Jan Brink captured his fifth national dressage champion's title in his career at the 2006 Swedish Dressage Championships in Stromsholm, Sweden. With a 79.150% score in the Kur to Music and two wins in the Grand Prix (73.292%) and Grand Prix Special (76.520%)
, Brink and Bjorsells Briar (Magini x Kroket) produced an average score of 76,321 and stayed almost four percentage points ahead of the silver medallist, Louise Natthhorst.
With her Licensed Danish warmblood stallion Guinness (Dolomit x Elizar), Nathhorst was third in the Grand Prix (69.500%) and Special (71.480%) behind Tinne Vilhelmson, but her Abba inspired freestyle earned her 76.150% enough to claim the silver medal.
Bronze went to Tinne Vilhelmson on the Danish warmblood stallion Solos Carex (by Castro x Lagano). Vilhelmson landed two second places in the Grand Prix (71.083%) and Special (71.920%) but for her freestyle, she got 73.650% and dropped till third place.
Maria Erikkson and his Swedish warmblood gelding Galliano (Labrador x Collin) finished fourth in the overall ranking.
Results
Grand Prix
- 1 Jan Brink Briar - Bjorsells Briar - 73,292
- 2 Tinne Vilhelmson - Solos Carex - 71,083
- 3 Louise Nathhorst - Guinness - 69,500
- 4 Maria Eriksson - Galliano - 66,333
- 5 Wiveca Schenholm - Nobel - 64,000 S
- 6 Camilla Toll - Rainman - 63,292
- 7 Kristian von Krusenstierna - Wilson - 63,000
- 8 Emma Karlsson - Faradera - 62,833
- 9 Ulla Håkanson - Hyggebos Lidro - 61,625
- 10 Liane Wachtmeister - Chivas - 61,292
- 11 Jennie Larsson - Goch - 60,833
- 12 Helena Lindmark - Heros - 60,333
Grand Prix Special
- 1 Jan Brink - Briar - 76,520
- 2 Tinne Vilhelmson - Solos Carex - 71,920
- 3 Louise Nathhorst - Guinness - 71,480
- 4 Kristian von Krusenstierna - Wilson - 68,520
- 5 Maria Eriksson - Galliano - 67,560
- 6 Camilla Toll - Rainman - 65,360
- 7 Jennie Larsson - Goch - 63,880
- 8 Emma Karlsson - Faradera - 63,840
- 9 Wiveca Schenholm - Nobel - 62,760
- 10 Ulla Håkanson - Hyggebos Lidro - 62,320
- 11 Liane Wachtmeister - Chivas - 61,720
- 12 Helena Lindmark - Heros - 61,560
Grand Prix Kur to Music
- 1 Jan Brink - Briar - 79,150
- 2 Louise Nathhorst - Guinness - 76,150
- 3 Tinne Vilhelmson - Solos Carex - 73,650
- 4 Kristian von Krusenstierna - Wilson - 71,100
- 5 Maria Eriksson - Galliano- 70,650
- 6 Camilla Toll - Rainman - 70,250
- 7 Liane Wachtmeister - Chivas - 64,900
- 8 Ulla Håkanson - Hyggebos Lidro - 64,400
- 9 Wiveca Schenholm - Nobel - 62,850
2006 Swedish Dressage Championship
- 1 Jan Brink - Briar- 76,321
- 2 Louise Nathhorst - Guinness - 72,377
- 3 Tinne Vilhelmson - Solos Carex - 72,218
- 4 Maria Eriksson - Galliano - 68,181
- 5 Kristian von Krusenstierna - Wilson - 67,540
- 6 Camilla Toll - Rainman - 66,301
- 7 Wiveca Schenholm - Nobel - 63,203
- 8 Ulla Håkanson - Hyggebos Lidro - 62,782
- 9 Liane Wachtmeister - Chivas - 62,637
- 10 Emma Karlsson - Faradera - 62,833
- 11 Jennie Larsson - Goch - 60,833
- 12 Helena Lindmark - Heros - 60,333
Photo copyrighted: Astrid Appels / Eurodressage
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