German junior rider Marlene Sieverding has taken over the ride on Bettina Schockemöhle's 10-year old Oldenburg gelding Furst Levantino.
The 2008 born Oldenburg is bred by Paul Schockemohle and is by Furst Romancier out of Levantina (by Sandro Hit x Landadel).
The gelding was first competed as a 5-year old in 2013 by Bettina. She took him from L to M-level. In 2015 Schockemohle's resident trainer Isabel Freese climbed on board and rode the horse in the Developing Prix St Georges horse classes through 2017. In 2016 the pair won the Nurnberger Burgpokal qualifier in Hagen, but did not make it to the final due to an injury. They also showed in the small tour at the 2016 CDIO Aachen.
In 2017 Freese and Bettina Schockemöhle regularly swapped rides, but for 2018 the horse has been allocated to a new rider, the 16-year old Cappeln based Marlene Sieverding.
As a pony rider Marlene once competed internationally at the 2016 CDIO-P Odense on the grey German Riding Pony Doubtless (by Don't Worry x Niklas). In 2017 she has been competing the now 14-year old Hanoverian gelding Belvedere (by Belissimo M x Dream of Glory) at national level. Marlene is sister to Johanna Sieverding, who won team gold at the 2017 European Junior Riders Championships in Roosendaal on Danza.
Marlene Sieverding and Furst Levantino made a winning show debut at the CDN Ankum on 2 February and scored a double victory at M-level one weekend later at the CDN Vechta.
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