Horse & Hound – 08 August 2019

BREEDING

WORLDBREEDINGDRESSAGE

CHAMPIONSHIPS

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WorldBreedingDressage

ChampionshipsforYoung

Horses,Ermelo,Netherlands

THESEchampionshipshavea

habitofspoilingspectatorswith

incrediblequalityacrossallage

divisions,butthisyear’sfive-year-

oldclasswastrulysensational.

Only0.02%separatedgold

medallistsAndreasHelgstrand

andJovian(Apachex Tango)and

second-placedSecret(Sezuanx St

Moritz)andJessicaLynnThomas,

whohadwonthequalifier.

Whenthemuch-hyped

breedingstallionbySezuan,who

hadbeenshownsparingly—and

neverinternationally—picked

uptwo10sinthefinal(forcanter

andperspective)fora totalscore

of9.64,heseemedtohavesecured

thegold.However,enterJovian.

Thestallion,whoqualifiedin

fourth,collecteda staggeringfour

10s,withonlythewalkreceivinga

lessermarkof8.3.

JudgeMariaSchwennesen

commented:“Jovianis a displayof

pureself-carriageandsuppleness.

Thecanteris well-balanced,uphill

andfluent;thetrothassomuch

springandsuspensionbut,even

withallthatairtime,it always

matchesbetweenfrontandback.”

Andreasalsofinishedthird

onanotherSezuanoffspring,

QueenparksWendy.Helgstrand

Dressagehada totalof 13 horses

competing,promptingone

spectatortodubErmelothe

“WorldChampionshipsforYoung

HelgstrandHorses”.

“Neverbeforehavewehad

sucha stronggroupofhorsesfor

theworlds,”saidAndreas.“From

dayone,whenJovianarrived

inourstables,I’vesaidhe’sthe

easiesttoride.Hehasdonethree

differentstalliontestsandineach

hereceiveda 10forrideability

fromtheguestrider.Hedoesn’t

havethebiggestwalk,buthe

extendsandcollectsveryeasily.”

TwoBritscompetedin

thisclass.SusanPapeandthe

OldenburggeldingHarmony’s

V-Plus(Vivaldix Fürst

Romancier),20thinthequalifier,

were14thintheconsolationfinal.

LucindaElliottandtheBritish-

bredHawtinsLirica(Lemony’s

Nicketx Dimaggio)improved

onthequalifier’sscoreof7.4to

finishanexcellentninthinthe

consolation final with 8.12.

Giants of the dressage breeding world battle it out for championship glory

‘MYLASTCHANCE’

INthesix-year-oldranks,Frederic

WandresandZucchero(Zonik

x PrinceThatchxx)wonboth

thequalifierandfinal.Itwasan

especiallypoignantvictoryastwo

yearsago,Fredericwasawarded

bronzeinthisclass’sprize-giving

ceremony,onlytolosethatmedal

beforethepressconferencewhen

a countingmistakewasdiscovered

inthescores.

“Thisis sucha specialfeeling,”

saidtheGerman,whoworks

atHofKasselmann.“I’vebeen

comingtoErmeloeveryyearand

I knewthiswasmylastchance

towinhere.Zuccherois a special

horse;ourrelationshipis super-

strong,andI knowhiminsideout.

“OnthedaysbeforeErmelo,

I rodehimonthecantertrack

withouta saddle,justtokeep

himfreshandsupple.Thishorse

is easytotrainandhasa natural

talentforthepassageandpiaffe—

mygoalis tokeephimhappyand

healthyallthewaytograndprix.”

Lastyear’sfive-year-old

championsAndreasHelgstrand

and Revolution were relegated to

secondplace,whilemoreZonik

bloodimpressedforbronze(Zum

GlückunderRobinvanLierop).

Britain’sLottieFryand

Inclusive(Everdalex Uptown)

returnedtoErmeloafter

competing in the five-year-old

BySELENESCARSI

Clash of the Titans

AndreasHelgstrandridestheApachex TangostallionJoviantobe

crowned five-year-old world champion, with four scores of 10

RESULTS

4yoqual(UNivelle,A Fransen-

Iacobaeus).—1, SoUnique(EMöller

GER)RHEIN9.14;2,KevinCostner

Texel(EScholtensNED)KWPN8.96;3,

GameOn(BConnAUS)DWB8.46.4yo

consfinal(CHess,O Smeets).—1,

Killer(SSpeltNED)KWPN8.32;2,King

Leatherdale(NvanLeeuwenNED)KWPN

8.28;3,KadansSW(MHoogeNED)

KWPN8.22.4yofinal.—1, SoUnique

9.64;2,KevinCostnerTexel8.43;3,

Kingdance(LSchootsNED)KWPN8.14.

5yoqual(AHamoen/MSchwennesen,

C Lopes/JvanDaele).—1, Secret(JL

ThomasSWE)BAD-W9.54;2,Valverde

(EMöllerGER)WESTF9.28;3,Johnny

Depp(RvanUyters-vanVlietNED)

KWPN9.28;20,Harmony’sV-Plus(S

PapeGBR)OLD8.02;32,HawtinsLirica

(LElliottGBR)BHHS7.4.5yocons

final(AHamoen/MSchwennesen,LC

Campos/MAlmasy).—1, Esme(EMöller

GER)WESTF8.72;2,JustWimphof(R

vanUyters-vanVlietNED)KWPN8.66;

3,Quiana(NWegoGER)RHEIN8.66;

9,HawtinsLirica8.12;14,Harmony’s

V-Plus7.82.5yofinal(AHamoen/M

Schwennesen,I Wessels/SBaarup).—

1, Jovian(AHelgstrandDEN)KWPN

9.66;2,Secret9.64;3,Queenparks

Wendy(AHelgstrand)DWB9.42.6yo

qual(AFransen-Iacobaeus/CHess,

S Baarup/IWessels).—1, Zucchero

OLD(FWandresGER)OLD9.46;2,

Revolution(AHelgstrand)WESTF9.42;

3,ZumGlückRS2OLD(RvanLierop

NED)OLD9.16;18,Inclusive(CFryGBR)

KWPN7.8.6yoconsfinal(AFransen-

Iacobaeus/CHess,C Lopes/JC

Campos).—1, IronmanH(YOesterholm

FIN)KWPN8.96;2,Skywalker(C

KristoffersenSWE)SWB8.82;3,Straight

HorseAscenzione(HLangehanenberg

GER)DWB8.64;9,Inclusive8.02.6yo

final(AFransen-Iacobaeus/CHess,

I Wessels/MAlmasy).—1, Zucchero

9.66;2,Revolution9.44;3,Zhaplin

Langholt(AHelgstrand)DWB9.34.7yo

qual(UNivelle/AGardner,J vanDaele,

L Andersson,C Lopes).—1, D’Avie

(SJuradoLopezESP)HANN85.04;2,

HesselhoejDonkeyBoy(JMChristensen

DEN)DWB84.88;3,TotalHopeOLD(I

FreeseNOR)OLD82.18;33,MerlotRoyal

(LBeckettGBR)OLD69.38;39,Heraldik

(EAllenGBR)KWPN63.5.7yoconsfinal

(UNivelle/AGardner,J vanDaele,

L Andersson,MAlmasy).—1, Astoria

(JHogbergSWE)SWB79.6;2,Habibi

DVB(MdeVriesNED)KWPN78.78;

3,First-StepValentin(LPauluisBEL)

WESTF77.71;23,MerlotRoyal67.99;26,

Heraldik66.92.7yofinal(UNivelle/A

Gardner,L Andersson,S Baarup,JC

Campos).—1, D’Avie85.1;2,Hesselhoej

DonkeyBoy85.02;3,TotalHope84.25.

classlastyear,toscore8.02for

ninthintheconsolationfinal.

Lastyear’ssix-year-old

championD’Avie(DonJuanDe

Husx Londonderry)andSevero

JuradoLopezdominatedthe

seven-year-olddivision,giving

Helgstrandanothertitle.

“OfcourseI feltpressureto

defendmytitle,especiallywhen

thecompetitioncomessoclose,”

commentedtheSpaniard,who

worksforHelgstrandDressage.

“Mydreamis tocontinuewith

theeducationofD’Avieandkeep

ridinghimtothehighestlevel.”

JudgeUlrikeNivelleadded:

“It’snotalwayseasytojudge

thisclass,inwhichthequalityof

thehorses,assessedbytwojury

members,hastobecombined

withthetechnicalscore,examined

bytwootherjudges.Butwereally

enjoyedourselvestodayandthe

qualitywasjustfantastic.”

Britainwasrepresentedbytwo

combinationsintheseven-year-

olddivision—MerlotRoyalunder

LeahBeckettandHeraldikunder

ElizabethAllen,whofinished

23rdand26threspectivelyinthe

consolationfinal.

ThiseditionoftheWorld

BreedingChampionshipsalso

includeda classforfour-year-olds,

theSportProHorsechallenge.

ItwaswonbyHelgstrand

Dressage’sSezuanx Donnerhall

stallionSoUnique,ridden by

Eva Möller.H&H