Finishing second in the consolation finals of the Promising Stallion Intermediaire I class were Swedish Ebba von Essen and Rambo. With a score of 66.25%, Von Essen produced the same mark as Martin Stamkotter and Rilke
, but had to let the winners of the class, Jeannette Haazen and the Belgian warmblood Rockefeller van de Zelm, go ahead of them.
Only a pair since 2002, Ebba von Essen seems to click well with the approved Swedish warmblood stallion Rambo 910. Sired by Chapman out of Lacea (by elite stallion Lansiar), Rambo descends from a famous Swedish line of breed show champions. Rambo is bred and owned by Ann & Torsten Pehrsson from Hörby, Sweden, and stands only 16.1 1/2 hands high. Rambo made his dressage debut on the international scene under Finnish rider Carmela Nunmminen.
He competed in the 1997 Breeder's Trophy Six-year-old Championships, winning the semi finals and finishing seventh in the finals, which were won by Bjorsells Sack, the 2003 Zwolle Best Stallion Champion. In the 1998 Falsterbo Kleber Cup for Seven year old dressage horses.
Rambo has one licensed son, Dirigenten, also ridden by Von Essen and owned by Rambo's breeder Ann and Thorsten Pehrrson. Other Rambo offspring competing on the Swedish dressage scene are for instance Fandango and Papin.
Ebba von Essen was a famous medal winning Swedish young rider who made the transition to the big tour by moving to The Netherlands to work for Stallion Station De Havikerwaard. Ebba rode famous stallions there such as Welt Hit II and Welcome, but left the stable in the autumn of 2000, making room for Coby van Baalen as rider of the stallions. Ebba's sister, Maria von Essen won individual bronze at the European Junior Riders Championships in Hickstead. Sister Angelie von Essen is a famous show jumper working with Jan Tops in The Netherlands.
Image copyrighted: Dirk Caremans
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