Photo Report: Zweistra, Barbançon, Schneider, Werndl In Front at 2018 CDI-W Fot

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2018 CDI-W Fot

Dutch Thamar Zweistra, French Morgan Barbançon and Germans Dorothee Schneider and Benjamin Werndl captured the S-level trophies at the world cup qualifier in Fot, Hungary, on 27 - 30 September 2018.

At small tour level Thamar Zweistra and the 9-year old KWPN mare Erina (by Jazz) were undefeated the entire weekend, capturing first place in the Prix St Georges (70.500%), the Intermediaire I (72.382%) and in the Intermediaire I Kur to Music (74.700%). Zweistra began competing the mare are international small tour level at the beginning of 2018 with starts in Nieuw en St. joosland and Uggerhalne before trailering her to Budapest in Hungary for the Fot competition.

The competition in Fot offered two big tour divisions, a Special tour and the World Cup qualifier.

French Morgan Barbançon Mestre, who had changed nationality from Spain to France this year with a short-term aim for the 2018 World Equestrian Games, shared in the disappointment that the French equestrian federation decided last minute not to send any dressage riders to Tryon because of their lack of 70% scoring potential. Barbançon took the time home in Holland to focus on her training with coach Alex van Silfhout and reaped the fruits.

Aboard her sister Alexandra's 11-year old Dutch warmblood Bolero (by Johnson x Vincent) she won the Special tour with 69.065% in the Grand Prix and 73.213% in the Grand Prix Special, twice ahead of German WEG team gold medalist Dorothee Schneider on her new ride, Quadriga's Don Cismo (by Diamond Hit x Campari M). On their show debut, Schneider and the 11-year old Oldenburg twice finished second with 68.761% and 69.660%.

Schneider took a strong start in the Fot World Cup leg, winning the Grand Prix on the 14-year old Oldenburg bred Fohlenhof's Rock 'n Rose (by Rubin Royal x Feiner Stern) with 73.674% ahead of Benjamin Werndl. However, when it truly mattered for World Cup points in the Grand Prix kur to Music, Werndl upped the ante on Flora Keller's 14-year old Westfalian Daily Mirror (by Damon Hill x Florestan) and won the class with a whopping 78.025%. Morgan Barbançon Mestre and her number one Grand Prix horse Sir Donnerhall II (by Sandro Hit x Donnerhall) were second with 75.775%.

Photos © Lukasz Kowalski

Czech pony rider Anna Prochazkova and Nice Guy were second in the team test and won the individual and Kur

Czech Eva Vavrikova on Siracusa, a horse she bought last year after it competed at the World Young Horse Championships in Ermelo. The pair won the junior team test, was last in the individual but then climbed back up to second place in the kur

Slovakian junior Lea Jakubikova and Da Felice won the individual test

Hungarian pony rider Hanna Hoffer won the team and was second in the individual test on Macciato, but withdrew for the freestyle

Hungarian junior Kitti Rapi on Dancing Queen BC

Hungarian young rider Reka Zengo and her chestnut gelding Ronaldinho won the team and individual test and were second in the Kur

Czech Anezka Zajicova and the smashing mover Stasia EG won the Young Riders Kur to Music

Gabrielle Erdi on Jazmin Yom-Tov's Grand Prix schoolmaster Sierappel, a 19-year old Dutcj warmblood by Montecristo x Flemmingh

Austrian young rider Sophie Marlene Francz on Der Romantiker

The judges by sunset at the 2018 CDI-W Fot : Elizabeth McMullen, Raphael Saleh, Ricky MacMillan, Barbara Ardu, Irina Maknami, Orsolya Hillier, Ilja Vietor, Anne Prain, and Leif Tornblad

Michael Bugan on For President

Thamar Zweistra and Erina

Thamar Zweistra and Erina win the small tour in Fot

Hungarian Grand Prix rider Robert Acs back in the saddle of small tour horse Bilan, after lending him out for one show season to Hungarian junior Hanna Ivan

A rare sighting at an international show, Celle state stud head rider Wolfhard Witte, here aboard Quaterhall

Czech Michal Knoflicek on Zun Light

Robert Acs ringside

Hungarian Dominik Borza and Dongo won the Junior Kur to Music

American Sylvia Gugler on Star of Rubica

Morgan Barbançon Mestre and Bolero

Dorothee Schneider on her new ride, Quadriga's Don Cismo

Dorothee Schneider on Fohlenhof's Rock 'n Rose

Thamar Zweistra on Hexagon's Double Dutch

Nikolett Szalai on Willy the Hit

Benjamin Werndl on Daily Mirror

Morgan Barbançon on Sir Donnerhall II

Tosca Visser on Asther de Jeu