Junior rider Anders Hoeck and young rider Sophia Ludvigsen became the winners of the 2020 Danish Junior/Young Riders Championships which were held in Ringsted, Denmark, on 7 - 9 August 2020.
With the 2020 European Youth Championships taking place in Budapest, Hungary, a week later, the eight selected Danish junior and young rider team riders were not present at the Nationals, which left plenty of room for others to find the spotlight
Hoeck Reigns in Junior Division
Aboard the 9-year old Blue Hors Zwobber (by Zack x Romanov), Anders Uve Sjøbeck Hoeck reigned supreme in the junior division, winning all three rounds. He scored 73.342% in the team test, 73.237% in the individual and 75.625% in the Kur to Music. He earned the gold with a total of 229.929 points.
Hoeck is the 17-year old son of Danish horse breeders, trainers and dealers Dorthe and Hans Jorgen Hoeck, who run Hesselhoj Horse Center. The rider is part of the Blue Hors Talent Programme that supports promising Danish riders on their career path.
"It couldn't have gone better," Hoeck told Ridehesten after winning the title. "Winning the Danish Championships is the icing on the cake. We had a really good kur ride, and especially the trot went super. Zwobber was really on the aids today. I have been riding Zwobber for 2.5 years and we have really developed together. He's eager, trainable and even a little bit of a naive horse, but he is really a good friend."
The silver medal went to Laura Gotteberg Jakobsen, who is the new rider of Celine Rørbæk Silfen's Danish young rider team horse, 15-year old Danish bred Romio Hojris (by Romanov x Don Schufro). She followed Hoeck in his wake and was each time one or two percent behind him. She placed second three times, with 71.500% in the team test, 71.605% in the individual and 74.075% in the Kur to Music. She got the silver with 212.890 points.
The bronze medal went to last year's European Children Championship medal winner Annabelle Rehn who has moved up to the junior division in 2020. Aboard the 8-year old Danish bred Vestervangs Garson (by De Noir x Ragazzo) she was fourth in the team test with 70.027%, 10th in the individual with 68.026% and then made a stellar surge on the board to a third place in the Kur which brought her total to 210.553 points and the bronze medal
Ludvigsen to the Top
Sophia Ludvigsen steered her 10-year old Danish bred Gorklintgaards Jericho (by Jazz x Sunny Boy) to the top of the board and the highest step of the podium with three convincing rides. She won the team test with 73.342%, the individual with 73.237% and the kur to Music with 75.625%. Her total of 222.204 points was good for the title and the gold medal.
"This is amazing. I'm really shocked and overwhelmed," said Ludvigsen, who has been riding Jericho for three years now. "Jericho really fought with me and he was really great all days, even though we hadn't been to a show since January. This was a really good show and it was so nice to be out again and see the other riders. Jericho was a bit affected by the heat on kur day, but I think especially our canter tour went very well."
Danish Young riders team member Sara Aagaard Hyrm brought her second horse, the 9-year old Danish bred Thybo's Laban (by L'Espoir x Michellino) to Ringsted right before leaving for the Euros in Hungary. The pair finished with silver on 217.180 points. They were second in the team test with 71.500%, second in the individual with 71.605% and second in the freestyle with 74.075%.
Laura Ejby Hygum and the seasoned competitor, 18-year old Danish gelding Sundorfs Aqino (by Akinos x Leandro) earned bronze with 212.195 points. The pair produced three consistent rounds that earned them 69.316%, 70.579% and 72.300%. Ejby was one of the few riders to present her horse in a snaffle instead of a double bridle.
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Results - 2020 Danish Junior/Young Riders Championships - Ringsted
Junior Riders
- 1. Anders Uve Sjøbeck Hoeck - Blue Hors Zwobber - 75.432 - 74.947 - 79.550 ---- 229.929
- 2 Laura Gotteberg Jakobsen - Romio Hojris - 70.784 - 66.631 - 75.475 ---- 212.890
- 3 Annabelle Rehn - Vestervangs Garson - 70.027 - 68.026 - 72.500 ---- 210.553
- 4 Ida Kirstine Bjørn Glamsbjerg - Sogaard Ballerina - 70.973 - 70.474 - 68.575 ---- 210.022
- 5 Nicole Hartvig Jensen - Attraction - 67.730 - 69.895 - 71.375 ---- 209.000
- 6 Camilla Juul Møller - Gorklintgaards Siriano - 68.838 - 67.842 - 71.550 ---- 208.230
- 7 Amalie Skov Christensen - Sandbaeks Wonder Hitt - 68.189 - 69.474 - 70.400 208.063
- 8 Amalia Skjold - Stenagers Odessa - 69.378 - 68.079 - 70.525 ---- 207.982
- 9 Valentin Munkedal - Fiona af Hoivang - 68.486 - 66.605 - 71.775 ---- 206.866
- 10 Johanne Amby Ubbesen - Sarkozy - 65.946 - 68.421 - 72.025 ---- 206.392
- 11 Laura Elisabeth Kjær Rohmann - Grenadine Virkelyst - 67.513 - 69.079 - 69.600 ---- 206.192
- 12 Johanne Kofod Jensen - Frida Gold - 66.730 - 68.684 - 70.625 ---- 206.039
- 13 Caroline Krogh Hansen - Count to Ten - 66.459 - 68.447 70.225 ---- 205.131
- 14 Julie Kristine Nielsen - Mickey Rooney - 67.595 - 66.868- - 70.350 ---- 204.813
- 15 Mathilde Sofie Jepsen - Arogato - 68.595 - 67.579 - 67.975 ---- 204.149
Young Riders
- 1. Sophia Ludvigsen - Gorklintgaards Jericho - 73.342 - 73.237 - 75.625 ---- 222.204
- 2 Sara Aagaard Hyrm - Thybo's Laban - 71.500 - 71.605 - 74.075 ---- 217.180
- 3 Laura Ejby Hygum - Sundorfs Aqino - 69.316 - 70.579 - 72.300 ---- 212.195
- 4 Maria Mejlgaard Jensen - Uno IV - 69.158 - 69.921 - 72.650 ---- 211.729
- 5 Lea Andreassen Torabi - Roberto des Frettes - 67.947 - 68.605 - 72.075 ---- 208.627
- 6 Thea Bech Glostrup - Dionisos - 68.921 - 68.447 - 70.650 ---- 208.018
- 7 Ann Gunggaard - Armarni - 68.579 - 69.158 - 69.925 ---- 207.662
- 8 Cecilie Dybro Jensen Norgaards Leonora - 68.421 - 67.000 - 71.875 ---- 207.296
- 9 Anne-Mette Lyager Grontang Montaya - 69.105 - 69.263 - 68.150 ---- 206.518
- 10 Winnie Schjøtt - Roberto Vejen - 66.184 - 68.000 - 70.775 ---- 204.959
- 11 Ditte Kvistgaard - Divina - 68.447 - 68.605 - 63.950 ---- 201.002
- 12 Caroline Gad Holte - Don Primo Unik - 67.395 - 66.053 - 67.450 ---- 200.898
- 13 Nicoline Laurberg Johansen - Squaredancer - 68.132 - 67.526 - 64.725 ---- 200.383
- 14 Victoria Cecilie Bonefeld Dahl - Comtesse - 68.421 - 66.474 - 62.750 ---- 197.645
- 15 Amalie Brandt Aidel - Lundens Gefion - 67.421 - 64.579 - 59.500 ---- 191.500
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