london-international-horse-show-london/startlist_D10.html

You can watch the entire short Grand Prix here below or to watch top 4 you just have to move the time line:

time 1.54.30 - Gio and Charlotte Dujardin

time 2.10.30 - Dark Legend and Charlotte Fry

time 2.17.30 - Atterupgaards Orthilia and Nanna Merrald

time 2.25.30 - Duke of Britain and Frederic Wandres

Nürnberger Burg-Pokal and Louisdor Preis finals comes up this weekend at Schafhof

For the final of 7-9 year old horses another great field is ready. This year with both a Danish Warmblood horse and a Danish rider.

Danish Warmblood silver medal mare Straight Horse Ascenzione is ready for the final together with one of Germany’s top riders Helen Langehanenberg and Danish Daniel Bachmann Andersen is ready with Austrian owned Caracciola MT.

The preliminary St. Georg Special test Saturday at 3 pm and the final is Sunday 11.30 am.

• Helen Langehanenberg and Schöne Scarlett
• Helen Langehanenberg and Straight Horse Ascenzione
• Matthias Alexander Rath and Thiago GS
• Frederic Wandres and Quizmaster
• Dorothee Schneider and Salvina
• Niklaas Feilzer and Leo Löwenherz
• Bart Veeze and Imposantos
• Sabrina Geßmann and S Rockyna
• Bernadette Brune and Feel Free OLD
• Charlott-Maria Schürmann and Absinth
• Nicole Wego-Engelmeyer and Citation
• Daniel Bachmann Andersen and Caracciola MT

 The Louisdor Preis final is for 8-10 year old young Grand Prix horses and here the field is also very strong.

The preliminary test is Saturday at 12 am and the final is Sunday at 2.30 pm.

High Five with Anabel Balkenhol 
Valencia As with Fabienne Müller-Lütkemeier 
Total Hope with Isabell Freese 
Hot Hit with Frederic Wandres 
Valesco with Fabienne Müller-Lütkemeier 
Filigrano Marone with Thomas Wagner 
Destacado FRH with Matthias A. Rath 
Sisters Act OLD with Dorothee Schneider 
Mist of Titanium with Emma Kanerva 
SilberStern with Dr. Annabel Frenzen 
Florine with Bianca Nowag 
Morricone with Lena Waldmann

The entire event will be available via live stream at Clipmyhorse

Mecklenburger stallion licensing and auction - 122.000 euro top price for Erdinger x Fürstenball colt at Mecklenburger Online auction

Mecklenburger stallion licensing and auction

Champion stallion by Vitalis / Fürst Romancier out of For Romance I and II dam line

Reserve champion and premium stallions from Helgstrand Dressage

Here you find the entire list of licensed stallions.

Top price 122.000 euro for Erdinger x Fürstenball søn

Here you find the entire list of prices for the auction.

AUCTION PRICE LIST - 1.700.000 euro top price Fürstenball/Sir Donnerhall II at PSI-auction

The full list of prices will not be available online, but here below you have most of the prices.

1 - Grey Flanell / Don Frederic - 480.000 euro

2 - Total Hope / Bretton Woods

3 - Vilancio / De Niro - 125.000 euro

4 - Fürstenball / Rubin Cortes - 320.000 euro

5 - Fürst Romancier / Sarkozy

6 - Top Gear / Fürst Romancier

7 - Vitalis / Dolany - 480.000 euro

8 - Henkie / Sir Donnerhall - 106.000 euro

9 - Feinrich / Grey Flanell - 140.000 euro

10 - Zonik / Sir Donnerhall - 560.000 euro

11 - Fürstenball / Royal Dance

12 - Fürst Jazz / Sir Donnerhall - 85.000 euro

13 - Totilas / Rock Forever

14 - Dancier / Farewell III - 215.000 euro

15 - Vivaldi / Lord Sinclair - 80.000 euro

16 - Fürstenball / Totilas - 480.000 euro

17 - Desperado / Fürst Piccolo - 110.000 euro

18 - Grey Flanell / Fürstenball - 105.000 euro

19 - Vivaldi / Don Schufro - 240.000 euro

20 - Foundation / Sezuan - 310.000 euro

21 - Fürstenball / Zonik - 175.000 euro

22 - Dante Weltino / Sharon - 480.000 euro

23 - Fürstenball / Sir Donnerhall - 1.700.000 euro

24 - Fürst Jazz / Sandro Hit - 520.000 euro

25 - Fürst Jazz / Sandro Hit

FEI PRESS RELEASE - Equestrian sport named in Olympic programme for Los Angeles 2028

(Photo credit: FEI/Christophe Taniere)

The FEI President has welcomed the announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that equestrian sport will be proposed for inclusion in the Olympic programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Games.

During the IOC Executive Board meeting yesterday, the initial list of twenty-eight sports to be recommended the LA28 Initial Sports Programme, which includes equestrian, was agreed and is now subject to final approval at the IOC Session in February 2022. Discussions also focussed on defining the process for finalising the disciplines in each sport offering early certainty to athletes, National Olympic Committees (NOCs), International Federations (IFs) and the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (OCOG).

Universality, integrity and fairness, gender equality and popularity were highlighted as key requirements of the evaluation criteria which will be used to determine the disciplines and events for the programme, in line with the recommendations of Olympic Agenda 2020+5. Athlete safety, environmental sustainability and keeping the sport relevant to youth were also reiterated as significant factors in the decision making process.  

“I am confident equestrian sport, a celebration of the unique bond between human and equine athletes, has its place in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games programme”, FEI President Ingmar De Vos said.

“The recent endorsement from the IOC following the success of the Tokyo 2020 Games reflected on the positive changes the FEI made, highlighting our willingness to adapt and modernise our sport. 

“We had more flags. Universality was one of the key requirements in Agenda 2020 alongside making the sport easier to understand and more exciting for a broader audience – criteria which remain fundamental going forward”.

The IOC also published figures this week which revealed the Tokyo 2020 Games reached a global broadcast audience of more than three billion people across linear TV and digital platforms. This significant and rapid growth in the change of the digital landscape, meant more fans were able to experience the Games, with greater accessibility to more content than ever before.

“The collective future of equestrian sport depends on our position in the Olympic movement” FEI President Ingmar De Vos continued.

“We need to guarantee global visibility of our sport in the media and digital platforms, and continue to showcase relevant content and entice new fans. We have this opportunity every four years and consolidating equestrian sport in the Olympic Movement is crucial for the FEI and for our community.”

“Another key focus for the FEI is Youth development. Keeping the youth engaged in equestrian sport and inspiring new generations to make the Olympic Games their goal. We have robust development programmes around the world targeting the next generation of athletes, but also fans and industry professionals, because equestrian sport is a way of life that is multifaceted and extremely diverse. How we engage with younger generations is vital in our pathway to the future”.

In 2017 when the IOC allocated the 2028 Olympic Games to Los Angeles during the IOC Session in Lima (PER), the FEI President welcomed this great opportunity that this candidate city could deliver the Games in a cost-effective way. The United States have a long and successful equestrian tradition, and has developed as a country with sustained equestrian excellence on an international stage. The equestrian venue in Los Angeles will have the stunning sports backdrop of the Santa Monica Mountains and will offer a fantastic opportunity to showcase our sport.

The approval of the Initial Sports Programme will take place in February 2022 and the finalisation of the events and athlete quota will be confirmed in December 2024, following the Olympic Games Paris 2024. 

About Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) www.fei.org

The FEI is the world governing body for horse sport recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and was founded in 1921. Equestrian sport has been part of the Olympic movement since the 1912 Games in Stockholm.

The FEI is the sole controlling authority for all international events in the Olympic sports of Jumping, Dressage and Eventing, as well as Driving, Endurance and Vaulting.

The FEI became one of the first international sports governing bodies to govern and regulate global para sport alongside its six able-bodied disciplines when Para Dressage joined its ranks in 2006. The FEI now governs all international competitions for Para Dressage and Para Driving.

Mecklenburger Online stallion auction is running now

11 dressage colts are right now for sale at the running online auction

As the licensing has started today with presentation on hard surface and also free jumping you have the possibility to watch the stallions through the archive at Clipmyhorse. A presentation video of each stallion is of course is available directly via the online auction here.

Current top price stallion is by Santo Domingo x Christ and out of same dam line comes licensed stallions Marc Cain and Destano.

The biddings on the different horses comes from all over the world.

Daniel Bachmann Andersen klar til at teste igen i 2022 udgaven af Unghestechampionatet

Del af nyhed fra Varmblod.dk

Dansk Varmblods Unghestechampionat 2020 bød på store sportsnavne som testryttere, præcist som traditionen foreskriver det. Det var et af dansk springsports største navne, nemlig den nifoldige danmarksmester og erfarne landsholdsrytter Andreas Schou, samt landsholdsrytter i dressur med mange internationale topplaceringer, Daniel Bachmann Andersen.

Begge kapaciteter gjorde et fremragende job og udtrykte dengang deres velvilje til at påtage sig opgaven en anden gang – og dét bliver i 2022.

Det er bare op i sadlen

Testrytter ved Dansk Varmblods Unghestechampionat i dressur præsenteret af Blue Hors, Daniel Bachmann Andersen, føler sig beæret over at have fået jobbet igen. Han nød opgaven i 2020 og holder meget af at formidle og give noget af sig selv. – Det handler om at finde de bedste blandt meget gode heste, og så håber jeg, at publikum også ridemæssigt får noget ud af det, som de kan tage med hjem og blive endnu bedre til at uddanne deres unghest, fortæller Daniel.

Han glæder sig til at prøve heste fra både kollegaer og amatørryttere og erindrer sidste gang, at der var et par heste, som han fra jorden ikke havde vurderet højt, men som gav ham en positiv overraskelse, da han kom i sadlen.

– Det er bare med at komme op. Sidste år bad jeg hjælperne om ikke at sætte en skammel, som hestene skulle stå ved siden af, for det er i det forum ikke fair overfor hestene at forvente, siger han.

Han fandt det sidste år meget givende at mærke så mange forskellige heste på kort tid, men også en udfordring. – Jeg kan godt lide at blive kastet ud i den slags, og jeg forbereder mig ikke. Jeg synes, det er bedre at ”freestyle”, og så fortæller jeg bare, hvad jeg ser og mærker, slutter Daniel.

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