Four horses -- Belarus, Sardera, Hotshot, and Dante Weltino -- booked splashing victories at the first Bundeschampionate qualifier of the season, held in Bremen, Germany, on 4 April 2013. No less than 80 horses in total gathered at this sun-filled event to vie for a starting place at the Bundeschampionate in Warendorf by scoring at least 8.0 or higher.
The 5-year old division was split into two groups. Claudia Ruscher and Heinrich Ramsbrock's bay Westfalian stallion Belarus (by Beltoni x Riccione) were the convincing winners of her division with an 8.3 score. Klaus Schrader became the runner up with his home bred Oldenburg gelding San Coco di Amore (by San Amour x Cheenook), which is owned by Irina Dietrich. The pair scored 8.0 to place second and tied with Lena Stegemann on Ingo Pape's liver chestnut Hanoverian gelding Don Hitmeyer (by Diamond Hit x Lauries Crusador xx).
The smaller second group of 5-year olds was a clean sweep for Andreas Muller who rode both his horses to first place and an 8.1 score. He got the yellow ribbon for his tests on Johannes Sabel's Hanoverian mare Sardera S (by Sandro Hit x Londonderry) and on Gunther Heilshorn's Hanoverian stallion Hotshot (by Hotline x Donnerhall).
Six horses in the 6-year old category scored 8.0 or higher and qualified for Warendorf. Swedish Therese Nilshagen bested the field on both her horses. With Lodbergen's Oldenburg reserve licensing champion Dante Weltino (by Danone I x Welt Hit II) she won the M-level test with a strong 8.6 score. Aboard the Hanoverian stallion Sean Connery (by Sir Donnerhall I x Rotspon) she was second with 8.4. Yvonne Reiser and the dark bay Oldenburg bred Diamo Gold (by Dimaggio x Ex Libris) tied in second place. Spanish PSI rider Borja Carrascosa posted a score of 8.1 to slot in fourth on the Hanoverian gelding High Lane (by Hotline x Brentano II). Pferd 24's Nadine Plaster and the Baden Wurttemberger bred gelding Daumeling (by Dacaprio x Gluckspilz) was fifth with 8.0 and tied with Janet Egbers on Farewell Fritz, Gunther Schmidt's Hanoverian stallion by Fidertanz x De Niro.
Results - 2013 Bundeschampionate Qualifier - Bremen
5-year olds - Group 1
- 1. Belarus - Rüscher,Claudia - 8.3
- 2. San Coco di Amore - Schrader,Klaus - 8.0
- 2. Don Hitmeyer -Stegemann,Lena - 8.0
- 4. High Point - Hammann,Christina - 7.7
- 4. Roger Moore - Egbers,Sabine - 7.7
- 6. Sacharow - Feldmann,Claudia - 7.4
- 7. Quentin Tarantino - Hannöver,Ralf - 7.3
- 7. Steppo - Rüscher,Claudia - 7.3
- 7. Higgins B - Bührig,Marco - 7.3
- 10. Havannah - Hannöver,Iris - 7.2
- 10. Der kleine Prinz - Platen,Julia-Katharina von - 7.2
- 10. Swing King - Kraglund,Katrine - 7.2
- 10. Mein Traum - Malissa,Andrea - 7.2
- 14. Finest Feeling M - Richter,Leonie - 7.1
- 15. Sky - Egbers,Sabine - 7.0
- 15. Lance Armstrong- Seewald,Dirk - 7.0
- 15. For Christmas - Busch-Kuffner,Silvia - 7.0
- 18. St. Pauli WS- Platen,Julia-Katharina von - 6.8
- 19. Diba - Schilling,Lilian - 6.7
- 19. Fernet - Braband,Sissy-Nadine - 6.7
- 21. Flexio- Burger,Hermann - 6.6
- 21. Dancing Shadow - Fritz,Daniel - 6.6
- 21. Royal Dream- Kalus,Malte - 6.6
- 24. Sevilla - Otten-Willers,Jessica - 6.4
- 24. Sting - Jacob,Melanie - 6.4
- 24. Della Graziana - Klausing,Heiko - 6.4
- 24. Westerland - Monsig,Laura Marie - 6.4
- 28. Dornkaat - Garrn,Katalin - 6.2
- 28. Summer - Meyer,Michael - 6.2
- 30. Sir Bo Bo - Wempe,Merethe - 6.1
5-year olds - Group 2
- 1. Sardera S - Müller,Andreas - 8.1
- 1. Hotshot - Müller,Andreas - 8.1
- 3. QC Flamboyant - Pundsack,Marita - 7.8
- 3. Scara Boa - Stegemann,Lena - 7.8
- 5. Secret kiss - Kreitel-Haberhauffe,Anja - 7.5
- 5. Rock for Diamonds - Teute,Antje - 7.5
6-year olds
- 1. Dante Weltino - Nilshagen,Therese - 8.6
- 2. Sean Connery - Nilshagen,Therese - 8.4
- 2. Diamo Gold - Reiser,Yvonne - 8.4
- 4. High Lane - Carrascosa Martinez,Borja - 8.1
- 5. Däumeling- Plaster,Nadine - 8.0
- 5. Farewell Fritz - Egbers,Janet - 8.0
- 7. Fantastique - Busch, Marcus - 7.6
- 7. Una Bailarina - Taylor,David - 7.6
- 7. Donna Diana - Platen,Julia-Katharina von - 7.6
- 7. Horares - Hansen,Insa - 7.6
- 11. Sanciscana M - Dahms,Jessica -7.5
- 12. Happy Texas Moonlight - Waaden,Friederike von - 7.3
- 12. Santo - Thomas,Raphael - 7.3
- 12. Schmuckstück - Plaster,Nadine - 7.3
- 12. Loro Piano - Carrascosa Martinez,Borja - 7.3
- 12. Sarotti - Pomares,Victor Alfonso - 7.3
- 17. Lord Poinsettie KHR -Schrader,Klaus - 7.2
- 18. Elfenzauber - Finger,Annemarie - 7.1
- 19. Hogan - Bremer,Jan-Eric - 6.8
- 20. Riva del Garda M - Bührig,Marco - 6.4
- 21. Hot Dance - Booker,Daniel - 6.3
- 22. Indira - Alouani,Siham - 6.0
- Formidable - Bremer,Jan-Eric - RET
- Florimax - Berghe,Alix van den - RET
Related Link
Eurodressage Coverage of the 2013 Bundeschampionate