55.000 euro top price colt at Dutch Prinsjesdag foal auction

Once again a top price foal this year was sold to Canadian Vicky Lavoie, who already secured herself a big handful of high quality foals from German, Danish and Dutch auctions.

The expressive well moving colt by Mowgli VOD / Diamond Hit was sold at a top price of 55.000 euro.

Other top prices:

Here you find the entire prices.

Dressage Festival with Flair: Ludwigsburg Signals the End of the Outdoor Season

PRESS RELEASE

Ludwigsburg — It's all go this week: On Thursday, 22 September the second International Ludwigsburg Dressage Festival gets underway on the picturesque grounds of the lakeside castle of Monrepos in Baden-Württemberg. Visitors can look forward to a star-studded line-up at one of the last outdoor shows in Germany. 

The complete German WEG team, which secured bronze in Herning - Ingrid Klimke (Münster), Isabell Werth (Rheinberg), Benjamin Werndl (Aubenhausen) and Frederic Wandres (Hagen a.T.W.) - have confirmed their attendance. They will be competing against the German Champion Dorothee Schneider (Framersheim) and the Swedish Olympian Patrik Kittel - both have already celebrated victories in the CDI4* Tour at the premiere of the Dressage Festival in 2021. A total of 130 riders from 17 nations will be represented.

Frederic Wandres is also happy to return to Ludwigsburg and he is bringing one of his best horses, Bluetooth OLD. "What a great year in dressage sport lies behind us! From a German point of view, we opened the outdoor season in Hagen a.T.W. in April and now we are finishing it in Ludwigsburg. To be able to ride once more in front of Monrepos castle is a wonderful opportunity and end to the season. The fact that it's going to my homeland, the Ländle, is even better," enthuses the native of Baden-Württemberg.

Offer leaves nothing to be desired

The International Ludwigsburg Dressage Festival offers a wide range of competitions and entertainment that leaves nothing to be desired by participants and spectators. In addition to the international tours up to four-star level, the programme also includes the final qualifications of the Nürnberger BURG-POKAL and Piaff-Förderpreis series for dressage riders up to 25 years of age. From the state's point of view, the competition is particularly relevant because the finals of the Nürnberger BURG-POKAL for juniors and the Pony-Master Baden-Württemberg will be held. Saturday evening will be a highlight for the spectators: there's the Grand Prix Freestyle under floodlight, followed by the exciting DSP Foal Auction, "Her Majesties". Free admission, a catering and children's area and an exhibition all about equestrian sport and lifestyle under the chestnut trees of the estate provide the perfect festival atmosphere for the whole family.

Enthusiasm among the Ludwigsburg audience

The host RFV Ludwigsburg-Monrepos and its members are looking forward to four days of equestrian sport at its best and to the Ludwigsburg audience. The 1st Chairman, Dr. Werner Hildenbrand, speaks for his team: "The flair in Ludwigsburg is unparalleled, there is the closeness to the riders and the personal contact. We are proud to be able to be hosts again and also to inspire curious onlookers, who otherwise have nothing to do with equestrian sport, to become excited about dressage!"

Organiser and Managing Director of Horses and Dreams Entertainment GmbH, Francois Kasselmann, praises the commitment of the 140 helpers and the support of the strong partners of the Dressage Festival: "Even though we are only in our second year, it is already impossible to imagine the international calendar without Ludwigsburg. Something really unique has been created here and from the organisers' point of view we couldn't wish for a more beautiful setting. We wish all participants and guests good luck and enjoyment at this event."

Admission to the International Ludwigsburg Dressage Festival is free. The sporting programme begins on Thursday at 8:00 am with the Intermediaire II, preliminary test in the Piaff Förderpreis. Online portal ClipMyHorse.TV will broadcast all competitions live.

VIDEO - Interview with Lottie Fry during the British Dressage National Championships

Jenny Rudall and Bobby Hayler with Lottie Fry at British Dressage Fan Zone

Quote from Lottie Fry about her World Champion Grand Prix freestyle test with Glamourdale:

“It was just that tiny blip from canter to passage, I just asked for it too early and he was like “the music hasn´t changed why are you telling me to passage?", and then he was, oh now it´s changed, like that was totally me fault, but apart from that, it was just an incredible test to ride.”

Click at the photo here below to watch the entire interview.

De sidste championatsfinalister og mellemrunde deltagere klar fra kvalifikation i Aalborg

Sidste championatskvalifikation i Ålborg i går og idag, og allerede i næste weekend går det løs med mellemrunderne i hhv. VEST - Grindsted Rideklub (lørdag 4 års og 7 år, søndag 5 års og 6 års) og ØST - Heslegård Sportrideklub (lørdag 5 års og 6 års, søndag 4 års og 7 års).

4 års (7,8) Nr. 1 og 2 direkte kvalificeret til finalen


5 års (7,8) Vinderen klar direkte til finalen

6 års (7,8) Vinderen direkte klar til finalen

7 års (7,2) Vinderen direkte klar til finalen

450 hestefolk samlet til fælles spisning inden Følauktion Jylland

Stemningen var god og der var udsolgt til fælles spisning i den store hal på Vestbirk Ridecenter inden aftenens følauktion. Det hele var jo stablet på benene via en stor flok frivillige hjælpere, sammen med elever fra Vestbirk Efterskole.

Eftermiddagens præsentation forløb rigtig godt, og selvom det blot er 2 omgange til hvert føl, får man mulighed for at danne sig et ret godt indtryk, og jo i særdeleshed også værdifuldt idet der ikke var videoklip på alle føl i kollektionen. Generelt præsenterede alle føllene sig bedre LIVE end på video præsentationen, hvilket jo var yderst positivt. Faktisk var det kun et par stykker af føllene som var lidt præget af vækst på nuværende tidspunkt.

Det var en meget stor kollektion var klar til det købelystne publikum, og generelt var der rigtig god aktivitet og bud fra forskellige aktører i hallen.

Kvaliteten af føllene var generelt rigtig god, og DV avlerne i de tre regioner 4, 5 og 6 kan bestemt godt være stolte over deres avlsarbejde.

Aftenens dyreste føl blev ikke uventet solgt til Helgstrand Dressage, som var repræsenteret via Esben Møller som sikrede sig sidste bud på hingsteføllet Borgbjergs Victory e. Valverde - Tailormade Temptation - Michellino avlet af Jørn Dahl, Holstebro. Et føl med god størrelse, og som samtidig også viste rigtig god bevægelse i god balance. Det endelige bud blev kr. 225.000.

FEI Dressage World Ranking List Rules

FEI Dressage World Ranking List Rules

The FEI has been made aware of the social media posts published by Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (GER) on Thursday, regarding her return to competition from maternity leave.

While we fully understand her desire to compete, Ms von Bredow-Werndl clearly expressed her decision to avail of the maternity leave provisions set out in Article 2.2 of the FEI Dressage World Ranking List Rules in April 2022 and it was explained to Ms von Bredow-Werndl at the time that the minimum period of the maternity leave would be six months.

The FEI also informed the German Equestrian Federation at the time that, further to Ms von Bredow-Werndl’s decision, a note had been added to her profile confirming that she would not be competing during the six month period of her maternity leave.

Once an Athlete has chosen to apply for medical/maternity leave under Article 2.2 of the FEI Dressage World Ranking List Rules, and has benefited from the provision allowing for the retention of 50% of the ranking points from the corresponding six months of the previous year, it is not possible for the Athlete to subsequently change their mind.

The procedures currently in place for Athletes applying for medical/maternity leave are to protect the fairness and integrity of the sport. Any recalculation of the Dressage Rankings could have a significant impact on other Athletes.  

The FEI will undertake a review of the medical/maternity leave Rules for the future, and will liaise with the riders’ clubs (IJRC, IDRC) and the wider equestrian stakeholder groups.

Klar til lørdagens auktion på Vestbrik Ridecenter

Der er lagt op til den store avlerfest når Vestbirk Ridecenter åbner dørene for efterårets følauktion imorgen lørdag. Hvis ikke du allerede har tjekket kollektionen ud, så er rigtig mange af føllene nu opdateret med videoklip.

Se hele kollektionen her.

HUSK DU KAN FØLGE PRÆSENTATIONEN LIVE KL 16 OG AUKTIONEN SOM STARTER KL. 19 - via Zibrasport.

Link til streaming finder du her.

Some thoughts about the 6 year old World Championships

Time for bringing in the technical scores for the 6 year old horses

It´s a huge jump from doing the 5 year old test stepping up to 6 year old level, and when watching the finals the top of the 6 year old final were pure light and easy riding.

Is it time for bringing the technical scores like for the 7 year old horses, I think so. Because when following the judging for the 6 year old final, there were more times where the technical part was taken much to much into consideration for the marks of each gait, and included in both submission and perspective marks.

The PERSPECTIVE

There are of course many aspects taken into consideration when judging the World Championships for Young Horses, and from H2R point of view the PERSPECTIVE mark is actually where you should be able to see which horses are for the future of our sport.

At the World Championships the perspective mark deserves to be the place where the judges gives their comments and marks for the future Grand Prix horse and therefore judged with at least coefficient 2.

The marks did not follow the comments

Lightning Star by Ferguson / De Niro ridden by Kirsten Brouwer, lots of power with fire of the ground movements. For the technical part it was just three steps for the half pass left where the mare gets a bit tense and becomes a bit too high in the neck. But the swinging, self carriage, eager to go forward, balance for the turns and natural uphill tendency look like the exact way you would like it for the future, and said that the transition to walk is back on the hindlegs catching the clear active walk rhythm from the first step with good walk pirouettes and good quality of the canter. The first flying change is a bit hind the aides, 2nd good, in the counter canter left the mare see the cameraman and stops, but Kirsten manage to continue and show the next flying change without any issues. This top mare finished 8th in the ranking for the final.

Some of the judges comments were: “The trot was like a clock work very bouncy, when you think of going further you can already guess a little of passage (and here the judges takes a minor technical issues into consideration which is negatively reflected by the trot score of just 8,8!) The walk was good in the over track with good reach of the shoulders and could have been a little clearer when you bought him (it´s a her) back for the walk pirouettes 7,9 (is it really for such a huge deduction in the walk mark? not really!) the canter has a lot of spring and elasticity, looked easy to collect, really quick bouncing of the ground as well, you prepared all the lateral work very well, the transitions were nice, “he” was frighten for one little moment, we didn´t want to kill him for that (but they definitely did with just and 8,0! for submission), the perspective for this horse willing to work for you and with you is an 8,8.”


Before the 5 year old finals today with a look back into top 3 at the preliminary round

World Championships for Young Horses must be the “window” for the future of dressage

You just feel the enthusiasm and excitement at the event in Ermelo. Everyone participating has been selected to represent their country or/and breeding society.

When you go to your local regional young horse qualifiers, it has always been the place where you get the chance to show the good moving well balanced youngster and win. But going to the World Championships must be a clear step up towards the biggest goals in our sport, the Grand Prix.

As a rider, a breeder, and an owner this is THE PLACE where the qualities from all three gaits, abilities and PERSPECTIVE should crown the new young horse World Champions.

The highlights among the 5 year old horses

The preliminary round was counting 44 horses. Focusing on top 3 for a start with 3 top riders, the winner Frederic Wandres one of Germanys absolute most successful riders at the moment in the sport. Wandres showed an enormous stallion by Fürst Romancier and the judges loved what they saw - a big mover very professional presented. Did the judges actually find the next World Champion?

H2R is definitely not a highly trained judges or a top rider, but where was the lightness, the ability and not least the potential? Maybe it’s time for bringing in the test rider as a part of the finals?

Placed second Vitalos with top young horse rider Leonie Richter. A young horse is always in development and for this stallion Vitalos he is at the moment (might just be for a short period - time will show) weak in his left canter, but nevertheless for a clear 9,0!

Placed 3rd Victoria Vallentin with the black mare Lyngbjergs St Paris. When the harmony, lightness and PERSPECTIVE comes together. It was written all over THIS IS A POTENTIAL GRAND PRIX HORSE and correct scored for the gaits, but the score for the perspective was 8,8!

Bring on the finals today!

52 føl er klar til DV auktionen den 17. september på Vestbirk Ridecenter

Katalog nr. 46 - hoppeføl e. Asgard´s Ibiza / Gribaldi / Temple Wind XX

Stor opbakning fra avlerne til den kommende følauktion

Region 4, 5 og 6 står bag auktion Følauktion Nord-Syd, og med 52 tilmeldte føl er der lagt op til en stor auktion, hvor rigtig mange føl formegentlig vil finde nye ejere.

Det er ved at være sidst på sæsonen, nogle af føllene har været på DV´s følskue, og ellers nydt en lang tør sommer på græs.

Kollektionen tæller spændende afstamninger. Der er allerede en del videoer på føllene, og flere vil komme til løbende, så hold øje med kollektionen.

Auktionen vil blive livestreamet via Zibrasport, så man også kan afgive bud hjemme fra sofaen, hvis ikke man sidder i hallen på Vestbirk Ridecenter.

Hvis du ønsker at afgive telefonbud, skal du kontakte Mette Hansen på mail metteulf@live.dk eller telefon 60461377 for registering inden auktionen.

Se kollektionen her.

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