CHIO Aachen 2025: WOTAX-Prize goes to Dinja van Liere and a “super superstar” (press release)

Dinja van Liere and her Mauro Turfhorst v. Zonik, the winning pair in the WOTAX-Prize, together with their groom Susan van Dongen and Horst Wollgarten (managing partner of WOTAX Steuerberatungs- und Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft). (Photo: CHIO Aachen/Leonie Minten).

Dutch victory in the WOTAX-Prize, the Intermédiaire I on Saturday evening. The World Championships bronze medallist, Dinja van Liere, presented her aspiring youngstar, Mauro Turfhorst, in whom she places big hopes for the future. Today, he collected his first gold rosette at the CHIO Aachen.

Dinja van Liere won the Intermédiaire I, the WOTAX-Prize with the just eight-year-old KWPN-bred stallion, Mauro Turfhorst by Zonik on a score of 75.294 percent. Van Liere’s eyes were sparkling when she began to rave about her four-legged sports partner, whom she has been schooling since he was a three-year-old and whom she came fourth with at the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses, as a six and seven-year-old. “You want me to tell you something about Mauro? That could take a while!” she joked. “I am a huge fan of his. The feeling he gives me when I am sitting in the saddle, is so light and easy. It is simply fun to ride him. All I have to do is remember the test. He does the rest: “He is going to be a super, superstar!”

The pair that came second in the Small Tour in Aachen on a score of 73.823 percent has a great deal more experience, they are namely the winners of the Prize of VUV-Vereinigte Unternehmerverbände, the Prix St. Georges, Frederic Wandres and Quizmaster. The 13-year-old Hanoverian-bred gelding proved once again that he is a specialist in the Small Tour in Aachen. He has been competing in the WOTAX-Prize since 2021, has won the class twice and come second two times before and added a further silver rosette to the list today. After his Prix St. Georges victory, he joked as to whether “Quizzie” could perhaps claim a place on the renowned Walk of Fame as the most successful horse of the Small Tour. He certainly deserves it!

Third place went to a World Champion, the 2024 World Champion Young Dressage Horse of the seven-year-olds, Life Time FRH under Charlott-Maria Schürmann. The fact that both Mauro Turfhorst and Schürmann with her eight-year-old Hanoverian-bred stallion by Livaldon competed here in Aachen, lent the competition an extra touch of excitement, because it was the first time that the two of them have taken part in the same class since the World Championships in Ermelo, where Mauro Turfhorst came fourth. Although two judges saw Schürmann and the elegant, dark chestnut stallion clearly in front, this time Life Time had to bow down. The pair was awarded a score of 73.647 percent.

All CHIO Aachen 2025 results.

CHIO Aachen 2025: Justin Verboomen and Zonik Plus sensationally win the MEGGLE-Prize (press release)

The sensational winner of the MEGGLE-Prize, the Belgian Justin Verboomen, with his Zonik Plus together with Marina Meggle. (Photo: CHIO Aachen/Diana Wahl).

What a MEGGLE-Prize at the CHIO Aachen 2025! Personal bests for all top three riders and a Belgian newcomer that left Isabell Werth and her Olympic gold and silver medallist horse, Wendy, behind him. Plus, a pair from England that took the hearts of the crowd in Aachen by storm.

2025 is the first international Grand Prix season for the Belgian rider, Justin Verboomen, and his self-trained and just nine-year-old Zonik Plus. It was the second Spécial ever for both horse and rider. And then in the MEGGLE-Prize at the CHIO Aachen! The Belgian dressage rider and his black stallion didn’t let that deter them. The pair danced to a phenomenal victory and their personal best score of 80.745 percent. It was Verboomen’s first victory in the dressage arena in Aachen.

Second place went to Isabell Werth and Wendy, who were awarded a score of 80.106 percent after making mistakes in the one-tempi flying changes. This was also a personal best for the pair. The British rider, Becky Moody, and her self-bred Dante Weltino son, Jagerbomb, were delighted at coming third with a score of 78.404 percent. The third personal best.

Not a man of many words, Justin Verboomen said after the Grand Prix in the Prize of Family Tesch that he can’t wait to show Zonik Plus’s real potential in the dressage arena. Whether that had been the case today? “Not yet. But you will see it one day!” he promised. Whereby everyone was already totally impressed with the pair’s performance today.

Isabell Werth doesn’t shy competition. On the contrary. “It was great sport and the strong competition makes it spicy. That is the reason I am still here.” She wasn’t surprised by the performance of the new talents. “I saw Justin in Lier and it was clear to me that he wouldn’t try to be a gentleman. That is what we love to have: Exciting sport and competitive shows, that is what the spectators love.”

The British rider, Becky Moody, member of the team that won bronze at the Olympic Games in Paris, was overjoyed: “It is something else to ride into this arena. The crowd are fantastic and so knowledgeable.“ At the same time, the atmosphere brings challenges with it. “He was definitely very enthusiastic today in the arena! He didn’t want to stand still, but it is precisely this energy that makes the rest of his test so special. That is what we are all striving for finding the balance between energy and relaxedness.”

Tomorrow, we continue with the Lindt-Prize. CHIO Aachen Head of Sport, Birgit Rosenberg, is looking forward to the next encounter between the “big three” – and she is certainly not on her own: “We all know that Isabell (Werth) is at her best when she is challenged. Namely, the most successful dressage rider of all time then excels with top performances. It is going to be exciting!

All CHIO Aachen 2025 results.

CHIO Aachen 2025: “No mistakes and you are on the podium“ – Ingrid Klimke wins consteed-Prize

Ingrid Klimke and Vayron NRW, the winning pair in the consteed-Prize, together with groom Carmen Thiemann, Dr. Ariane Reinhart (former board member of Continental AG) and ALRV supervisory board member Peter Weinberg. (Photo: CHIO Aachen/Jasmin Metzner).

Ingrid Klimke and Vayron made expensive mistakes in the HAVENS Horsefeed-Prize on Wednesday. They wanted to make sure that didn’t happen in today’s Grand Prix Spécial, the consteed-Prize. They totally achieved that aim.

Ingrid Klimke and Vayron won the Grand Prix Spécial, the consteed-Prize with a score of 74.128 percent, followed by the pair that came third in the Grand Prix: Henri Ruoste (FIN) with Tiffanys Diamond (73.872). The winners of the HAVENS Horsefeed-Prize, Isabel Freese (NOR) and Total Hope, had to be satisfied with third place today and a score of 73.660 percent.

Ingrid Klimke was delighted that her plan came off after the Grand Prix on Wednesday, when she and Vayron made expensive mistakes in the canter tour on the centre line with the pirouettes, an exercise that the Westphalian stallion finds difficult due to his sheer size – 1.90 metres, as his rider explained. After that the two-time team Olympic gold medallist and ex-European Eventing Champion followed a tip the former national eventing coach told her. “Hans Melzer always used to say: ‘No mistakes and you are on the podium!‘ That was my motto today. I said to myself I want to go through the exercises one by one without any mistakes.“

It worked. And Vayron performed immaculately. “I had the feeling he was completely focused in the Spécial. He marched down the long sides on his own, so that I thought in the extended trot: Wait a minute! But he was great to ride and he was totally in his element,” the Master of Riding explained about the eagerness of the Vitalis son, who won team silver for Denmark at the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 with his former rider, Daniel Bachmann Andersen.

Ingrid Klimke emphasised that the national dressage coach has contributed greatly to her and the horse getting used to each other so quickly. “I must say a big thank you to Monica Theodorescu. Since I have had him, she comes every week and has always said we will get there. I think you will manage it as soon as he learns to trust you.“

A victory at the CHIO Aachen definitely shows that the two of them are on the best track.

All CHIO Aachen 2025 results.

CHIO Aachen 2025: Prize of Family Tesch goes to Isabell Werth and Wendy de Fontaine (press release)

Winner of the Prize of Family Tesch, Isabell Werth, together with Siegward Tesch and ALRV President Stefanie Peters. (Photo: CHIO Aachen/Jasmin Metzner).

Isabell Werth and her Olympic mare, Wendy de Fontaine, competed at the CHIO Aachen for the second time and they clinched the victory of the Grand Prix, the Prize of Family Tesch, for the second time today. Whereby it was a closer race than many had expected today.

As the third pair to go in the Prize of Family Tesch, Isabell Werth and Wendy put in an almost immaculate test with highlights in the piaffes, which was awarded a score of 79.761 percent and top of the table. But it was too early to celebrate yet. Because the final duo, the Belgian rider, Justin Verboomen, and his nine-year-old, self-trained Hanoverian stallion, Zonik Plus, had received plenty of praise before arriving in Aachen.

It is the first Grand Prix season for the beautiful black horse that looks just like his dam’s sire, Hohenstein, and who has been scoring higher and higher marks from show to show. In Lier he was awarded 78.543 percent, which significantly contributed towards his home country winning their first FEI Nations Cup ever. The pair was thus awaited with trepidation in Aachen, ultimately, they scored 78.348 percent, coming second behind Isabell Werth and Wendy. Whereby the judge at E, Katrina Wüst, saw Verboomen and Zonik Plus in first place with a score of over 81 percent.

Frederic Wandres and his reliable sports partner, Bluetooth, came third. After a magnificent round the pair from Hagen were awarded a score of 76.891 percent. Like Werth and Wendy Wandres and Bluetooth formed part of the German team that won Olympic gold in Paris.

Asked about her mare, Wendy, Isabell Werth swarmed: “She is so clear in her mind. She always knows when it is important. She is still very young. She is only eleven. But her whole body has improved over the last year. We are getting to know each other much better.“ Sounds like there may be even more potential there.

The runner-up, Justin Verboomen, is also convinced of that. To the more or less rhetorical question as to whether he was surprised by his result today, the 37-year-old Belgian rider simply answered “No!”, adding “Zonik Plus really is a special horse and I am very proud of him, very happy with the progress I have made with him over the short period of time. He still needs a bit of time and I can’t wait to show what he does at home in the tests.”  

It will be exciting to see how the pairs perform in the coming challenges at the CHIO Aachen, the Grand Prix Spécial, the MEGGLE Prize on Saturday and the Freestyle competition, the Lindt-Prize on Sunday.

All CHIO Aachen 2025 results.

CHIO Aachen 2025: German dressage trio unbeatable in the Lambertz Nations Cup

Isabell Werth and her Wendy, who won the Lambertz Nations' Cup with the German dressage team at the CHIO Aachen 2025. (Photo: CHIO Aachen/Jasmin Metzner).

The winners in the Lambertz Nations Cup have been listed since 1977. It is easier to count how often Germany hasn’t won this international game between the dressage nations – four times. However, the new victory was no sure-fire success either.

The German team was actually supposed to comprise of four members. But at the last moment, Sönke Rothenberger withdraw Fendi and it was too short notice to appoint a pair to replace him. So, Katharina Hemmer with Denoix PCH, Frederic Wandres with Bluetooth OLD and Isabell Werth with Wendy de Fontaine had to hold their own without him. A task they mastered with flying colours. Hemmer and her Destano son were awarded a score of 75.413 percent, putting them in the lead. Wandres and Bluetooth managed to top that with a score of 76.891 percent. Isabell Werth and Wendy’s was the icing on the cake: 79.761 percent, which also meant the victory in the individual classification for the pair. The German team’s total score amounted to 232.065 percent.

Isabell Werth may not have been a member of every German Nations Cup victory to-date, but of many of them. And nevertheless, she raved: “’Winning a Nations Cup is always something special and in Aachen it is very special.”

The national coach, Monica Theodorescu, was proud of her team: “Nobody made any errors and I am very happy,” she summed up, albeit admittedly, hardly surprised. Regarding Rothenberger’s withdrawal she commented that it had been a shame that it came too late to appoint a substitute and that they had simply had to deal with the situation.

Second place for the Belgian team on a total score of 219.804 points was a small sensation, which was above all attributable to the performance of Justin Verboomen and his just nine-year-old Zonik Plus. The pair also came second in the individual competition on a score of 78.348 percent. The team was completed by Larissa Pauluis with Flambeau (72.065), Domien Michiels with Intermezzo van het Meerdaalhof (69.391) and Charlotte Defalque with Botticelli (68.283). Their combined score: 219.804 points and the best result a Belgian team has ever achieved in the Dressage Stadium at the Soers. The quartet’s comment about this historic achievement? “Nothing, we are still in shock!”

Third place went to Sweden with an accumulated score of 216.935 points. The team comprised of Patrik Kittel with Touchdown (73.587), Maria von Essen with Invoice (72.565), Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén with Hyatt (70.783) and Caroline Darcourt with Lord Django (66.239). Patrik Kittel was not only delighted about the team’s result, but also about that of his fellow competitors: “It is nice to see everything change and new riders and new teams coming up. It is the same with Sweden, we have new riders on the team and with Stefan (Jansson) a new chef d ’équipe. So, we came to Aachen with no expectations and now we are sitting here coming third – that is really cool!

CHIO Aachen Head of Sport, Birgit Rosenberg agreed: “I am completely with Patrik. So many new faces! It keeps the sport alive. It was super sport and great pictures for our sport.”


All CHIO Aachen 2025 results.

CHIO Aachen 2025: First Grand Prix victory in Aachen for Isabel Freese from Norway in the HAVENS Horsefeed-Prize (Press Release)

The photo shows the winner's podium in the HAVENS Horse Feed-Prize at the CHIO Aachen 2025: from left Sandra Sysojeva, Isabel Fresse and Henri Ruoste together with (l.) Maarten van der Heijden (Chief Judge), Joris Kaanen (m.) (Managing Director HAVENS), and ALRV Supervisory Board member Dr. Thomas Förl (r.). (Photo: CHIO Aachen/Jasmin Metzner).

A huge victory for Isabel Freese! The Norwegian rider, who has been living in Germany for a long time, won the Havens Horsefeed-Prize, the Grand Prix of the CDI4* Tour with her Olympic horse, Total Hope.

It was an international podium in the prize-giving ceremony of the HAVENS Horsefeed-Prize in the Dressage Stadium: Norway ahead of Poland and Finland. Isabel Freese won the class with the Oldenburg-bred stallion, Total Hope on a score of 74.261 percent. It was the first time that the 46-year-old has won a Grand Prix at the CHIO Aachen. Second place went to Sandra Sysojeva with the also Oldenburg-bred mare, Maxima Bella (73.696). Henri Ruoste finished third with his Danish-bred mare, Tiffanys Diamond (73.087).

The best German pair were Semmieke Rothenberger and Farrington in fourth place on a score of 72.565 percent.

The winner couldn’t have been happier. “I am simply mega, mega, mega happy to win here in Aachen! That is simply above all my expectations!” Above all, she was delighted with her meanwhile 13-year-old stallion, who descends from Totilas (Edward Gal/Matthias Alexander Rath) and Weihegold (Isabell Werth), both of whom already excelled here in Aachen in the Big Tour. Total Hope did credit to both of them today. “I am super happy with my horse. He was a bit tense at the beginning when the spectators started clapping. But he coped with it really well! He was totally with me – it was simply great fun,” she raved.

Isabel Freese and her fellow competitors were able to totally live out their exuberance later in the prize-giving ceremony. The horses were namely dispensed from taking part and the riders did the lap of honour on foot, galloping around the arena spiritedly.

All CHIO Aachen 2025 results.

CHIO Aachen 2025: Prize of VUV-Vereinigte Unternehmerverbände Aachen goes to Frederic Wandres and Quizmaster again (press release)

Frederic Wandres and Quizmaster ended their performance in the Prix St. Georges, the Prize of VUV-Vereinigte Unternehmerverbände just in time before the heavens opened. But even if they had had to ride in the middle of the storm, one can rely on “Quizzie”.

Frederic Wandres and Quizmaster won the Prix St. Georges, the Prize of VUV-Vereinigte Unternehmerverbände on a score of 73.912 percent. It is the second victory in succession in this class for the pair, after coming second twice in previous years. The perfect start to the weekend in the Dressage Stadium at the Soers, the team Olympic gold medallist is convinced: “Quizzie has been our lucky charm for the past five years already. It is always good to get off to a good start in the Small Tour!” But in spite of both the horse and rider’s experience, success never comes easy here: “Although Quizmaster is very experienced, we still have to put everything into practice in the arena.” Especially since adverse weather conditions came into play. “Today, we experienced the entire range of weather conditions. We even had a light thunderstorm during our test. But it was okay. And he still fully demonstrated all of his strengths.”

The weather was definitely more than just a harmless small talk topic of conversation today at the Soers. The program in both the main stadium and dressage stadium had to be interrupted from time to time. Ingrid Klimke's Diafys OLD was completely unimpressed by the involuntary break. The pair have been together since 2024, but didn’t start competing until this year. And yet the 2023 National Champion of the seven-year-old dressage horses purred through the Dressage Stadium in Aachen as if he had known his rider for years and was rewarded with a score of 72.647 percent for his performance.

A Dutch duo came third, Dinja van Liere and the eight-year-old KWPN stallion, Mauro Turfhorst, who finished fourth at the World Championships of the Young Dressage Horses, both as a six and seven-year-old, and also excelled today here in Aachen.

All CHIO Aachen 2025 results.

(Photo: CHIO Aachen/Diana Wahl).

Lotte Buchhave og Grand Galiano melder klar fra den danske lejr i Aachen

Grand Galiano nyder Aachen livet - privat foto.

Selvom det var planlagt som endnu et lille podcast klip, så ville teknikken (eller måske mere H2R´s, færdigheder) ikke helt som planlagt, så derfor et lille skriv i stedet.

Alle er kommet godt på plads i Aachen

Hedebølgen har også ramt Aachen, og igår aftes da Lotte og hendes mand Gert forlod stalden stod der 38 grader på termometret.

Lotte og Gert bor ca 1 km fra Aachen stadion, mens rytter Rikke Dupont og hendes mand og træner Allan Hansen bor på hotel inde i Aachen. Som Lotte fortæller er det altid hende, som er hotel ansvarlig, når de er på tur og derfor også førstevælger i forhold til adgang til stalden.

Selvom varmen raser i Aachen så trives Galiano super fint fortæller Lotte, og hun kender ham så godt og holder jo selvfølgelig skarp øje med om han drikker som han plejer under de vejrforhold.

Danskerne er alle samlet i samme staldafsnit med undtagelse af juniorekvipagen Brianna og Clara Arnkjær som står i en anden stald, og som lige har været forbi og hilse på hos resten af danskerlejren.

Gårsdagens møde med CDIO5 rytterne var dels velkomst og informationer, herunder ekstra fokus på at både heste og ryttere var godt dækket ind med væske i forhold til de ekstraordinære vejrforhold.

På de tre opvarmningsbaner er der sørget godt for på ryttere og heste med bl.a. både æbler og gulerødder på køl.

Træning og vet check

Dagen startede tidligt imorges hvor der var åben træning på hovedarenaen fra kl. 6.30. Og i forhold til vejrudsigten var teamet klar til den tidlige træning, hvor Rikke og Galiano trænede let og red nogle få af linierne. Igår var træningstiden nations opdelt hvor de alle 4 havde arenaen for sig selv.

Alle de danske heste gled let gennem vet checket, hvor Danmark var på som 2. nation efter Belgien. Nu venter lodtrækningen om morgendagens starttider (klassen starter kl. 9.00 torsdag) inden det rigtig går løs for Grand Galiano og Rikke Dupont´s debut i Aachen.

Resten af dagen

Lige nu står den på Prix St. Georg hvor Nadja er til start, og senere i CDI4 Grand Prix med Kenneth Damgaard.

Onsdagen sluttes temmelig sikkert af med en lille træktur på arealerne i Aachen for Grand Galiano, fortæller Lotte fra sin plads på en bænk i skyggen, hvor der begynder at komme mange mennesker på det store flotte Aachen anlæg.

Today and tomorrow with final Danish Warmblood selection for WCYH in Verden

Danish Warmblood has 4 slots for each age group and normally selecting 2 reserves

For the final selection the starts list for today:

5 yr old

6 yr old

7 yr old

Following 7 yr old are still active for finally selected, but will not physically participate in the 2nd selection: Fiona Bigwood/Quinn G - has started in England and is assessed based on the video from there. Nadja Sloth/Bonita Gersdorf - rider will ride in Aachen and has therefore ridden an extra ordinary selection for the selection committee.

Stutteri EVO og Stutteri G værter for årets hoppekåring og følskue for Hannoveraner Avlsforeningen i Danmark

Den forgangne weekend stod i HANN avlernes tegn i Danmark med hoppekåring og følskue på hhv. Stutteri EVO i Jylland og på Stutteri G på Sjælland.

Dommerteamet fra Hannoveranerforbundet i Tyskland var Sandra Frieling og Bo Heitmüller.

Dutch rise to the occasion in Rotterdam

Outside of the arena, the pressure was on Dutch anchor rider Marlies van Baalen as she began her CDIO5* Grand Prix test with Habibi DVB, as her score would determine the outcome of the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™. 

But inside the arena, van Baalen had her focus elsewhere.

"For me, it was a great test. I had no idea where we were in the competition or what score I needed to get [for us to win]. I was just focused on my horse and on the test. 

Marlies van Baalen

(DEN)

"We all know that Rotterdam is a super nice competition with the arena, but it's not always the easiest for the horses. I was very happy that Habibi was super focused today and relaxed," van Baalen continued. "I could ride a very steady test, which was enough."

Van Baalen and Habibi's 71.957% score secured a narrow victory for The Netherlands. Led by Chef d'Equipe Patrick van der Meer, the four-rider squad of van Baalen, Thamar Zweistra (Hexagons Luxuriouzz N.O.P.T.), Marieke van der Putten (Kuvasz RS2 N.O.P.T.), and Hans Peter Minderhoud (Glock's Taminiau) finished on a total score of 215.587, less than a half-point ahead of Great Britain (215.152). Belgium finished third (205.609). The Netherlands was the only team to have all of its riders score above 70 percent, an impressive feat considering that three of the team's horses are aged 10 or younger.

"I have to say, we have three kind of inexperienced horses here, so they really did a good job, but they also learned good things," van der Meer said. "I think it's really important that when we ride with an audience like this, that the horses are able to relax enough, and that they can get good experience, and I think they really did a good job and managed it well."

Minderhoud was the team's highest scoring rider, earning a 72.739% for his test with the 10-year-old stallion Glock's Taminiau. The mark neared a personal best for the combination as they finished second individually.

"This horse hasn't done a lot of big competitions, and I think this was the biggest arena he's seen in his life so far," Minderhoud shared. "The first part [of the test], he was looking a little bit at everything, but then he went really well. He's a young horse and he hasn't seen a lot in his life until now, and he was really good."

Great Britain put up a strong fight, with Lottie Fry (GBR) bringing forward her World Champion and Olympic bronze medal-winning partner Glamourdale for the first time since winning April's FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final (SUI). The pair put up the highest marks of the day to put their team in contention, scoring 75.109%, though mistakes down the center line of pirouettes brought their score down below their average.

"I have to say, it was such an amazing test and such an amazing feeling," Fry said. "We were really working as one in the arena, and everything I asked, he gave. He was just incredible. Unfortunately, there was quite a big misunderstanding, which we didn't get back from very easily, so two very expensive marks there, but apart from that I was so happy coming out [of the arena] because of the feeling he gave, and he was so happy to be doing it. He was really excited, and you don't need more than that."

For van der Meer, his team accomplished two goals: a win on home soil and successful exposure to a big atmosphere for horses and riders with championship promise.

"Winning is always nice, especially in Rotterdam, our home country, and this competition is an amazing show with the Nations Cup. I'm really proud of my riders and all the horses," he said. "This is a really good start also for the next wave we have to get up to the European Championships (ESP) and the World Championships (GER) next year." 

The 15 points earned by the Dutch catapulted them to the top of the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ series leaderboard; they now share the lead with Germany on 35 points. Great Britain sits third with 24 points. The series resumes with its penultimate leg at Aachen (GER) on 03 July 2025.

FULL RESULTS

Elysée og Anne-Mette Strandby Hansen kvalificeret til at deltage i UVM udtagelse for Tyskland

Anne-Mette Strandby Hansen er klar til UVM udtagelse i Tyskland den kommende uge - foto: H2R

På mandag går det løs i Warendorf med første udtagelse af de tyske heste til UVM i Verden (5. - 10. august).

EVO rytter Anne-Mette Strandby Hansen og den 6-årige Elysée e. Escolar / Laurentio (avlet af Johannes Westendarp) vandt i weekenden 6 års klassen som blev afholdt på Uggerhalne Sportsrideklub (international 4* dommer Kirsten Søgaard) med 85,4 og dermed kvalificeret til at ride UVM udtagelse for Tyskland den kommende uge.

Anne-Mette er jo super erfaren og succesfuld i UVM sammenhæng, og Elysée ligner et rigtig godt bud på en plads blandt tyskerne. Startlisterne er endnu ikke online for næste uge, men der kommer helt sikkert flere spændende kandidater.

For de danske ryttere med udenlandske heste, er det desværre meget begrænset i forhold til at kunne kvalificere sig på hjemlig grund, idet de danske championater jo først har kvalifikationer efter sommeren.

UVM udtagelse i Tyskland

Det tyske program for dagene hedder på første dagen, obligatorisk træning, og det betyder som det står at træningen er obligatorisk. Her er almindelig træning, men der gives klare desinger om hvad man gerne vil se, og hvad der evt. gerne skal ændres på inden førstedagens udtagelse.

Herefter rides der alderstilsvarende indlendende program både tirsdag og onsdag. Umiddelbart efter bliver det offentliggjort hvilke heste der er klar til deres sidste udtagelse som er 15. juli. Til den sidste udtagelse rides finaleprogrammet.

Udtagelserne kan følges via Clipmyhorse.

Adgangskrav for at kunne deltage i udtagelse

For de tyske heste er der helt klare regler for hvordan man kan få adgang til at deltage i udtagelsen.

Kravene for 6 års heste er:

  • allerede kvalificeret til Bundeschampionatet (kravet for kvalifikation er min 8,0)

  • var kvalificeret til Bundeschampionatet som 5 års og mindst en gang placeret i M

  • placeret en gang som 1, 2 el 3 i klasse M med mindst 8,0

  • finaledeltager ved Bundeschampionatet som 5 års

  • finaledeltager ved UVM som 5 års

  • 6 års tyske heste med udenlandsk rytter (som ikke er udelukket fra konkurrence) og har deltaget i CDI el CDI lignende udskrevet klasse placerest som nr. 1, 2 el 3 i klasse M med mindst 8,0.

Det også tydeliggjort i de tyske udtagelseskrav, hvordan man derudover kan kvalificere sig til deltagelse med ex ekstraordinær top kvalifikation til ex Bundeschampionatet. Se udtagelseskravene her.

Nomination and admission for the second selection is based on impressions and performances from the mandatory training and the relevant FEI test in the first selection by a selection committee. The selection committee makes the nomination decision for the second selection. During the Mandatory Training, the selection committee consists of two experienced dressage judges with qualification for young horses. During the riding of the FEI tests, the selection committee additionally includes the German National Dressage Coach. On the warm-up arena youth trainers can be involved. They are not members of the selection committee but may be consulted for their impressions before the nomination decision.

June, July and August with foal shows in Germany

If you want to keep an eye on which combinations makes it to the top of the German foal shows this year you have the possibility to either follow LIVE or catch up later at Clipmyhorse archive.

Each foal show with a lot of foals from same stallions which makes it possible to get a good impression on how each stallion is able to make their imprint on the next generation.

Klosterhof Medingen (3 May) with a lot of Escaneno, St. Emilion and Global Hope foals.

Champions:

no 17 Filly by-Escaneno - Florencio I - Don Romantic. Obvious winner filly with nice uphill supple movements

no 33 Colt by St. Emilion - Herbstkönig - Florencio. (H2R pick was reserve champion by St. Emilion - San Amour)

16 May - Reinland Foal Championship - Schloss Wikrath

Champion filly at Foal championship Reinland 16 May by Iowa Gold / Escamillo - outstanding filly!

Champion colt at Foal championship Reinland 16 May by Venturo / Quaterback (will be at Wicrath July auction). Lovely mover.

Va Bene / Quaterback champion colt from foal show in Luhmühlen 13 June. He will be available at HANN Elite foal auction. Super supple mover.

Champion filly Bargstedt/Großenwörden 14 June by Barbaresco / Wolkenstein II

Champion filly by Despacito / Bon Coeur at Pape foal show 15 June. Overall qualities at this show was very good with Pape´s own breeding in top.

Champion at Gestüt Bad Woldsee 15 June by Von und Zu / San Amour

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