„I am very satisfied,“ said organizer Ulli Kasselmann’s summary about the six days full of top sports with the best young riders worldwide competing at the 2014 CDIO-PJYR Hagen. The performance level of the countries was incredible, and therefore, there couldn’t have been better competitions.
The show jumping director at the World Equestrian Federation FEI John Roche also attended the event to convince himself. “Roche will draw his conclusion and I hope that we will now have a more advantageous position with the FEI,” Kasselmann said.
Following the catastrophic beginning with thunderstorm and heavy rain, Kasselmann particularly praised the team of Future Champions. “We have a fantastic team that stepped into the breach and that has balanced all the unfavourable circumstances. And the riders honoured this commitment.”
Besides Horses & Dreams meets Australia in April and Future Champions in June, the Hof Kasselmann will also host the Dressage Riders Nations Cup CDIO in July in 2015. “It is an additional challenge, but also an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the county of Osnabrück and the horse country Lower Saxony,” the equestrian expert and businessman from Hagen explained. He had already hosted the 2005 European Dressage Championships within two weeks only.
Semmieke and Sönke Rothenberger from Bad Homburg were simply unbeatable the final day in Hagen, winning the pony and young riders final for Germany. Sönke achieved almost 80% in the young rider freestyle test, earning a final result of 79.375%. Vivien Niemann from Mannheim came in second with her Hanoverian gelding Compliment Wirsol’s Cipollini and 73.91%. Third finished Maja Andreasen from Denmark with her 11-year-old Skjoldsgaard Monte Vo. Another Danish rider ranked between the German Semmieke Rothenberger and Paulina Holzknecht in the pony final. Rothenberger and Paso Double convincingly won the test with 76.75%, closely followed by Karoline Rohmann (DEN) with 76.45% and Holzknecht taking third place with 74.70%.
More Hagen coverage to come this week
Photos © Barbara Schnell
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