Amanda Barnestam Olsson and the 16-year old Swedish bred pony Jarno became the winners of the 2017 Swedish Pony Championships held in Hammarö, Sweden, on 17 - 19 June. The Swedis pony riders had their own private national Championships, instead of joining the other FEI level categories at the Nationals which took place in Stromsholm on 3 - 6 June 2017.
A large group of 40 FEI level pony riders gathered in Hammaro for three rounds of competition: the team championship test and individual test for all and the top 15 moved on to the Kur to Music on Monday 19 June 2017.
Amanda Barnestam Olsson rode Karin levin Angergard's stallion Jarno (by Coelenhage's Purioso x Coelenhage's Let's Be the Best) to the overall victory with 211.7 points. The pair took a decent start with a third place in the team test (68.3%) and then won the individual test (71.5%) and the Kur to Music (71.8%).
The 15-year old Barnestam Olsson is only in her first year competing internationally at FEI pony level and on a national level she bagged the first FEI level title in her career.
"Jarno was amazing the whole weekend and was really Nice to ride," Amanda told Eurodressage. Barnestam is trained by Cecilia Kristofferssen and gets helped by her sister Zanna as well. Her future plans include the 2017 Nordic Baltic Championships in Hammaro next weekend and the CDI-W Stockholm in the autumn. Surprisingly, the Swedish selectors decided not pick the pair for the 2017 European Pony Championships at the end of July. "We have no Idea why, but everyone was really suprised. We are really sorry," Amanda admitted.
My Sandgren and the 17-year old Swedish bred gelding Lykkes Chester (by Contus x Courage) earned silver with a total of 210.9 points. They were second in the team test with 70.7%, second in the individual (69.7%) and second in the freestyle (70.6%). The 13-year old Sandgren is also a newbie at international pony level, having made her CDI Debut in Kristiansand in May.
Wynja Eriksdotter Rubin and the 12-year old German Riding pony stallion Wacos Rache MW (by Waco x Valentino) got the bronze with 210.1 points. The pair won the team test with 71.2% and finished third in the individual (69.6%) and kur (69.3%). The 13-year old Wynja is the third Swedish new comer to international pony competition this year, proving that young blood is plentiful in Sweden.
The Swedish Pony Championships hosted more classes for ponies of all sizes and competition levels. Emma Tendenstrom and the 10-year old Giacomo (by Green River xx x Power Boy) won group 2 of Category D. Elen Osson and the 15-year old Arts Daylight (by Dijon S x Till the Champ) won group 1 of category C, while Linda Svensson Krupke and the 16-year old Merveilleux (by Sweet Demand xx x Pernod ox) got the gold in group 2 of category C. Tindra Holmertz and the 13-year old Monty (by Vermont x Carneval II) won gold in the B-category.
Results - 2017 Swedish Pony Championships - Hammaro
Round 1 - Team Championship Test
- 1. Wynja Eriksdotter Rubin - Wacos Rache - 71.197
- 2. My Sandgren - Lykkes Chester - 70.684
- 3. Amanda Barnestam Olsson - Jarno - 68.333
- 4. Cecilia Bergåkra Berglund - Inspi(red) Justice - 68.248
- 5. Alma Müller - Dogge Doggelito - 67.991
- 6. Linnéa Holmgren - Fleuramo's Justin - 67.137
- 7. Mary-Sophie Haid-Bondergaard - Bomgaardens Dicaprio - 66.667
- 8. Hedda Thunberg - Brave Heart - 66.239
- 9. Amanda Lindholm - Holly´s Cerwin - 65.940
- 10. Ellen Hidgård - Little Diamonds Doolittle - 65.897
- 11. Nicole Crona - Voyager - 65.726
- 12. Sandra Andersson Wickström - Money Boy - 65.598
- 13. Louise Brantefjord - Victory - 65.342
- 14. Ebba Malmkvist - Minigårdens Kapten Krok - 65.085
- 15. Elin Hansson - Luc - 65.000
- 15. Emma Johansson - Stackarps Pascal - 65.000
- 17. Emelina Sjöblom - Vanity Fair - 64.786
- 18. Anton Tairi - Bråtgärdets Á Quenikie - 64.615
- 19. Villiam Grönberg - Da Vinci - 64.402
- 20. Sofia Heimburg - Look Like Candy - 64.359
- 21. Ellen Hidgård - High Flying Top MG - 64.145
- 22. Viktoria Wåhlin - Janine WE - 63.590
- 23. Maja Svensson - Sir Fervid - 63.162
- 24. Cornelia Johansson - Hynder-Hoeve's Ramses - 63.120
- 25. Maxime Kjellvertz - Alexandre Dumas - 63.077
- 26. Zelma Björk - Maine - 62.692
- 27. Villiam Grönberg - Esse Goldprince - 62.650
- 28. Clara Tholén - Horshaga Pompom - 62.479
- 29. Moa Sundelöf - HB Dancing Daylight - 62.350
- 30. Siri Ryrstedt - Drizzle - 62.179
- 31. Emma Ek - Hoppenhof´s Jop RNF - 61.58
- 32. Elize Idén - Emerald - 61.282
- 33. My Skytt Rosén - Angelo Cristiano - 61.239
- 33. Maja Svensson - Extrem - 61.239
- 35. Tekla-Maja Magnusson - Memory - 60.855
- 36. Ellen Kåberg - Elphins Roquefort - 60.385
- 37. Roxanna Nilsson - Nia Domo's Gordon - 59.231
- 38. Saga Rydin-Irebro - Ängaby Get Maxed - 59.188
- 39. Filippa Bergström Källström - Nabucco - 57.821
- 40. Tindra Holmertz - Sunny Sunday - 54.530
Round 2 - Individual Test
- 1. Amanda Barnestam Olsson - Ryttarförening95 Jarno - 71.545
- 2. Cecilia Bergåkra Berglund - Inspi(red) Justice - 70.854
- 3. My Sandgren - Lykkes Chester - 69.675
- 4. Wynja Eriksdotter Rubin - Wacos Rache - 69.593
- 5. Sandra Andersson Wickström - Money Boy - 8.618
- 6. Viktoria Wåhlin - Janine WE -68.455
- 7. Ellen Hidgård - Little Diamonds Doolittle - 68.008
- 8. Nicole Crona - Voyager - 66.748
- 9. Villiam Grönberg- Da Vinci - 66.545
- 10. Linnéa Holmgren - Fleuramo's Justin - 66.423
- 11. Roxanna Nilsson- Nia Domo's Gordon - 66.138
- 11. Emma Johansson - Stackarps Pascal - 66.138
- 13. Louise Brantefjord - Victory - 66.016
- 14. Alma Müller - Dogge Doggelito - 65.935
- 15. Mary-Sophie Haid-Bondergaard - Bomgaardens Dicaprio -65.894
- 16. Maxime Kjellvertz - Alexandre Dumas - 65.610
- 17. Tekla-Maja Magnusson- Memory - 65.528
- 18. Cornelia Johansson - Hynder-Hoeve's Ramses - 65.488
- 19. Hedda Thunberg - Brave Heart - 64.959
- 20. Zelma Björk - Maine - 64.837
- 21. Maja Svensson- Sir Fervid - 64.431
- 21. Villiam Grönberg - Esse Goldprince - 64.431
- 23. Sofia Heimburg- Look Like Candy - 64.065
- 24. Siri Ryrstedt - Drizzle - 63.943
- 25. Elin Hansson- Luc - 63.699
- 25. Anton Tairi - Bråtgärdets Á Quenikie - 3.699
- 27. Ellen Hidgård - High Flying Top MG - 63.415
- 28. Emma Ek - Hoppenhof´s Jop - 3.171
- 29. Amanda Lindholm - Holly´s Cerwin - 62.967
- 30. Moa Sundelöf - HB Dancing Daylight - 62.602
- 31. Elize Idén - Emerald - 62.520
- 32. Filippa Bergström Källström - Nabucco R - 62.480
- 33. Maja Svensson- Extrem - 60.976
- 34. Emelina Sjöblom - Vanity Fair - 60.935
- 35. My Skytt Rosén - Angelo Cristiano - 60.772
- 35. Ellen Kåberg - Elphins Roquefort - 60.772
- 37. Ebba Malmkvist - Minigårdens Kapten Krok - 60.122
- 38. Clara Tholén- Horshaga Pompom - 59.959
- 39. Saga Rydin-Irebro - Ängaby Get Maxed - 59.268
Round 3 - Kur to Music
- 1. Amanda Barnestam Olsson - Jarno - 71.850
- 2. My Sandgren - Lykkes Chester - 70.575
- 3. Viktoria Wåhlin - Janine WEM - 70.275
- 4. Cecilia Bergåkra Berglund - Inspi(red) Justice - 70.250
- 5. Sandra Andersson Wickström - Money Boy - 70.000
- 6. Linnéa Holmgren - Fleuramo's Justin - 69.575
- 7. Wynja Eriksdotter Rubin - Wacos Rache MW - 69.325
- 8. Ellen Hidgård - Little Diamonds Doolittle - 68.825
- 9. Mary-Sophie Haid-Bondergaard - Bomgaardens Dicaprio - 68.625
- 10. Alma Müller - Dogge Doggelito - 68.450
- 11. Nicole Crona - Voyager - 68.125
- 12. Hedda Thunberg - Brave Heart - 67.625
- 13. Emma Johansson - Stackarps Pascal- 67.425
- 14. Louise Brantefjord - Victory 66.000
- 15. Villiam Grönberg - Da Vinci - 65.150
2017 Swedish Pony Championships - Overall ranking
- 1. Amanda Barnestam Olsson- Jarno - 11.7
- 2. My Sandgren - Lykkes Chester - 210.9
- 3. Wynja Eriksdotter Rubin - Wacos Rache MW - 210.1
- 4. Cecilia Bergåkra Berglund - Inspi(red) Justice - 209.4
- 5. Sandra Andersson Wickström - Money Boy - 04.2
- 6. Linnéa Holmgren - Fleuramo's Justin - 03.1
- 7. Ellen Hidgård - Little Diamonds Doolittle - 202.7
- 8. Alma Müller - Dogge Doggelito - 202.4
- 9. Viktoria Wåhlin - Janine WE - 202.3
- 10. Mary-Sophie Haid-Bondergaard - Bomgaardens Dicaprio - 201.2
- 11. Nicole Crona - Voyager - 200.6
- 12. Hedda Thunberg- Brave Heart - 198.8
- 13. Emma Johansson -Stackarps Pascal - 198.6
- 14. Louise Brantefjord- Victory - 197.4
- 15. Villiam Grönberg - Da Vinci - 196.1
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