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Nicola Philippaerts’ Pandora van de Kruishoeve wins the Sparkassen-Youngsters-Cup Final

01.07.2023 22:49

Eleven pairs made it into the jump-off of…


Eleven pairs made it into the jump-off of the Sparkassen-Youngsters-Cup Final in 2023. In the end a Belgian duo finished ahead of two German pairs.

 

Jens Baackmann and his eight-year-old Holstein-bred Livello son, Lorenz, were the last pair in the jump-off, who had the chance to challenge Nicola Philippaerts and Pandora van de Kruishoeve for the victory. But that wasn’t to be the case. The time of the Belgian rider and his Belgian warmblood mare was simply unbeatable: 46.56 seconds. Baackmann and Lorenz notched up a time of 47.97 seconds, which meant second place for them. Rene Dittmer and his Westphalian-bred mare, Cavallina by Coupe de Coeur, finished third for Germany. The clock stopped at 48.54 seconds.

 

Nicola Philippaerts‘ winning horse, Pandora van de Kruishoeve, is a daughter of the KWPN stallion, Cidane (who is a Heartbreaker/Ramiro Z son) out of a dam by Elvis ter Putte-Clinton. She has been with the Philippaerts family since she was a six-year-old, i.e. for around two years. She has competed at shows under both Nicola and their employed professional rider Stijn Timmermann, who has done a “fantastic job” training the mare, according to Philippaerts. Among others he himself rode the mare at the World Championships of the Young Jumping Horses last year. But regardless of who is sitting in the saddle, she rarely collects any faults. Philippaerts: “I think she is a very good horse. She has always jumped super, which shows that she is not overwhelmed by such a huge arena like this one at all. So I hope she is going to be a good horse for the future.”

Charlotte Dujardin and Times Kismet in a league of their own in the WOTAX-Prize

01.07.2023 22:33

After the Prix St. Georges, Charlotte Dujardin and…


After the Prix St. Georges, Charlotte Dujardin and her elegant ballerina Times Kismet also won the Intermédiaire I, WOTAX-Prize – hands down.

 

When Charlotte Dujardin starts raving about her eight-year-old Ampere daughter, Times Kismet, she can’t stop. No wonder. The KWPN mare simply danced through the arena again tonight in the WOTAX-Prize. The judges awarded the pair from the partner country, Great Britain, a score of 78.294 percent for their performance in the Intermédiaire I. And that although there was slight room for improvement here and there, for example in the rein back. However, their victory was never in danger. All of the judges saw the pair as the winners.

 

Dujardin said later: “I am so happy with Kismet! That was her third Intermédiaire I. She is still totally green, just eight years old and she has never performed in front of such a big crowd. So, I am absolutely delighted with her!”

 

Second place went to last year’s winners, Frederic Wandres and his eleven-year-old Hanoverian-bred gelding, Quizmaster by Quasar de Charry on a score of 75.441 percent. The judges were in agreement here too that the pair should come second. Therese Nilshagen and her also just eight-year-old Hanoverian stallion La Vie (73.441), who only recently qualified for the Final at the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal, finished third.

 

In the course of the award ceremony, the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein paid tribute to the meanwhile 20-year-long commitment of the WOTAX company to the CHIO Aachen. “The WOTAX Prize has become a tradition on Saturday evening and we are very pleased that you, as a company from Aachen, support the CHIO so much,” ALRV Vice-President Frank Kemperman addressed words of appreciation to the Managing Partner of WOTAX Steuerberatungs- und Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH, Horst Wollgarten.

Two gold ribbons for Annabella Pidgley in the Prize of Liselott and Klaus Rheinberger Foundation

01.07.2023 21:26

The Freestyle of the Prize of Liselott and…


The Freestyle of the Prize of Liselott and Klaus Rheinberger Foundation was on the agenda for the upcoming young dressage riders today. As in the first competition, the victory went to the partner country thanks to Annabella Pidgley.

 

The 18-year-old Annabella Pidgley received a score of 78.620 percent for her performance with the Westphalian-bred mare, Espe, in the Freestyle of the Young Riders in the Prize of Liselott and Klaus Rheinberger Foundation. Close at her heels in second place: Her partner, the Danish rider, Alexander Yde Helgstrand (19), with the grey gelding, Belantis, who once danced through the Deutsche Bank Stadium with Isabell Werth. With his new rider, Belantis notched up a score of 77.735 percent. As in 2022, third place went to the US-American rider Christian Simonson with Son of a Lady. The pair were awarded a score of 75.660 percent and they were actually ranked first by two of the three judges.

 

Annabella Pidgley is taking part in several different competitions in Aachen. This morning she rode Vamos Amigos in the MEGGLE-Prize and contributed to the British team coming third in the Lambertz Nations’ Cup. Her trainer, Charlotte Dujardin, explained why she still competed in the Young Rider Tour: “I think it is good for her. She is 18, she can ride against the Seniors for years to come. But she should continue to gain experience with the Young riders, that will also help her for the classes against the Seniors.” Her bottom line on her pupil: “She does a brilliant job!”

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Dalera win the MEGGLE-Prize too

01.07.2023 21:09

Three tests over 80 percent, one just under:…


Three tests over 80 percent, one just under: The Grand Prix Spécial, the MEGGLE-Prize was both star-studded and extremely exciting – the winners were ultimately Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB.

The double Olympic gold medallist, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, was self-critical after returning from the Deutsche Bank Stadium with her partner in success with the best score of the day (81.021 percent) in the MEGGLE-Prize: “I made two wrong decisions which ended up in two big mistakes. In the transition from the collected walk to the piaffe I collected Dalera too much into transition to the piaffe And with the one-tempis on the centre line I waited too long and that made her think it was the transition into the one-tempis,” is how the 37-year-old explained the two mistakes that the duo made in the Grand Prix Spécial: In the first piaffe Dalera almost engaged her hindlegs too much and slightly lost the balance, then later the one-tempis between the pirouettes went wrong. The rider from Bavaria said both mistakes were her fault: “Dalera was amazing, I wasn’t,” she said with a wink.

The British three-time Olympic gold medallist, Charlotte Dujardin, demonstrated once again with her ten-year-old KWPN gelding, Imhotep, what a good competition rider she is and steered her bundle of energy (he has so much of it that he is out at grass all day at home) to the mega score of 80.787 percent and second place. The just 10-year-old Everdale son was active, dynamic and always in rhythm. Presented wonderfully by his rider, he gave the crowd in the Deutsche Bank Stadium a glimpse of where the journey could be headed, if the three-time Olympic gold medallist can demonstrate his full potential. “He is making such good progress as the moment and is gaining more and more strength and expression,” the young mother explained, looking forward to the future with the KWPN gelding.

Third place went to the best Danish pair, Nanna Skodborg Merrald with the Oldenburg-bred gelding,  Zepter by Zack with a score of 80.340 percent. The pair are phenomenal. The chestnut horse is already 15 years old, but he seems to be enfolding his full charisma at this late age. He was schooled by Daniel Bachmann Andersen. But when he left the Blue Hors Stud, Zepter didn’t find the right rider at first. He was intended as a schoolmaster for a young rider at the Blue Hors Stud. But he also left for new pastures. So the meanwhile head rider of the stud, Nanna, took over the gelding – the perfect fit. Claiming a sensational second place recently at the World Cup Finals in Omaha (USA), the shooting stars of the past months demonstrated in the MEGGLE-Prize, that the development curve is on a steep ascent.

German dressage team wins the Lambertz Nations’ Cup

01.07.2023 20:34

The German dressage riders were in a class…


The German dressage riders were in a class of their own this year in the Lambertz Nations’ Cup. Second place went to last year’s winners from Denmark, the partner country of the CHIO Aachen 2023, Great Britain, finished third.

On a total score of 468.285 points, the German quartet headed by the chef d’équipe, Klaus Röser and the national coach, Monica Theodorescu, won the Lambertz Nations’ Cup. Although they had a big lead, there was room for improvement in the performances of all pairs of the German team. One had particularly awaited the performance of Sönke Rothenberger and Fendi with anticipation, who were the first German pair to go. In the Grand Prix, the just nine-year-old Danish gelding by Franklin had still been pretty overwhelmed by the atmosphere in Aachen’s stadium, Rothenberger had explained. The result: Lots of mistake and a score under 70 percent. So the goal today was to improve the performance and the score. Mission accomplished. With a ride that focused on safety, the pair achieved a score of 74.830 percent. The team Olympic gold medallist of the year 2016 said: “I am very glad we were able to give him back the confidence he needed.“

Isabell Werth and Quantaz were the next to compete. The Quaterback son spooked in the one-tempis, which led to subsequent mistakes. Their end result: 75.851 percent and seventh place. Werth: “It was a shame because I was very pleased with the rest of the test. It was a harmonious competition.” Frederic Wandres had a short black out during his test with Bluetooth. He set off on the extended canter instead of the two-tempis and after noticing his mistake tried to step on the brake and do the tempis, which actually then went well. He also had a mistake in the one-tempis between the pirouettes. But there were also plenty of highlights, which were rewarded with a score of 76 percent. “I had a black-out and tried to make the best of it. I hope it never happens again.” The last pair to enter the arena for Germany was Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera. And the Olympic gold medallists, European Champions and World Cup winners came up trumps: 81.021 percent. As such, the German team managed to turn the tables round and relegated last year’s winners, Denmark, represented this year by Nanna Skodborg Merrald with Blue Hors Zepter, Carina Cassøe Krüth with Heiline’s Danciera, Andreas Helgstrand with Jovian and Lone Bang Zindorff with Thranegaardens Rostov, into second place. They were followed by the team from Great Britain, comprising of Charlotte Dujardin with Imhotep, Charlotte Fry with Everdale, Laura Tomlinson with DSP Rose of Bavaria and Annabella Pidgley with Vamos Amigos.

Michael Brauchle secures the German victory in the Prize of schwartz Group, Boyd Exell and the Dutch team in the lead in the individual and team classification

01.07.2023 20:29

Today was Marathon day for the four-in-hand drivers…


Today was Marathon day for the four-in-hand drivers in the Prize of schwartz Group. The fastest team of horses came from Germany. There is a new overnight leader in the individual classification, in the team competition, the Dutch drivers are heading for their 15th victory in succession. But Germany is close at their heels!

 

Michael Brauchle and his team of horses were the fastest in the Marathon of the Prize of schwartz Group for the fifth time. With a score of 105.45 minus points, he was able to assert himself against the Australian driver, Boyd Exell, who collected 106.46 points. Third place went to the Dutch driver, Koos de Ronde on a score of 111.32 minus points.

 

Brauchle said: “The Marathon was difficult, but the horses did a fantastic job!” The praise was addressed at his quartet comprising of Carola, Djamilo, Don and Quidditch S. The European Champion of 2015 added that Aachen is “always something special” for the horses, alone due to the many spectators and the loudspeakers and that the ground became rather soft. “But the obstacles were all well driveable with good lines.” The praise went to the new course designer, Alexander Flocke.

 

In the individual classification, the Prize of Family Richard Talbot, the cross-country specialist worked his way up to third place today after lying eighth in the dressage. His overnight score is 157.45 points. Boyd Exell is in the lead with a score of 145.38 points, followed by the Dutch driver, Ijsbrand Chardon, (154.63 points). Chester Weber from the USA, who ranked first after the dressage, was eliminated because he left an obstacle out.

 

The Dutch team heads the field in the overall classification of the Boehringer Ingelheim Nations’ Cup with a joint score of 314.330 minus points. Germany managed to move up to second place (320.260 minus points). The Australian dropped down one place into third (329.420).

Richard Vogel’s first big victory in Aachen in the Allianz-Prize – “Now I know the difference between winning and coming second”

01.07.2023 19:05

The Allianz-Prize was the highlight in the Main…


The Allianz-Prize was the highlight in the Main Stadium at the Aachen Soers on Saturday. After a dream round, Richard Vogel triumphed and left yesterday’s winner, Jana Wargers, lying in second place. Third place went to France again.

 

Anyone, who thought Jana Wargers and her Oldenburg-bred mare Chacco’s Lady were fast in the winning round of the Allianz-Prize, a 1.55-metre jumping competition, was astounded by the subsequent performance of Richard Vogel and Cepano Baloubet. That was super-fast!

 

Jana Wargers and her Chacco-Blue daughter, delivered a wonderfully fluent, clear round, the clock stopped at 42.16 seconds. But Richard Vogel and his just nine-year-old Chaman son sped round the ring, making it look like the pairs before him had been taking their time. He found the ideal take-off for every obstacle and in the turn that proved to be the “decisive element” of the winning round, they demonstrated why jumping horses have to be totally balanced and on their haunches. It was almost a pirouette – out of which Cepano Baloubet developed explosive impulsion to master the mighty Rolex obstacle. Vogel explained that “the tight turn was a mixture between a lot of things for sure. I spend half of the winter season in America and watch their skills and pick up a lot of tricks, riding in GER is more focussed on the dressage and combining this helps too. But my horse always searches for the fences, so that helps. Good rideability of the horses is very important and Capano also wants to get there and be quick.“

 

The clock stopped at 38.87 seconds. There was one pair to go, who are also well-known for their fast rounds. Philipp Weishaupt and Coby. They actually did achieve in topping Vogel’s time, but the take-off to the last obstacle didn’t quite fit and the rail fell, Richard Vogel had won. What it feels like to notch up his first big victory in Aachen, after winning the German U25 Trophy here three times in a row? “Now I know the difference between claiming a victory and coming second!”

 

He was referring to his placing in the RWE Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia yesterday, when he finished second behind Jana Wargers – which one must say he had been delighted about. “But coming first is a bit different…”

 

Like yesterday, third place went to France, albeit not to Kevin Staut, but instead to Marc Dilasser and Arioto du Gevres. With a time of 42.30 seconds the pair were slightly slower than Wargers and Chacco’s Lady. For Dilasser being placed wasn’t the decisive aspect: “The biggest problem was that I still have a star on my thigh after my fall at the last obstacle in the Nations’ Cup. So, I am overjoyed with our result today!”

 

Anyone, who watched the Allianz-Prize today, is probably asking himself, how Marc Houtzager’s Holy Moley is. The eleven-year-old gelding came to a halt after jumping over the last fence. Houtzager jumped off immediately and realised that Holy Moley couldn’t put any weight on his leg. He received medical treatment straight away. The horse has a soft tissue lesion that is being treated and the horse is in good shape.

“Bobby” says “Goodbye”

01.07.2023 18:45

Aachen was always a top venue for him,…


Aachen was always a top venue for him, as winner of the SAP-Cup his name is eternalised on the legendary winners’ board twice. On Saturday afternoon the Riding Master, Ingrid Klimke, officially retired her partner in success, Hale Bob OLD, from the sport at the CHIO Aachen 2023.

There couldn’t have been a more fitting setting: The best of the SAP-Cup of the CHIO Aachen 2023 lined the way as one of the stars of their sport entered the Holy Grass of the Aachen Soers one last time: SAP Hale Bob. Led by his long-standing rider Ingrid Klimke and his groom Carmen Thiemann, the 19-year-old gelding returned to the venue where he had always been so successful in his career. His name is eternalised twice on the legendary CHIO Aachen winners’ board. In 2017 and 2019 he carried his rider to the victory in the SAP-Cup. And the accomplishments the pair have notched up at international championships in the course of their joint career is long since equestrian sport history: Ingrid Klimke thanks “Bobby” for the first individual title in her career: In 2017 the pair claimed the European Championships title in Strzegom, Poland. Two years previous to that they made their championship debut at Blair Castle, Scotland: Team gold, fifth in the individual classification. In 2016 they flew to Rio de Janeiro. The silver medal with the team at the Olympic Games was followed by individual bronze in 2018 at the World Championships in Tryon (USA). Then, at the European Championships in Luhmühlen in 2019: Double gold! The pair picked up their last medal in 2021 at the European Championships in Avenches (SUI). Aged 17 at the time, “Bobby” finishing fifth in the overall ranking, the pair greatly contributed towards the German team picking up the silver medal.

After 70 international eventing competitions, that Hale Bob OLD has competed for Klimke’s yard, the end of his sporting career came to an end earlier than expected. At the test event for the World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy last year, he sustained an injury on the cross-country track and never returned to the sport. But a horse of his calibre can’t retire from the sport without a fitting ceremony. And that is what happened on Saturday afternoon in Aachen’s Main Stadium. With his ears pricked, “Bobby” listened to the speech of his long-time rider, who described him as being her biggest tutor. “Thank you Bobby, for all the unforgettable moments, that you have bestowed upon us,” stated Ingrid Klimke, whilst her former top horse chomped happily away on a carrot that Henrike Paetz, Director Strategic Global Sponsorships SAP, had brought along for him. And then he paced out of the arena to the thunderous applause of Aachen’s crowd. He is on his way back to the spacious fields in Münsterland, where he will enjoy his well-deserved retirement with the rest of his four-legged friends. Take care “Bobby“.

Germany reclaims the SAP-Cup, World Champion Ingham wins the individual classification

01.07.2023 16:33

Excitement pure through to the very last rider…


Excitement pure through to the very last rider in the SAP-Cup 2023! Who is going to win –USA, Germany or Great Britain? The concluding phase, the cross-country course, was the decider at the CHIO Aachen 2023. Ultimately, Germany won the team classification and Yasmin Ingham (GBR) was celebrated as the individual winner.

The team of the chef d’équipe, Peter Thomsen, finished first on an overall score of 104.9 minus points, ahead of the USA (108.2) and Great Britain (136.6). It was an open race between the three teams up until the last rider. The USA were in the lead, but only with a few time faults in hand. Will Coleman and Off the Record, the winners of the individual classification in 2021, were the last to go for the US team. They were doing really well until the Turkish Airlines Complex, where they had a run-out, dashing the dreams of the American team’s first victory at the Soers.

Michael Jung and fischerChipmunk FRH then set off on track. Will Coleman’s 20 minus points had put Germany in the lead. Malin Hansen-Hotopp with Carlitos Quidditch, Christoph Wahler with Carjatan S and Sandra Auffarth with Viamant du Matz all rode home clear, but had picked up time faults. None of the pairs had managed to stay within the time until then. But Jung and Chipmunk had to come as close to the best time as possible if they wanted to defend their lead against the Brits. Provided that the last rider of the British team, Tom McEwen with JL Dublin delivered the expected result.

Michael Jung and Chipmunk put in an immaculate round: 2.8 time faults, the third best cross result after Christoph Wahler with Carjatan S and Yasmin Ingham with Banzai du Loir, who had each only collected 1.6 penalty points for the time. Now it was down to Tom McEwen and JL Dublin. To cut a long story short: The Brits’ dream of winning also ended with a run-out at the Turkish Airlines Complex.

That meant not only the victory of the German team was certain, Yasmin Ingham was also confirmed as the individual winner. Because Tom McEwen and his Holstein-bred Diarado son – whom he claims is “possibly even more amazing” than his team Olympic gold medallist and individual silver medallist horse, Toledo de Kerser – had been the overnight leader after the dressage and jumping.

It was the first performance of the World Champion pair, Yasmin Ingham and Banzai du Lour, here at the CHIO Aachen – and they claimed the victory straight away! “I am pretty speechless. I am very glad to be here representing my country. I am very lucky to be here riding.“ And obviously she is even luckier with her horse. “My amazing horse did everything right. His performance in each phase was immaculate. He did brilliantly in the dressage, there are a few areas I can still polish up, a few marks to grasp, but overall he performed brilliantly. I could have kicked myself after the show jumping. I rode too slowly, didn’t canter enough, I couldn’t fault him, but I was a bit frustrated with myself. I channelled that frustration so that I would impress in the cross.” And she certainly did that. Finishing on a total score of 27.1 minus points, she had a 0.10 lead over Michael Jung. Third place on a score of 33.7 went to the US American winner from Kentucky, Tamra Smith with Mai Baum, ahead of Christoph Wahler and Carjatan S, who worked his way up the ranking list to 22nd place thanks to a fantastic performance in the cross-country.

Michael Jung summarised his impressions of the cross-country course that was, as always, designed by Rüdiger Schwarz as follows: “The course was nice to ride, but the faster you ride the more risk you take which can lead to mistakes.“ Which was incidentally how both Will Coleman and Tom McEwen explained their run-outs. All in all, the riders were unanimous that the course had been fair, but demanding.

In the run-up to the competition, EquiRatings had drawn up statistics, which prove that this year’s field of participants at the CHIO regarding the previous performances of the horses was the strongest CCI4*-S line-up since the start of the recordings in the year 2015. According to the same statistics, Michael Jung and Chipmunk were the favourites to win, followed by Mai Baum with Tamie Smith and Banzai du Loir with Yasmin Ingham – all of whom ultimately came under the top three.

The District Association of Bergisch Land wins the Prize of Handwerk

30.06.2023 21:54

The Prize of Handwerk paid homage to this…


The Prize of Handwerk paid homage to this year’s partner country of the CHIO Aachen: British flair, British stars, British customs dominated the scene this evening in the Deutsche Bank Stadium.

The outfits were creative, the choreographies were elaborate: The traditional Quadrille Championships brought an eventful day in the Deutsche Bank Stadium to a perfect close. The team of the District Association of Bergisch Land, comprising of Heike Holtkamp with Sambuko, Gaby Werheid with Favini, Nicola Heynen with Pharmaka’s Livius and Jule Sommer with Mc Guyver, convinced the judges with their inventiveness and extremely precise technical execution. Under the direction of their team leader Norma Frerck, the quartet was awarded a 9.0 for the technical execution and the top mark of 10.0 for the choreography. That secured them the victory (95.00 percent)!

They were followed closely (93.5 percent) by the District Association of Mettmann under the direction of Elke Buddenberg with Lotta Ditthardt on Passion of Night, Lisa Malin Schöning with Rolls Royce, Emely Schermuck with Fidlerniro and Christina Konings with Frederik.

Third place went to the delighted District Association of Aachen. The quartet of the team leader Dagmar Rueben, that comprised Claudia Weskamp-Effertz within Sir Sasse, Andreas Kleebank with Disney’s Star JR, Doris Förl-Wachtsmuth with Davino DKF and Irina Motovilova with Delano DKS finished on a score of 82.50 percent.

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