For the third time in his career, Andreas Helgstrand won the Danish National Dressage Championships. This year he claimed his hattrick with his newest Grand Prix horse Gredstedgårds Casmir. Helgstrand and the black gelding won all thee tests and scored 74.20% in the final Kur
to Music. The silver medal went to a consistently riding Sanne Hennigsen on Clearwater, while bronze went to Nathalie Zu Saeyn-Wittgenstein.
Aboard the 8-year old Gredstedgårds Casmir (by Continue x Rastell x Alibi x Martell), Helgstrand scored 74.20% in the kur to music riding to Pink Floyd hits and Guns N Roses tunes. Sanne Hennigsen and Clearwater scored 73.05% in the freestyle. International judge Susanne Baarup commented for TV2 Sport on Hennigsen's ride and said, "Sanne rode a solid and fault-free test today. Her horse has no weaknesses, he's good in walk, trot and canter. Nathalie Zu Saeyn-Wittgenstein, who is trained by Kyra Kyrklund, scored 72.70% for her kur ride on Digby.
Results:
Grand Prix
- 1. Gredsstedgårds Casmir - Andreas Helgstrand - 70,1
- 2. Mikado Engvang - Joachim Chr. Thomsen - 69,1
- 3. Clearwater- Sanne Henningsen - 69,0
- 4. Digby - Nathalie Zu Sayn Wittgenstein - 68,5
- 5. Afrika - Anders Dahl - 66,8
- 6. Albert (All Af Helfin) - Joan K. Jensen - 63,3
- 7. Unik - Hanne Bruun Ejlersgaard - 62,8
- 8. Alex - Linda Pfingstl Aasted - 62,2
- 9. Broholm´S Highlight - Jim Rasmussen - 61,5
- 10. Stenbrogårdens Palermo - Henrik Jørgensen - 60,3
- 11. Gavin Alfarvad Z - Susie Fastrup - 60,1
- 12. Møllehøjs Rico - Jim Rasmussen - 59,3
- 13. Welser - Gry Heitmann - 52,8
Grand Prix Special
- 1. Gredsstedgårds Casmir - Andreas Helgstrand - 71,6
- 2. Clearwater - Sanne Henningsen - 69,6
- 3. Digby - Nathalie Zu Sayn Wittgenstein - 69,4
- 4. Mikado Engvang - Joachim Chr. Thomsen - 69,0
- 5. Afrika - Anders Dahl - 65,5
- 6. Broholm´S Highlight - Jim Rasmussen - 63,4
- 7. Gavin Alfarvad Z - Susie Fastrup - 61,9
- 8. Alex - Linda Pfingstl Aasted - 60,4
- 9. Albert (All Af Helfin) - Joan K. Jensen - 60,1
- 10. Møllehøjs Rico - Jim Rasmussen - 59,1
- 11. Stenbrogårdens Palermo - Henrik Jørgensen - 59,0
- 12. Welser - Gry Heitmann - 58,3
- 13. Unik - Hanne Bruun Ejlersgaard - 58,2
2007 Danish Dressage Championships
- 1. Andreas Helgstrand
- 2. Sanne Henningsen
- 3. Nathalie Zu Sayn Wittgenstein
- 4. Joachim Chr. Thomsen
- 5. Anders Dahl
- 6. Joan K. Jensen
- 7. Hanne Bruun Ejlersgaard
- 8. Linda Pfingstl Aasted
- 9. Susie Fastrup
- 10. Henrik Jørgensen
- 11. Gry Heitmann
Photo courtesy: Dansk Rideforbund
Related Links
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Andreas Helgstrand and Matine, 2006 Danish Dressage Champions