Biggest event before World Championships
As usual a huge top sport program comes up from CHIO Aachen. Starting tomorrow Wednesday afternoon with the CDI4* Grand Prix followed by CDIO5* Grand Prix Thursday morning.
The entire event will be available via live stream at Clipmyhorse & FEI.tv
Vet check today at 1 pm.
As soon as start lists will be online, they will be available at H2R Facebook.
Top price colt Tophøjs Florian getting ready for the live presentation - photo: H2R
Blue Hors breeders were gathered together for two exciting days with young horses and foals at the annual Young Horse Championships and Foal Show.
Beautiful summer weather in the most beautiful surroundings at Blue Hors for this annual event.
Saturday with finals for the 3 year old and 4 year old horses followed by foal show with about 50 foals from Blue Hors stallions.
Photo: H2R
In the afternoon between the finals for Blue Hors foal show, Danish Warmblood foals for the auction were presented live at the outdoor arena.
From watching the presentation videos it is always super interestering to see the development of the foals. The common picture of the foal collection was pretty impressive at the live presentation. Very well moving, expressive foals, where non of the foals appeared to be characterized by growth, even though they were all well developed.
Top prices for the colts
Tophøjs Florian by Floriscount / Tailormade Temptation colt from Stutteri Tophøj did not disappoint. He took the top price at 40.000 euro and was sold to Blue Hors.
2nd most expensive was Jesti´s Dakota Dream by Dynamic Dream / Springbank II VH, sold for 29.500 euro to Norwegian Kristin Andresen. Dakota was also one of H2R top favorites from the presentation videos.
3rd best price was Worre´s Manu by Blue Hors Monte Carlo / Blue Hors Don Olymbrio sold for 20.000 euro. The colt really showed himself at the auction.
Most expensive filly and also H2R top filly was the very well moving and expressive Raspberry Pilekær by Jameson RS2 / Blue Hors Romanov sold to Canadian Vicky Lavoie for 17.000 euro.
Vicky Lavoie also recently purchased top foals at foreign auctions, and is already familiar with the qualities of Danish Warmblood horses, as she also back in 2020 purchased the top colt Valuable by Valverde / Sezuan, bred by Lena and Rasmus Dalsgaard at Helgstrand-Schockemöhle Online auction for 79.000 euro.
Here you find all prices.
Led by a strong all-female squad, The Netherlands enjoyed a victory on home soil at CHIO Rotterdam (NED), winning the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ of The Netherlands Saturday in authoritative fashion.
Led by Chef d'Equipe Alex van Silfhout, the quartet of Lynne Maas (Eastpoint), Thamar Zweistra (Hexagon's Ich Weiss), Emmelie Scholtens (Indian Rock) and Dinja Van Liere (Hermes) seized command in the Grand Prix Special and drew away in the Grand Prix Freestyle to finish on a winning total of 25 points. The United States and Sweden finished on equal terms with 39 points, but the Americans received the silver medal by way of a tiebreaker based on Grand Prix results.
"The ladies had the right focus at the right moment. They did a super job. They showed here that, when it has to be done, they can do it."
Chef d'Equipe Alex van Silfhout (NED)
Van Liere and the exciting 10-year-old stallion Hermes delivered as team anchors, taking top honors in both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special. Recording personal best scores in both the Grand Prix (79.739%) and Grand Prix Special (77.957%), the pair is tantalizingly close to the coveted 80 percent mark.
"Hermes felt great. He is in top form and just keeps getting better," Van Liere said. "If I can just improve on some tiny things, we should be able to get there."
In the Grand Prix Freestyle, The Netherlands dominated the podium to clinch the victory, with Scholtens and Zweistra finishing second and third, respectively. Both competing with 9-year-olds, the future for this squad appears incredibly bright, but there was even more to celebrate for Scholtens, who delivered a baby girl less than five months ago.
"I couldn't wait: It's fantastic to be able to compete in shows again," she said. "Indian Rock enjoyed having all the spectators. Before, he competed in stallion shows, so he's used to people clapping and the atmosphere. He was very relaxed tonight."
Sweden continues to lead the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ standings with 26 points. Belgium sits second (17 points), with The Netherlands and France adjoint third (15).
Best foal
Following the auction collections from the different breeding societies during this spring, Danish Warmblood can without doubt present the best colt so far.
The handsome boy Tophøjs Florian by Floriscount / Tailormade Temptation just shows the entire package. From first step, push from behind and uphill. Well balanced in all three gait and super expression - this boy will for sure be an outstanding top price winner for Saturday evening´s LIVE auction at Blue Hors.
Huge colt collection
Out of a total of 20 foals, 14 of them are colts. The overall qualities are very good, and combined with strong dam lines, the Danish Warmblood breeders prove their knowledge in order to produce attractive foals for the buyers.
H2R top 3 colts
With Tophøjs Florian in a league of his own, he is follow by Jestis Dakota Dream and Springsborgs Giampaolo at H2R top quality / price list.
Hermes didn´t put a hoof wrong today
From start till end with a willing, effortless and high quality test from Dinja van Liere with her 10-year old Hermes. Dinja presents Hermes in a light and steady contact, super frame all the way, and able to adjust whenever needed, the only tiny thing for today´s test where some minor tensions hind for the passage tours.. The test was not a real wow test, but the flow and correctness was for a clear victory at 79,731% The Dutch judge at M - Mariette Sanders-van Gansewinkel saw their performance for 82,5%, as only judge rewarding with 3 x 10, while her collegues agreed on 78-79% level.
They definitely look ready for World Championships in Herning.
As runner up 14-year old Blue Hors Zepter and Patrik Kittel shows a very strong performance. Nice flow all the way, good trot tour, nice piaffes which could show a bit more activity but well balanced with good transitions, good walk tour, for the canter there are tiny moments where Zepter is missing bit more suppleness over the back, for the zigzag, begin of the 1 times and the first pirouette. The second pirouette is very well balanced with good sit and rhythm. 76,130%
American Ashley Holzer with 12 year old Valentine with an expressive trot tour, the first diagonal with a tiny lost of balance but very nice go, flow and uphill half passes, active passage bit tensions hind, lack tiny more impulsion into 1st piaffe which is a bit forward trending, good transition out into passage, clear walk, good into 2nd piaffe, active at the spot and nicely forward into passage again, very nice canter tour with good series and nice pirouettes - overall a test with positive go and flow. 72,957%
Nations Cup debut for Indian Rock with Emmelie Scholtens, showing a strong trot tour, supple with power and good flow, very expressive active passage showing lovely active knees and good from behind, good piaffe lacking bit more balance and well managed transitions. Good walk tour unfortunately a misunderstanding for the transition to passage, lot of potential for the piaffe with good sit still tiny forward trend, bit late transition to canter, more errors for the two times, good zigzag, lacking bit more control for the one times, well managed quality pirouettes and super nice final centerline. 72,783%
Here you find the entire results from the Grand Prix
2021 Blue Hors Champion colt Monte Vino by Blue Hors Monte Carlo / Fürstenball / De Noir
Blue Hors Championships open for offsprings by Blue Hors stallions
Saturday morning with Young Horse finals and Saturday afternoon with Foal Championships.
A total of 45 young horses 3 year old and 4 year old will participate with a preliminary round Friday and the finals Saturday morning.
Foals
29 fillies and 39 colts will be presented for the foal championships Saturday afternoon
Saturday LIVE from the entire event
Here you find the catalog with all young horses and foals.
Danish Warmblood Foal Auction
Saturday evening at 7.30 with LIVE foal auction - 20 foals by some of Europe´s top stallions, among them also offspring from Blue Hors stallions, Blue Hors Monte Carlo, Blue Hors Kingston, Blue Hors Zackorado and Blue Hors Santiano.
If your searching for your next Fiontini, Queenparks Wendy or Heiline´s Danciera please take a look at Danish Warmblood foal collection where 20 selected foals will be under the hammer Saturday 25 June at 7.30 pm.
The 6 fillies are sired by Blue Hors Kingston, Glamourdale, Jameson RS2, Va Bene, Valverde and Global Player.
Glamourdale already entered the international dressage scene with impressive Grand Prix scores, and might be the one going for World Championships in Herning with British Charlotte Fry. Valverde recently made his debut at national level in Intermediaire II. Blue Hors Kingston showed his first crop of young stallions this year where he got 3 stallions approved for KWPN. Va Bene was back in 2018 champion stallion in HANN while Global Player was champion stallion in OLD the same year.
H2R top 3 fillies
Expressive, big framed and uphill filly with very nice balance.
Power girl with clear imprint from sire Glamourdale.
Expressive girl, quick of the ground with very nice expression
Great mix of foals by young stallions and older stallions
The exclusively selected collection of only 20 foals for the upcoming auction are presented from Danish Warmblood breeders.
Most of the foals with successful Grand Prix horses in the pedigree both for the sires, and also for the dam line. The sport results counts all the way for the buyers, both riders and breeders.
Two of foals with pure list of Grand Prix stallions:
Djamaica-WI (filly)
Future Hope RV
Klar til finalen, mellemrunde og Falsterbo Horse Show fra dagens championatskvalifikationer i Ringsted
4 års - Nr. 1 og 2 direkte videre til finalen, de resterende over 7,8 (78) klar til mellemrunden.
5 års - Nr. 1 klar til finalen, de resterende over 7,8 (78) klar til mellemrunden. De to bedste klar til Falsterbo Horse Show.
6 års - Nr. 1 klar til finalen og de restende over 7,8 (78) klar til mellemrunden. De bedste to også klar til Falsterbo Horse Show.
7 års - Nr. 1 klar til finalen og de resterende over 7,2 (72) klar til mellemrunden. De bedste to også klar til Falsterbo Horse Show.
Mayor of Herning Dorthe West (third from left) with the CEO of Growing Trees Kim Nielsen (far left), and Herning 2022 Organising Committee Founders Jens Trabjerg and Casper Cassoe (far right) at the tree planting ceremony in the FEI World Championships Forest. Photo credit: Herning2022 Organising Committee.
Tree planting demonstrates World Championship commitment to sustainability
The first of 60,000 trees have been planted in the FEI World Championships Forest in Herning (DEN), as the city prepares to host the largest equestrian event ever on Danish soil.
Working closely with the local municipality, the Organising Committee of Herning2022 has created a number of green initiatives, including the planting of a forest on the outskirts of the city.
The sustainability goal of the Organising Committee is straightforward: for the World Championships to make a lasting contribution to the environment, while inspiring everyone involved to take greater responsibility for our planet.
“Forests have a significant positive environmental impact as they are habitats for animals, insects, and plants, and they capture and store atmospheric carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as the trees grow,” Herning2022 CEO of Sport Jens Trabjerg said.
“As every equestrian knows, conserving the environment is necessary for the continued practice of our sport. We want to show that major international sporting events like these World Championships, can make a positive difference.”
“Through our collaboration with Sport Event Denmark, we hope that other organisers and everyone involved in the organisation of such events will start to adopt a similar approach, and perhaps even our principles, as they carry out their work. The World Championship-Forest will be a lasting heritage for everyone who wants to come by and enjoy the many diverse forest experiences that this unique area will offer.”
A total of 60,000 trees will be planted in collaboration with the Growing Trees Network, a self-governing institution that grows new forests both in Denmark and abroad, with the help of public donations. Calculations show that the FEI World Championships Forest will sequester (capture and store) approximately 12,000 tons of CO2 over the next century.
The ECCO FEI World Championships Herning 2022 is set to host around 200,000 spectators and over 1,000 media representatives from 6 to 14 August 2022. It is estimated that approximately 200 million TV viewers will tune in to watch the Jumping, Dressage, Vaulting and Para Dressage competitions.
In addition to the FEI World Championships Forest, the Organising Committee will focus on reusing materials that will be rented where possible, and local riding facilities will receive equipment at the end of the Championships. The judges' towers will be made of recycled wood and will also be used for many years in other equestrian facilities. Foliage around these installations will be re-planted in the forest as much as possible at the end of event.
The Organisers have also created ‘Solution Square’, which is an area at the venue dedicated to Danish environmental technology and circular economy initiatives.
“Sustainability is about building long‑term value and sport events like the ECCO FEI World Championships in Herning are well placed to create a lasting legacy, not just for equestrian sport but also the local community,” FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez said.
“A change in mindset and attitude is necessary if we are to promote sustainable lifestyles, communities and technologies. And as Herning2022 is showing, the move from small, incremental steps to a bolder strategy for environmental sustainability helps to provide avenues for collaboration and development among local, regional and national stakeholders.
“The FEI World Championships Forest will be a beautiful legacy for the people of Herning, and will serve as a reminder of what can happen when all parties are willing to come together and work towards a common future.”
With environmental sustainability a priority for the FEI, the international governing body has worked towards the implementation of equestrian-specific reporting indexes and the creation of a comprehensive guide book for event organisers world-wide.
The FEI Sustainability Handbook for Event Organisers encourages event organisers to implement sustainability initiatives that help reduce the negative environmental impact of their events and create a positive social and economic legacy.
The FEI is also a signatory of the United Nations Climate Change Sports for Climate Action Framework which calls for parties to “undertake systematic efforts to promote greater environmental responsibility”.
In addition, the FEI has adopted a number of sustainability initiatives at its Headquarters in the Olympic Capital of Lausanne (SUI). The FEI head office is recognised as a "Minergie" certified building, a Swiss standard indicating low energy use, with a reduced energy consumption of 25 per cent. When the Headquarters were refurbished in 2011, only two per cent of renovated buildings in Switzerland met these standards. Increased recycling and staff training have also featured in the FEI's Green Office project.
15 colts and 5 fillies are up for sale 25 June
The foal collection is from a wide selection of European top stallions combined with strong dam lines. Danish Warmblood breeders shows again that they are able to produce very attractive foals for the picky buyers.
The auction will be live at Blue Hors 25 June 8 pm, and is held in cooperation between Danish Warmblood and Blue Hors.
Online pre-bidding will be possible from 23 June at 5 pm.
Remember if you have questions about the foals feel free to contact:
Danish anthem again today for Jovian and Andreas Helgstrand
Danish dressage and Danish Warmblood with huge imprint for the CDI3 event in Hagen yesterday and today.
Both Andreas Helgstrand and Daniel Bachmann Andersen obtained their qualification for World Championships in Herning.
With the announcement of the Danish combinations for CHIO Aachen end of June, Andreas Helgstrand is now ready for the CDI4* tour with 8 year old KWPN stallion Jovian by Apache / Tango, while Daniel Bachmann Andersen is selected for the CDIO5* Nations Cup together with his former European Championship horse 10 year old Danish Warmblood gelding Marshall-Bell by Blue Hors Don Romantic / Michellino, bred by Tina Christoffersen and Nicolai Jepsen. Marshall-Bell was sold end of May, but have generously been provided for Daniel by the new owner international U25 rider Nicole Ahorner for the World Championships in Herning, and is of course a strong card for the team to represent Denmark on home soil.
H2R comments during the tests:
Jovian / Andreas Helgstrand - Good halt, power diagonal, super balance crossing half pass left, good into passage at C, big expressive passage, good extension, small canter into half pass right but corrected, power extension could come back bit more closed hind, extended walk lack bit more let go over the back, collected walk need bit more closed frame, good 1st piaffe, 2nd good lacking more clear transitions out, loosing passage bit before transition to canter, bit tense half pass right, bit swing hind 2 times, good 1 times bit swing, good extended canter, good balance 1st pirouette, swing 1 times, good 2nd pirouette, good into trot, power long side, good final centerline.
Danish Warmblood on both 2nd and 3rd position today
14 year old Danish Warmblood gelding Rossetti by Blue Hors Romanov / Midt-West Ibi-Light, bred by Elsebeth Lykke Andersen. Rossetti and Henri Ruoste has been part of the international scene for a couple of years, and was originally educated by Danish Jan Møller Christensen. Rossetti and Ruoste have not shown since April 2021, and before that they were participating at the Europeans in Rotterdam in 2019. Today with Personal Best in Grand Prix Special with 75,553%
10 year old Danish Warmblood gelding Zippo M.I. by Blue Hors Zack / Blue Hors Don Schufro, bred by Steen Bo Larsen has only been together with Daniel for about 6 month. He was former successfully educated and competed by Michaela Damm-Frydenberg at small tour level. Zippo M.I. is owned by Chr. Vang Lauridsen (CVL Horses).
H2R comments during the tests:
Rossetti / Henri Ruoste FIN - Bit open halt, power diagonal, nice go and flow for half pass left, good into passage, good extension, nice regular forward passage, super uphill half pass right, lovely passage, super extension, nice back into passage, super frame, nice into walk, good extended walk, good collected walk, nice sit bit swing hind for 1st piaffe, 2nd piaffe at the spot, super passage, good into canter, becomes bit flat for canter half passes, good 2 times, good 1 times bit short diagonal, starting bit turn for 1st pirouette, good 1 times, 2nd better control, nice into trot, power diagonal, nice passage, super piaffe, and out into very nice passage, nice halt.
Zippo M.I. / Daniel Bachmann Andersen - Good halt, good diagonal, supple good crossing half pass left, good into passage at C, good passage, good extension, good passage, nice uphill super crossing half pass right, nice into passage, super extension, nice back to passage, extended walk lack bit more suppleness over the back, bit tense collected walk, bit cautious 1st piaffe, good out into passage, good 2nd piaffe with good transitions, super into canter, nice balanced half passes, 2 times over full diagonal, good 1 times, power extended canter super change, nice sit and control 1st pirouette, nice 1 times, unbalance into 2nd pirouette, good into trot, power long side, nice final centerline.
Here you find all the detailed scoring.
Top price foal sold for 47.000 euro
Top price riding horse sold for 41.000 euro
With a starter field of 40 combinations today´s top 3 were pure Danish.
Helgstrand showed his two 8 year old horses in order to obtain their final qualification for World Championships in Herning, likewise Daniel Bachmann Andersen and 10 year old Zippo M.I. also went for their final qualification for Herning.
Daniel is of course already qualified with Marshall-Ball and will be his first choice for the Championships.
Lots of qualities for all 3 Danish combinations
For the two young ones you can of course still see that they are lacking some more strength for the demanding Grand Prix. For Wendy the passage becomes somewhat swinging, while the piaffe still need a bit more clear coordination of the beat front and hind, and her one time changes missing bit bigger jump and through from behind. For both the pirouettes and the piaffe tours Jovian drops his neck and becomes clearly behind the vertical. The picture of two super talented very young Grand Prix horses.
10 year old Zippo M.I. look bodywise just more ready for the task, and you get the feeling that Daniel is able to adjust and ask for more during their performance.
Both judge at C - Ulrike Nivelle GER and judge at M - Dr. Jean-Michel Roudier FRA saw Daniel as today´s winner.
H2R running comments during the tests:
Jovian / Andreas Helgstrand - Good halt, tense hind out into trot, power balanced diagonal, good swing and balance for half passes, good halt with rein back, power diagonal, good into passage, big passage going into small active piaffe, dropping bit hind vertical for piaffe, good transitions, good walk tour, tiny tension into passage, becomes high hind for piaffe and hind vertical, good activity, good into canter, good 2 times, power extended canter, good change, tense bit unbalanced zigzag, ok 1 times swinging, huge sit for pirouette need to be more up and open in front, power diagonal, good passage, good activity piaffe but hind vertical, good transitions.
Queenparks Wendy / Andreas Helgstrand - Open halt hind, power diagonal, good crossing half passes, good halt tense rein back, power diagonal, could be a be sharper into passage, good passage, nice piaffe with good transitions, super extended walk with good relaxation, good collected walk, nice into passage, few piaffe steps forward trending, good flow, good into canter, good 2 times, power risk extended canter, small flying change, good zigzag, small hind 1 times, big 1st pirouette, 2nd need more clear sit, good into trot, good diagonal, good final centerline, bit swing front legs for passage, open halt.
Zippo M.I. / Daniel Bachmann Andersen - Good halt, well balanced diagonal with good power, nice side picture, supple half passes uphill with good crossing, good halt bit tense rein back, nice diagonal, supple into passage, good piaffe could be a bit quicker of the ground, smooth transitions, good relaxation for extended walk, good collected walk nice active, good into passage, nice balance for 2nd piaffe, good transitions, bit tense into canter, good 2 times over full diagonal, power extended canter, super change, super zigzag, good 1 times, very nice sit and balance for 1st pirouette, 2nd bit bigger, good into trot, nice diagonal, good passage, easy into piaffe, good piaffe at the spot and good transition out.
Here you find the entire results and detailed scoring.
Første championatskvalifikation blev afholdt i weekenden i Billund
Nr. 1 og 2 fra 4 års holdet er automatisk videre til finalen, mens det hos 5 års, 6 års og 7 års alene er vinderen der er automatisk videre til finalen.
For de resterende 4 års, 5 års og 6 års skal de opnå minimum går 7,8 for at nå mellemrunden, mens 7 års skal have minimum 7,2 for en billet til mellemrunden.
Samtidig er nr. 1 og nr. 2 (5 års, 6 års og 7 års) også kvalificeret til Falsterbo Horse Show.
Næste kvalifikation er i Ringsted 17. - 19. juni, hvor der også er kvalifikation til Falsterbo.
Very happy Champion
Balve is the first competition since Tokyo for Showtime FRH, and as Dorothee said for the subsequent interview, Showtime is definitely her “heart horse”, recently he joined her as training horse for the event at Munich, and he was ready for the audience as Dorothee describes him.
Today they showed a clear winner performance without any technical issues, better half passes and clearly better pirouettes. Lots of expression for the extension, still lacking bit more clear rhythm and activity for the piaffe tours. 83,686%
Silver for Frederic Wandres with Duke of Britain showing a strong performance without any errors. 79,981%
At a very unfamiliar bronze position was Isabell Werth with Quantas. Today with error for both two times and also for the 15 one time times, the extended walk tour with very nice marks 6,5 - 6,5 - 7,0 - 6,0 - 6.5, and overall Quantas did not look really comfortable in the contact and also showed some tensions in the body. 78,216%
It is Championship year
The Germans are always very good making attention about their strength before a big championship and this year without exception.
No doubt Dorothee Schneider and Showtime were the winners, but scoring +82% was kind of well scored. Showtime looked fit and motivated, but the trot half passes were lacking more bending, like the piaffe tours were missing clear active regular beat of the ground, series were well executed but lacking more ground cover and both canter pirouettes were active but lacking more sit and balance (more like a small volte).
And looking down the top of the scoreboard the scores were really hot.
Today at 10.20 is Grand Prix Special. (Live at Clipmyhorse)
19 dressage foals were sold at the HANN auction, but just 4 of them sold for a price over 10.000 euro.
Top prices:
Here you find the entire details.
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