The winners have been crowned after four days of competition at the 2015 Trakehner Championships held annually in Hanover, Germany. The 2015 edition took place on 23 - 26 July 2015 and featured a plethora of classes and age divisions in all three Olympic disciplines: dressage, show jumping, and eventing.
The Trakehner Championships also include in hand classes for young mares as well as a foal auction. For lovers of the Trakehner breed this competition is one not to be missed.
Riding Horse Champions
The 3-year old showed the best form of the day in the mare and geldings class was the mare Pure Freude (by Shapiro x Goldschmidt), which is bred and owned by Marion Essing. She scored 8.79 points. Mille Grazie (by Easy Game x Ravel) became the reserve champion with 8.36. This mare is bred by Bettina Bieschweski, owned by the Eisner family and in training at Helen Langehanenberg's yard. Fleur (by Kentucky x Grafenstolz) finished third with 8.21.
In the 3-year old stallion class two winners surfaced at the top with the same score of 8.57: Vapiano (by Kentucky x Easy Game) and Indesign (by Easy Game x Insterburg). Kyriakos (by Elfado x Ivernel) landed third place with 8.57 points.
In the 4-year old mare and gelding division the grey gelding Perano (by Hofrat x Herzzauber) took highest honour with 8.71 points, ahead of Hirtenglanz (by All Inclusive x Lord Luciano) who finished on 8.43 points. Inclusive (by All Inclusive x King Arthur) completed the top three with 8.36 points.
Gut Saalhoff's Eldorado (by Buddenbrock x Caprimond) topped the leader board in the 4-year old stallion class with a score of 8.64 points. The licensed Hopkins (by Hofrat x Artistic Rock) landed second place with 8.29 points and edged out Scaglietti (by All Inklusive x Michelangelo) with 8.07 points.
Pequignet Becomes the 2015 Trakehner Dressage Horse Champion
In Germany youngsters aged 3 and 4 are still considered "riding horses" as they have not yet really been focused one one specific discipline. As soon as they turn 5 their riders can choose between dressage, show jumping and eventing. The 5 and 6-year old dressage horses contest the L and M-level classes.
In Hanover a special 6-year old championship took place which was won by the Luxembourg based Danish rider Kristine Moller on the Pequignet (by Prinz K3 x Silvermoon). The grey Pequignet is bred and owned by Jens Thorsen.
Heuberger Supreme at S-level
Anabel Balkenhol and the internationally experienced small tour horse Heuberger (by Imperio x Michelangelo) moved into the winner's circle in Hanover in the S-level division. The duo scored a very strong 75.833% to ace the class. Christina Lebens and Amadelio (by Lehndorff's x Lauries Crusador xx) finished second with 68.86%. They edged out Karin Luhrs on Sergeant Pepper (by Exklusiv x Enrico Caruso) with 68.772%.
"We're very proud and happy about Heuberger's development," said an ecstatic Balkenhol after winning the Championship.
Photos © Stephan Bischoff
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