62 Horse& Hound1 August 2019
DRESSAGERESULTS25 July:PSG(JvanDaele,MStukelj,
JMRoudier,S Clarke,P Holler).—1,
RSRaphael(LPrincipe)POR73.47;
2,Fantastique(LMaas)NED72;3,
Boccelli6 (KBailey)GBR71.23.YR
team(CUmbach,J Graham,Mvander
Heijden).—1, Deco(JHardingHeitzmann)
GBR68.19;2,TinyTempur(ACorrie-
Deane)GBR67.5;3,Solhoej’sLordFalcor
(KTharaldsenOlsen)NOR67.06.jnr
team(TKarkkolainen,S Pidgeley,C
Umbach).—1, FBWDespereaux(Evan
Loon)GER72.42;2,WinnetouGEP(C
Hole)GBR70.66;2,WoodlanderRhythm
NBlues(MFrewin)GBR69.8.pony
team(HVoser,MvanderHeijden,
S Pidgeley).—1, Mastro’sNightAnd
Day(NvanBakel)NED70.14;2,Donna
Daria8 (WvandeRovaart)NED69.29.
CDI2*interA (TKarkkolainen,Mvan
derHeijden,C Umbach,H Voser,J
Graham).—1, HendrixII (WMcLean)AUS
67.75;2,Belmondo(PHutton)GBR66.82;
3,HeadmoreDiffinity(AOppenheimer)
GBR66.32. 26 July:CDI2*interI (Jvan
Daele,MvanderHeijden,S Pidgeley).—1, AlicanteValley(JDunn)GBR73.24;
2,RSRaphael71.42;3,Gladiator(Sde
Frel)NED71.18.CDI3*GP(CUmbach,
P Holler,S Clarke,JMRoudier,T
Karkkolainen).—1, IntoTheBlue(LBell)
GBR70.3;2,Duval’sCapriSonneJr(L
Tomlinson)GBR70.15;3,MangoJacaro(V
ThompsonWinfield)GBR68.89.CDIO3*
GP.—1, RubinAlAsad(LButler)GBR
73.75;2,Equador(JTorrao)POR73.52;
3,Fogoso(RTorres)POR72.74.YRindiv
(JGraham,MStukelj,H Voser).—1,
Solhoej’sLordFalcor68.68;2,EasyVZ(R
Hole)GBR67.7;3,Cachet(B-RHorobin)
GBR67.01.jnrindiv(MvanderHeijden,
H Voser,MStukelj).—1, FBWDespereaux
71.37;2,BelleAmie(JKirby)GBR69.6;3,
Chocotof(CBurgess)GBR68.92.pony
indiv(HVoser,J Graham,MStukelj).—
1, Brouwershaven’sViceroy(OWhitelaw)
GBR69.14;2,DZLRoyalSurprise(M
Whitham)GBR69.05;3,DonnaDaria 8
68.96. 27 July:nat5yofinal(KMepham,
K vanderHeijden,A Gould).—1, SJL
BaksZacco(DGreenwood)82.4;2,
FredEstaireWD(JTurney)79.6;3,TCE
JublilantAlSno(MChapman)78.nat
6yofinal(AOppenheimer,B Bereton,
J Connor).—1, WGSInanda(JPalmer)82.4;2,Freeman(HBiggs)82;3,Iwan(N
Barker)78.6.ponyFSM(JMRoudier,S
Pidgeley,J vanDaele,T Karkkolainen,
P Holler).—1, Brouwershavens’sViceroy
71.61;2,Mastro’sNightAndDay71.07;
3,BKSGrandDesign(SJohn)GBR69.7.
CDI3*GPS(JvanDaele,H Voser,M
Stukelj,J Graham,T Karkkolainen).—1,
Dacor(MSoratie)FIN68.51;2,Quentano 2
(EFaurie)GBR68.49;3,Kristjan(LButler)
GBR68.21.CDI2*interB (SPidgeley,J
vanDaele,T Karkkolainen,MStukelj,H
Voser).—1, Homerun(NKayal)GBR68;
2,HeadmoreDiffinity(AOppenheimer)
GBR67.18;3,Minain(KMepham)GBR
66.93.CDI2*interI FSM(PHoller,C
Umbach,MvanderHeijden,S Clarke,
J MRoudier).—1, AlicanteValleyGBR
77.4;2,Fantastique(LMaas)NED76.435;
3,HeadmoreDavina(AOppenheimer)
GBR74.325.U25interII (JGraham,
MStukelj,H Voser,J vanDaele,S
Pidgeley).—1, MrMercury(ASchiessel)
GBR66.97;2,Wanadoo(MIngham)
GBR66.56;3,Belafonte(EMcCarthy)
GBR66.2.CDIO3*GPS(CUmbach,P
Holler,J MRoudier,MvanderHeijden,
S Clarke).—1, Equador75.79;2,Beirao
(DNogueira)POR71.85;3,Evito(LLouws)NED68.72. 28 July:int5yofinal
(VThompsonWinfield,MEilberg,H
Watson-Greaves).—1, GFSezuki(M
Forest)80.6;2,SJLBaksZacco80;3,
TCEJubilantAlSno76.8.int6yofinal(K
Mepham,A Gould,D Greenwood).—1,
RockDiva(OOakeley)75.6;2,WGSInanda
75.4;3,Izaloe(AHardwick)74.YRFSM
(JMRoudier,H Voser,J vanDaele,M
Stukelj,J Graham).—1, Solhoej’sLord
Falcon70.34;2,TinyTempur68.98;3,
ForSeason(LKuropatwa)GBR68.4.jnr
FSM(MvanderHeijden,C Umbach,T
Karkkolainen,S Pidgeley,J Graham).—
1, FBWDespereaux75.79;2,Chocotof
71.27;3,WoodlanderRhythmNBlues
71.02.U25GP(HVoser,S Pidgeley,J
vanDaele,JMRoudier,MStukelj.—1,
MrMercury67.39;2,Belafonte65.64;3,
Vincente(I Chaplin)GBR65.33.CDI3*
FSM(PHoller,MStukelj,JMRoudier,
MvanderHeijden,S Pidgeley).—1, Into
TheBlue76.05;2,MangoJacaro74.05;3,
Michigan(UMoelgaard)DEN71.1.CDIO3*
FSM(TKarkkolainen,MvanderHeijden,
P Holler,C Umbach,S Clarke).—1, Rubin
AlAsad78.26;2,Fogoso74.63;3,Rubins
Nite(HWatson-Greaves)GBR73.25.Nat
Cup.—1, POR17;2,GBR23;3,NED36.placewiththemusicthewhole
waythrough.”
AmySchiessl,24,earned
herfirstinternationalwinsin
under-25ranks,toppingboth
theinterIIandgrandprixwith
the18-year-oldMrMercury.The
colouredMarsgelding,whom
Amypartneredatthe 2016 young
riderEuropeans,is knownasthe
grandpaoftheyard,butdidn’t
showhisagehere.
“Wehada slightsaddle
malfunctioninthewarm-upand
hewasa bitfresh,soit wasnothis
besttest,butit is bettertohavethe
horseinfrontofyouthanbehind
you,”Amysaidofherfirsttest.
“Thegrandprixwasbetter.It
wasprettymuchmistake-freeand
thechangeswerethehighlights.”SHOWINGOFFTHE
‘FANCYSTUFF’
DANGREENWOODandSJL
Baks Zacco won the five-year-oldHICKSTEAD CDI
25-28 Julynationalchampionshipwitha
comfortableleadon82.4%.
SaraLucasboughtthe18hh
gelding(BlueHorsZackx Don
Romantic)atBrightwellsAuction
asa three-year-oldandDan
partneredhimtothirdinlast
year’sBritishDressagefour-year-
oldchampionship.
Dan,whowillbeheading
toStoneleighagainthisyear
tocontestthefive-year-old
final,said:“AntoniaBrownhas
producedandqualifiedhimand
I justhoponatthebigshowsand
dothefancystuff.
“Hehasanoutstanding
temperament—a been-there-
done-thatattitude.Hegave
methebestfeelingtodate.He
showedhisabilitytocloseand
open,aswellassitandtakeweight
behind.Itis unusualforsucha
bighorsewithsucha powerful
hindlegtobesobalanced.We’ve
had a bespoke saddle made forhimashemaybeleggybuthe’s
alsoshortinthebackandit’s
madesucha difference.”
Having“overcooked”WGS
Inanda,byRockForever,inthe
warm-upattherecentHartpury
show,JezzPalmerwasdoubly
pleasedtowinthenationalsix-
year-oldfinalhereforthesecond
yearina row.
“Sherosetotheoccasion.I was
pleasedwithherwalkandcanter,
but her trot wasn’t quite whatIcangetathome.Pluswedid
thewalkthewrongwayround,
soI gota two-markdeduction.I
wouldhavebeencrosswithmyself
if I’dlostbecauseofthat.”
StephTaylorbought“Indy”
eightmonthsagofromthe
Netherlands,andwillnowtake
thereinsbackfromJezz.
Bothnationaltestwinners
wererelegatedtosecondinthe
international finals. Jezz andIndyfinishedjustbehindOlivia
OakeleyandanotherRock
Forevermare,RockDiva,who
pippedthembyjust0.2%.
OliviaandRockyhada
disappointingtimeattheprevious
week’sregionalsandOlivia
admittedshehadcomehere“just
aimingtogetfromstarttofinish
withasfewmistakesaspossible’.
“She’sverynoisesensitiveand
thegrandprixfreestyleswereon
in the next arena during our test,whichworriedme,”saidOlivia,
whowastotallyshockedtowin.
“Ourgoalatthestartofthe
yearwasjusttoscorea sevenin
a younghorseclass,butnowshe
givesmethefeelingofbeinga
futuregrandprixhorse.”
MarkForrestandSandy
Senior’sSezuandaughterGF
Sezukiclaimedtheinternational
five-year-oldchampionship
with a much-improved test‘Shegivesmethefeelingofbeingafuturegrandprixhorse’
OLIVIA OAKELEY ON INTERNATIONAL SIX-YEAR-OLD VICTOR ROCK DIVAMarkForrest
andGFSezuki,
bySezuan,claim
theinternational
five-year-old titleHardworkpaysoff
fordoubleinterI
victorsJessDunn
andthepowerful
Alicante Valley