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German Young Horse selection Tuesday and Wednesday for WCYH in Ermelo - LIVE at Clipmyhorse
World Championships Young Horses in Ermelo
A total of 46 combinations are ready by the 5 year old for today´s mandatory training. See the start list here.
Tomorrow at 2 pm with preliminary 5 year old test, while both 6 year old and 7 year old in doing the mandatory training.
Wednesday at 8 am with 6 year old preliminary test, and at 1 pm with 7 year old showing preliminary test.
The judging team is: Reinhard Richenhagen, Dr. Dietrich Plewa and Monica Theodorescu.
The start lists will be available here.
VIDEOS - Dorothee Schneider and First Romance with double victory at CDI4* Fritzens
Dorothee Schneider and her 12 year old gelding by Fürst Romancier / Day Dream makes the double at CDI4* in Fritzens Austria this weekend.
Winning both the Grand Prix 75,413% Friday (VIDEO) and the Grand Prix Special today (VIDEO) 76,617%, together with the Prix St. Georg victory Friday with Dante´s Hit OLD (VIDEO) 72,206%.
For both the Grand Prix and the Special Victoria Max Theurer and Birkhof´s Topas came 2nd while Saphira Royal and Nicole Wego Engelmeyer were placed 3rd both days.
Overall picture of Topas and Max-Theurer is technical correct, but look like a bit to much leg mover not clearly supple over the back as he most of the time also becomes a bit behind the vertical. Saphira Royal is a very light footed mover and shows great stability and expression for the entire test, only tiny thing is the piaffe tours still missing to stay a the spot as Nicole still needs to keep them in forward trend.
Spanish combinations
For the Spanish combinations at Fritzens this weekend it was their final observation before World Championships in Herning and here the new international combination Romero De Trujillo with Teia Hernandez Vila look like the biggest contender for a team spot, as they were placed 5th with 70,978% in the Grand Prix and also placed 5th in the Special with 70,894%, showing two good tests with a few minor technical issues. The rest of the Spanish field did unfortunately not deliver this weekend.
From H2R point of view the 🇪🇸Spanish World Championship team look like:
Malagueño & Daniel Martin Dockx
Divina Royal & Jose Antonio Mena
Quincallo de Indalo & Alejandro Sanchez del Barco
Romero de Trujillo & Teia Hernández Vila
Here you find the entire results from Fritzens.
Top price Henkie / Sir Donnerhall I colt sold to Gut Schönweide for 130.500 euro
Fullsister of Vamos Amigos available at Westphalian Online foal auction
What a top star - a unique opportunity to have the same genes as the most winning young international top Grand Prix horse, Vamos Amigos with Danish rider Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour in the saddle.
This weekend with impressive three victories at CHIO Aachen, both Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special with +80% and finishing winning the Deutsche Bank Grand Prix freestyle with massive 88,375%.
The auction start 7 July at 9 am and runs until 11 July at 7.30 pm
Most attractive colt:
Here you find the entire collection.
The sensational Danish 2022 Aachen results will last forever
5 times with the Danish national anthem
Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour not only made a massive five times winner performances including the prestigious Deutsche Bank Preis, but the whole Danish team also made it to the top winning the Nation Cup.
As Cathrine joked about at the subsequent press conference, she thought the list at the Aachen wall was only for Isabell Werth.
The Danish team (from H2R point of view (not named yet) - Cathrine, Carina, Daniel and Nanna) are absolutely ready to rock at home soil. With their performances at Aachen everyones eyes are on the Danes for the top of the podium again in August.
Press conference after historical Danish Nations Cup victory
Click at the photo here below to watch the pricegiving cermony for the Aachen Nations Cup victory
Press conference after Deutsche Bank Preis
Dufour anchors dream win for Denmark at Aachen
The FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ at Aachen (GER) was full of emotion as Denmark recorded its first victory in the history of the event. Nanna Skodborg Merrald (Atterupgaards Orthilia), Daniel Bachmann Andersen (Marshall-Bell), Carina Cassøe Krüth (Heiline's Danciera) and Cathrine Dufour (Vamos Amigos) gave Team Manager Anne-Mette Binder a birthday to remember as the quartet triumphed over the home nation in the penultimate event of the 2022 FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ series.
Denmark finished on a winning total of 459.421 points after tallying the three best scores from the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special. Germany was left on 454.903 points after team anchor and seven-time Olympic gold medalist Isabell Werth (DSP Quantaz) was shockingly eliminated in the Special when blood was found on her horse's mouth. Sweden finished third (440.499 points)
"It's just really fun building this [team] together. It was an annoying way to win in the end with Isabell, but I still think that we did a super job today. Everyone contributed."
Cathrin Dufour (DEN)
The runners-up from April's FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final, Dufour and Vamos Amigos anchored the group with career-best scores in both the Grand Prix (81.544) and Grand Prix Special (80.064). The pair was the only combination to score above 80 percent.
"I'm super proud of [Vamos Amigos]. He did a super job again in the ring today [in the Grand Prix Special]," Dufour said. "I might have had five minutes too much warm-up, so I had little less power compared to the Grand Prix, when he was super, super electric. He's 10 years old and is doing super job."
Bachmann was not expecting to be at Aachen after Marshall-Bell was sold to U25 rider Nicole Ahorner of Austria earlier this year, but a meaningful summer reunion has transpired in hopes that horse and rider can make Denmark's team for the upcoming FEI World Championships in Herning (DEN). After finishing 11th in the Grand Prix (73.696%), the pair rose in the standings with a Grand Prix Special test worthy of 75.234%.
"This was our last selection [event] for our team for [the World Championships]. I was very happy. It was a big day for me," Bachmann said. "I rode [Marshall-Bell] eight times before coming here. It was a little stressful but still a good experience."
"We are proud—overwhelmed I would say I am," Binder said. "I'm really grateful to have such good riders and lovely horses and horse owners that support us all the way."
With its podium finish, Sweden extended its lead in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ series with 41 points. The Netherlands moved into second with 24 points, while Spain sits third (20 points). The series concludes at Falsterbo (SWE), 14-17 July.
VIDEO - It was in the cards, historic Nations Cup victory for Denmark in Aachen
Photo credit: EQWO.net
After yesterdays team Grand Prix Denmark was in the lead of the team competition, but taking the victory in the mecca of dressage in Aachen needs 4 combinations to show at their best. And today they proved they were the best and will be ready for Herning!
Unbeatable Cathrine
WOW Cathrine - small unbalance at entering halt and lost of passage for a small moment, after that she just nailed it AGAIN. 80,064%
Marshall-Bell / Daniel Bachmann - Good halt, direct out into trot, power balanced diagonal, good half pass left nice balance, good into passage at C, power extension, super back into passage, active power of the ground passage, nice half pass right good balance, good into passage, soft extension, nice back, power passage, 74% trend, super relaxation good over track extended walk, super collected walk, super 1st piaffe first step bit cautious, nice transitions, active 2nd piaffe, good out, good into canter, very nice canter half passes well balanced, big super 2 times, good 1 times bit crop high begin, super extended canter, nice change, good 1st pirouette, nice 1 times, better control 2nd pirouette, bit stocked into trot, super long side, super expression for final centerline, top piaffe at the SPOT, super halt. 75,234%
Heiline´s Danciera / Carina Cassøe Krüth - Superb halt, direct forward, super expressive diagonal, good half pass left, super into passage, super passage, power expressive diagonal, super in and out, nice half pass right, super smooth back into passage, at the letters transitions, lovely side picture, trend 78,9%, top top extended walk, nice collected walk, lacking bit energy for 1st piaffe, good out, missing more activity for 2nd piaffe, super passage, nice into canter, super half passes, error 1 parallel hind for 2 times, error 1 times, good extended canter, nice sit and balance 1st pirouette, super 1 times, bit big 2nd pirouette, good into trot, power long side, super passage, best piaffe today bit forward trend, super final meters. 74,383%
Atterupgaards Orthilia / Nanna Merrald - Bit open halt hind, power super diagonal, nice half pass right good balance, super into passage, regular, super extension, back into lovely passage, good half pass right, super passage, super transitions in and out, power extensions, good relaxation for extended walk, good collected walk, active tiny trend forward 1st piaffe, super 2nd at the spot, nice transitions, super passage, good into canter, lost canter at turn, good half passes, nice 2 times, good 1 times, nice extended canter, super change, good 1st pirouette, nice 1 times, better 2nd pirouette, good into trot, power long side, super power for the final. 72,277%
Frederic Wandres and Bluetooth OLD winner of CDI4 Grand Prix Special
Frederic Wandres does not show the most spectacular tests, but always very correct, and he really manage to make the best out of each horse - today with Bluetooth OLD. He is far from a spectacular horse, good basic gaits, somewhat still a bit young bodywise, but Frederic manage to encourage and motivate him all the way to do his best. 75,638%
Everyone talks about Jovian what an incredible talented young horse he is. Watching today´s test tells his age - 8 year old. Outstanding for the trot tour 85%, walk tour bit limited and when it comes to piaffe he still need a lot to develop and be able to carry himself, like for the series and the pirouettes. Final score 72,532%
H2R favorite for the victory today was Total Hope OLD with Isabel Freese. But today the hormons look as if they took some of the control, as he for more times was against the aides which unfortunately was with costly errors. A very talented young Grand Prix horse with the strength to do the demanding GP. Finished 69,723% at 8th place.
Bluetooth / Frederic Wandres - Good halt, power diagonal, nice supple crossing half pass left, good into passage, nice regular passage, good extentions, nice half pass right could be bit more up in front with nose more our, small unbalance out into extension, small lack of rhythm in passage, nice marching extended walk, good collected walk, double beat hind 1st piaffe nice sit, good 2nd piaffe push bit hind out, good into canter, supple lovely half passes, good 2 times, good 1 times, good extended canter, good change, big but nice quality 1st pirouette, good 1 times, lost leg end of 2nd pirouette, good extended trot, good active final centerline.
Jovian / Andreas Helgstrand - Straight into good halt, nice out in trot, power expressive wow extension, uphill crossing expressive half pass right, super passage, power out for extension, crossing uphill half pass right, very good passage, power out for top extension, super side picture, short extended walk need more over track and let go, good collected walk, on/off piaffe lack energy and clear rhythm, 2nd piaffe stops, lack balance and clear piaffe steps, good into canter, nice canter half passes, good 2 times tiny swing, good 1 times swinging hind, power extended canter, good change, big pirouettes lacking more strength, swing 1 times, power long side, becomes short/low in the neck for piaffe, super passage.
Total Hope OLD / Isabel Freese - Good halt, direct out, well balanced expressive diagonal, nice flow big crossing half pass right, nice into passage, regular passage, power out for super extension, super power nearly bit over tempo half pass left, tiny lost of balance passage out of corner, good extension, missing bit power end of passage, super relaxation extended walk, good collected walk, good piaffe, bit short passage could show more flow forward, stops for 2nd piaffe, look naughty, bit running into canter, good canter half passes, big 2 times full diagonal, error 1 times, good extended canter, super change, bit big pirouette, super 1 times, 2nd lack more control and big, stocked into transition for trot, good extension, hind aides for final centerline, good managed piaffe, good halt.
Spanish Young Rider Sergio Basoco winner with his Danish Warmblood gelding Farnham L in Aachen today
All 3 Danish Warmblood horses placed in today´s Young Rider competition
The invitational Young Rider competition was a huge success last year, and again this year some of the best combinations were represented.
First to go was the only Spanish rider Sergio Basoco with Danish Warmblood gelding Farnham L by Fürst Rosseau / Hochadel, bred by Karsten Bundgaard. They show a smooth supple test without any technical issues. They both looked as if this was just their way of enjoying the Aachener atmosphere. Well deserved Personal Best today with 73,970%.
Placed 4th another Danish Warmblood gelding only 7 year old Atterupgaards Cooper by Charmeur / Gribaldi, bred by Stutteri Atterupgaard (his famous dam is Atterupgaards Orthilia competing in the 5-star tour with Nanna Merrald). A technical solid test, where you still get the feeling that Cooper finds Aachen a bit impressive, as he does show a bit of tensions all the way. 72,147%.
Last placement as no 6 with 70,706% was 9 year old Danish Warmblood gelding Son of a Lady by Soreldo / Welt Hit II, bred by Trine and Allan Severinsen and ridden by American Christian Simonson. Lots of qualities but also SoaL was a bit impressed by the huge Deutsche Bank arena today. He is former ridden and educated by Carina Cassøe Krüth.
VIDEO - Cathrine with another sovereign victory, today with Vamos Amigos in CDIO5* Grand Prix
Vamos Amigos & Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour - photo: EQWO.net (from the World Cup finals 2022)
Danish Cathrine makes history taking the individual victory in CDIO5 Grand Prix Aachen today
What a day, 35 combinations and at the end of the day with the Danish national anthem, and ones again Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour showed why she is Denmarks Queen of dressage.
Today was actually just the 4th international Grand Prix for Vamos Amigos, as he recently has been doing the Short Grand Prix test for the World Cup series, but today he just entered the very special +80% Grand Prix league with Cathrine.
“It was just the most incredible feeling. Absolutely outstanding - he is definitely a super star. I´m mega proud ❤️ Nathalie, Kyra and I are just something very special together”
Vamos Amigos / Cathrine Dufour - Straight into superb halt, direct into trot, power expression for diagonal, crossing uphill well balanced half passes, top halt with rein back, power diagonal super back into top passage, wow transitions, WOW zack zack zack piaffe steps, relaxed superb extended walk, good collected walk, direct to passage at M, clear passage, WOW easy light effortless piaffe and transitions, transition to canter super, good 2 times, good extended canter not last risk, good change, active zigzag, good 1 times bit tense bodywise, tiny super pirouette, ditto 2nd, bit in the hand for transition to trot, power diagonal, WOW final centerline, superb halt.
The audience also LOVES Cathrine and Vamos!!!
First hand comments from trainer Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein: “I´m super super happy and very proud - Cathrine really deserves it.”
Cathrine at the subsequent press conference today
Both young men placed at the podium were very humble and happy about their performances today
Placed as no 2 Germany´s Frederic Wandres with Duke of Britain
Duke of Britain / Frederic Wandres - Super halt, good diagonal, lacking bit more carriage and suppleness for half passes, good halt with rein back, good diagonal, could be sharper back into passage, lacking bit more activity for piaffe tiny forward trend, good transitions, nice relaxed quality walk tour, good into passage, better 2nd piaffe, nice transitions, passage could be more quick of the ground, good into canter, mid of 2 times bit small hind, good extended canter, nice change, ok zigzag lack more power, ok 1 times look bit slow, big pirouettes lack some energy, nice into trot, nice diagonal, good final centerline. 77,217%
Placed as no 3 Finland´s Henri Ruoste with Kontestro DB
Kontestro DB / Henri Ruoste - Good halt, power balanced diagonal, lots of crossing but lacking balance, better left, super halt good rein back, power diagonal, direct into passage, super piaffe, good transitions, lack bit more suppleness for extended walk good relaxation though, tense end of collected walk, small tension hind for piaffe, good passage, good transitions, good into canter, good 2 times, conservative extended canter, good change, good zigzag, nice 1 times, super control pirouettes, 2nd top! good into trot, power diagonal, top final centerline. 76,783%
Runner up today was Lottie Fry with the lovely power boy Everdale. Today scoring 76,500%
Everdale / Charlotte Fry - Good halt, expressive diagonal well balanced, crossing uphill balanced both half passes, superb halt with rein back, expressive power for diagonal, nice into passage of the ground, active piaffe off the ground, super transitions, good relaxation for extended walk, good collected walk, nice to passage M, clear active passage, nice rhythm for piaffe, good flow transitions, good into canter, super big 2 times, power extended canter lovely back and change, best zigzag of the day!!, super 1 times full diagonal, bit 1st pirouette, missing bit canter 2nd pirouette, nice into trot, supple diagonal with huge expression, very good final centerline.
10th, 11th and 12th position 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
No need to make the big analyses as the three other Danish team members unfortunately did not quite live up to the expectations.
Heiline´s Danciera with a lot of quality but at the same time she looked a bit tired, while Marshall-Bell looked fresh and for some moment a bit over motivated, and Atterupgaards Orthilia showed an effortless quality test with just the break into canter for the final diagonal, but seems that the somewhat open mouth was clearly taken into consideration by today´s judging panel.
10th place 74,500% - Heiline´s Danciera / Carina Cassøe Krüth - Straight into nice halt, power diagonal expressive, lovely side picture, nice crossing right, lacking bit balance left, bit open hind halt good rein back, power diagonal, super into passage, super passage, bit unbalanced hind for active piaffe tiny trend forward, nice transitions, superb extended walk, super collected walk, nice into passage, super passage, much forward piaffe lacking more balance, missing more flow for transitions, good into canter, missing start of 2 times does not take the aides, good extended canter, good zigzag, super 1 times, good quality for both pirouettes bit big, nice into trot, power expressive diagonal, super straight passage, tiny travelling forward piaffe, super passage and halt.
11th place 73,696% - Marshall-Bell / Daniel Bachmann - Bit tense halt, well balanced diagonal, nice side picture, good balance uphill half passes, tiny resistance left, tense halt with rein back, super diagonal with power, sharp into passage, active piaffe at the spot, super transitions, good relaxation over the back for extension, good collected walk, nice into passage, active regular passage, super 2nd piaffe at the SPOT, nice transitions, good into canter, bit tense start of 2 times but well managed, power extended canter, super change, bit unbalanced zigzag, full diagonal 1 times, bit big 1st pirouette, good 2nd pirouette, nice into trot, power diagonal, super centerline, super halt.
12th place 73,348% - Atterupgaards Orthilia / Nanna Merrald Rasmussen - Good halt, good diagonal lovely uphill balanced, nice side picture, good crossing but lacking bit more bend for right, left better flow, superb halt with rein back, power diagonal lovely, super back into passage, super passage, super piaffe, clean transitions, good extended walk, super collected walk, super into passage, super closed passage, WOW piaffe and transitions, super into canter, super 2 times uphill, power extended canter, super change, nice zigzag, super 1 times, super 1st pirouette, 2nd becomes bit hind aides, canter for diagonal, super final centerline.
The Danish team takes the lead after today´s Grand Prix in front of Germany and The Netherlands.
Here you find the entire results.
What a performance from Cathrine and Bohemian
Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour and Bohemian showed their top strength - photo credit: Lily Forado
Beautiful riding from the top ladies in today´s CDI4* Grand Prix in Aachen
Aachen is top most prestigious event throughout the year and is always the final preparation and form check before a big championship. This year with World Championships in Herning beginning of August.
Of course the Danish combinations wants to show that they are ready for the big home soil Championship.
For today´s CDI4* Grand Prix Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour and her long time partner 14 year old Bohemian were ready to show again. And what a show the gave the audience and the judges - they are definitely ready to rumble in Herning.
Aachen is a big stage and watching the early afternoon small tour more horses were really affected by the huge atmosphere.
When Cathrine entered the arena, you were not in doubt that she was telling Bohemian that this is gonna be huge, but we can manage together. When started trotting and the audience started to applaud Cathrine just went back to walk and patting him on the neck. And with the start signal they were both 100% focused and delived an outstanding test.
As Cathrine just told H2R after her top performance:
Fantastic with such a start. He was 100% concentrated all the way around and just so honest in everything he did ❤️ A nice calm start here in Aachen, and a super stepping stone before the World Championships on home soil.
Runner up was American Adrienne Lyle with Salvino. A very motivated and supple Salvino. Frederic Wandres and Bluetooth came 3rd, while Isabel Freese and Total Hope OLD finished 4th. From H2R point of view Total Hope and Freese showed a performance for a second place today. Super frame and expression, effortless, lovely natural go and flow with only an error for the one times.
Bohemian / Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour - NEW LEADER 80,413% - Superb halt, well balanced diagonal, smooth half passes nice uphill crossing, good halt with rein back, good diagonal, super into passage, WOW piaffe and transitions, super passage 100% regular, good extended walk could show bit more relaxation, good collected walk, super into passage, WOW piaffe and transitions, super passage, super into canter, super 2 times, good extended canter bit conservative, super change, good zigzag, super 1 times, superb 1st pirouette, WOW 2nd pirouette, good into trot, nice diagonal, straight, WOWWWW final piaffe and transitions, passage until final halt. Superb halt.
Salvino / Adrienne Lyle - Good halt, expressive diagonal, light but lacking more bending in the body for the first half pass, good halt with rein back, super nice diagonal, lovely back into passage, good expression passage, nice active off the ground at the spot with nice transitions, good relaxation for extended walk, good collected walk, bit tense passage, good piaffe, good out, nice into canter, good 2 times, good power extended canter, nice well balanced zigzag, super 1 times full diagonal, very nice pirouettes, bit over power final diagonal, super nice final centerline. 76,891%
Total Hope OLD / Isabel Freese - Nice halt, nice expressive diagonal, good flow and go for half passes, good halt with rein back, super diagonal, small unbalance into passage, nice passage, active piaffe at the spot, need tiny more clear flow for transitions, good extended walk, good collected walk, nice into passage, super timing for 2nd piaffe, good activity, nice transition, good into canter, super two times full diagonal, super extended canter, well balanced zigzag, big uphill unfortunately error 1 times, bit big but good quality pirouettes, good into trot, power diagonal, super final centerline. 75,000%
Great Danish performances from both Jovian and Thranegaardens Rostov
Young Jovian did look a bit more insecure for the piaffe tours today, while Thranegaardens Rostov looked very confident in the big atmosphere with a very solid performance.
Jovian / Andreas Helgstrand - Good halt, good diagonal, early into half pass not using first corner, bit tense good uphill crossing half passes, nice halt bit tense rein back, super diagonal, good into passage, lacking more flow and activity for piaffe, super passage, bit short extended walk, good collected walk, super into passage, missing more flow for piaffe and lacking activity, good into canter, good 2 times bit swinging, good extended canter, bit unbalanced zigzag, good bit swinging 1 times, good control pirouettes, good into trot, power diagonal, nice passage, lacking more flow into piaffe, good out. 74,761% (5)
Thranegaardens Rostov / Lone Bang - Super halt, power diagonal nice supple, well balanced half passes with good crossing, bit open halt good rein back, super diagonal, good transition to passage, good 1st piaffe, really nice overall picture, good transitions, nice relaxation for extended walk, good collected walk, super into passage, bit cautious into 2nd piaffe, good steps, nice out into passage, good into canter, nice 2 times, good extended canter, lovely balanced zigzag, super nice 1 times, good 1st pirouette, lacking last canter step for 2nd pirouette but well managed, super nice diagonal, super straight passage, lacking bit piaffe steps for final, good passage. 71,696% (10)
Here you find all the detailed scoring.
Aachen comes up with top sport from tomorrow Wednesday
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.
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VIDEOS - Successful Danish Warmblood auction with top price colt sold for 40.000 euro
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.
FEI PRESS RELEASE - All female-squad leads The Netherlands to victory in Rotterdam
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).
Top price 33.500 euro - Spain purchases 5 out of 6 top prices at HANN foal auction
Pre-bidding has started for Danish Warmblood foal auction
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.
H2R will be present at Blue Hors for the auction. Please feel free to contact me, if you need eyes on your favorite foals from the stable, on hard surface or some extra video.
Hermes and Dinja van Liere with an outstanding effortless CDIO5* Grand Prix on home soil in Rotterdam today
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
Blue Hors Foal and Young Horse Championships Friday and Saturday
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.
VIDEOS - Have you picked your favorite filly for Saturday´s Danish Warmblood auction?
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.
6 selected fillies
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