Horse & Hound – 01 August 2019

64 Horse&Hound1 August 2019

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by

Selene

Scarsi

DRESSAGE

YOUTHEUROPEANS

24-28 July

U25/YR/jnr/childrenEuropean

Championships,San Giovanni in

Marignano,Italy

GERMANYdominatedthe 2019

editionoftheyouthEuropeans,

witha totalhaulofninegold

medalsoutof 11 onoffer.

With an average of more than

ConsistentGermanridersnotchupa staggeringtotalofninegoldmedals

across the four age divisions at this year’s combined youth Europeans in Italy

76%acrosstheirteamriders,

Germanyweretheclearwinners

inthejuniordivisionaheadof

theNetherlands,withthefirst-,

second-,fourth-andfifth-highest

scores in the team test all awarded

BySELENESCARSI

Germany dominates

JanaSchrödterandDer

Erbeprovethemselveswell

worthyoftheirlatecall-upto

theGermanteamwithtwo

individual golds at junior level

toGermancombinations.The

twojuniorindividualgoldmedals

wenttooneofthesurprise

combinationsoftheseEuropeans,

debutantsJanaSchrödterandDer

Erbe,whowereinitiallyreserves.

Janawasinformedshe’dcompete

onlythreedaysbeforetheteam

were due to leave for Italy after

originalteammemberLucie-

AnoukBaumgürtel’sSweetheart

FHhadtopulloutaftera knock.

DerErbe(Dimaggiox De

Niro)is a muscularpowerhouse,

withastonishingextensionsand

anenormousenginethatseems

onthevergeofexploding,but

is always kept under control —