The 5-year olds Ferrantino and Von und Zu, and the 6-year olds Furstin Rubina and Belinda became the winners of the Bundeschampionate qualification classes held at the regional shows in Wedel (4 - 6 June 2022) and in Hille (11 June 2022).
Wedel: Ferrantino and Fürstin Rubina
A very small group of just four 5-year olds gathered in Wedel at equestrian centre Catharinenhof for the L-level dressage horse test for 5-year olds, judged by Claudia Rating, Gabriele Schmidt von Arndt, and Britta Bando. The winner was Yvonne von Appen aboard her own Hanoverian gelding Ferrantino (by Furst Belissaro x Fidertanz) with an 8.2 score. The bay gelding got 8.5 for walk, 8 for trot, canter and submission and 8.5 for general impression. The second placed pair, Markus Waterhues on Duke of Happiness (by De Niro x Lauries Crusador xx), followed in the distance on a 7.4 score.
Alexander Busse, Gabriele von Appen and Gabriele Schmidt von Arndt judged the 6-year old class which had 9 pairs. The winner was Christina Schmidt aboard her own Oldenburg mare Furstin Rubina (by Furstenball x Bordeayx) with a total score of 8.3 points. Ants Bredemeier and his own Hanoverian mare Bon Bijou (by Bon Coeur x Florencio) followed in second place with 8.1.
Hille: Von und Zu and Belinda
Twelve pairs competed in the L-level dressage horse test for 5-year olds at the Hille regional show. Judged by Peter Mannheims, Ralph Tapken and Katja Westendarp, the class was won by Janina Tietze on the Celle state stud Hanoverian stallion Von und Zu (by Vitalis x Floriscount). He scored a winning total of 8.3 points and got 7.5 for walk, 9.5 for trot, 8 for canter and submission and 8.5 for general impression. Spaniard Manuel Dominguez Bernal and Galleria's Summerville (by Sezuan x Diamond Hit) were second with 8.2 points. Owned by Korean Olympian Dong Seon Kim, the Oldenburg stallion got 8.5 for walk, trot, canter, 7 for submission and 8.5 for general impression.
Fourteen pairs competed in the M-level dressage horse test for 6-year olds, judge by Harry Lorenz, Peter Mannheims and Katja Westendarp. Former B-squad rider Lena Waldmann topped the board on Maria Putz' Hanoverian mare Belinda (by Bon Coeur x Rotspon) with a strong score of 8.8 points The liver chestnut mare got 9 for walk, 8.5 for trot and canter, 9 for submission and general impression. Katharina Hemmer and Gut Neuenhof's Westfalian stallion Esperado (by Escolar x Danone) followed in second place with 8.2. The bay stallion got 7.5 for walk, 8.5 for trot and canter, 8 for submission and 8.5 for general impression.
Results - 2022 Bundeschampionate Qualifiers
Wedel - 5-year olds
- 1 Yvonne von Appen - Ferrantino (by Fürst Belissaro / Fidertanz) - 8 8.5 8 8 8.5 --- 8.2
- 2 Markus Waterhues - Duke of Happiness (by De Niro / Lauries Crusador xx) - 8 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 --- 7.4
- 3 Eileen Hill - Montango (by Millennium / Desperados) - 7 7 7.5 7.5 7.5 --- 7.3
- 4 Carolin Heckenberger - Benedicta CQ (by Bonds / Don Frederico) - 8 7 7 6 7.5 --- 7.1
Wedel - 6-year olds
- 1 Christina Beatriz Schmidt - Fürstin Rubina (by Fürstenball / Bordeaux) - 8.3
- 2 Ants Bredemeier - Bon Bijou (by Bon Coeur / Florencio) - 8.1
- 3 Ken-Christian Horst - Belantino ND (by Belantis I / Dancier) - 8.0
- 3 Sarah Waldsperger - Don Matteo (by Don Juan de Hus / Royal Highness) - 8.0
- 5 Cara Nicolaysen - Sun of my heart (by Sarotti Mocca-Sahne / Rascalino) - 7.4
- 6 Mathilde Klausberger - Bonheur Ici Bas (by Bon Coeur / Antibes) -7.2
- 7 Ken-Christian Horst - Fashion (by For Romance I / Quaterback) - 7.1
- 8 Jessika Peschel - De coeur d'amour (by Desperado / Gribaldi) - 6.8
- Felix Kneese - Tom Jones KR (by Tomahawk / Donnerhall) - RET
Hille - 5-year olds
- 1 Janina Tietze - Von und Zu (by Vitalis / Floriscount) - 9.5 7.5 8.0 8.0 8.5 --- 8.3
- 2 Manuel Dominguez Bernal - Galleria's Summerville (by Sezuan / Diamond Hit) - 8.5 8.5 8.5 7.0 8.5 --- 8.2
- 3 Heiko Klausing - Franklin's Love PS (by Franklin / Sandro Hit) - 8.5 7.0 8.5 8.0 8.5 --- 8.1
- 4 Isabel Freese - Sezuana (by Sezuan / Belissimo M) - 8.0 7.5 8.5 7.5 8.5 --- 8
- 5 Ana Teresa Pires - Freenet (by Fürstenball / Londonderry) - 7.5 9.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 --- 7.8
- 6 Bianca Nowag - Damaschino II (by Danone I / Fidertanz) - 8.0 8.0 7.5 7.0 8.0 --- 7.7
- 6 Lena Waldmann- Super Weib (by Sir Heinrich / Laudabilis) - 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 8.0 --- 7.7
- 8 Kira Wulferding - Trussardi W (by Tolegro / Breitling W) - 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 --- 7.6
- 9 Nele Lübbehusen - Evita Gold (by ??) - 8.5 6.5 7.5 7.0 7.5 --- 7.4
- 9 Jenny Kitzing - Fangary (by Fürst Wilhelm / Lauries Crusador xx) - 8.0 7.5 7.5 6.5 7.5 --- 7.4
- 11 Ruth Kleine Stüve - Best Dancer (by Best of Gold / Sir Donnerhall) - 7.5 7.0 7 6.0 7.0 --- 6.9
- 12 Simone Kaiser - Londinero (by Londontime / Weltruhm) - 8.5 5.0 7.5 6.0 7.0 --- 6.8
- 12 Karina Bedenbecker - Lucine (by Londontime / Chequille) - 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 7.0 --- 6.8
Hille - 6-year olds
- 1 Lena Waldmann - Belinda (by Bon Coeur / Rotspon) - 8.5 9.0 8.5 9.0 9.0 --- 8.8
- 2 Katharina Hemmer - Esperado (by Escolar / Danone) - 8.5 7.5 8.5 8.0 8.5 --- 8.2
- 3 Saskia Lieben-Seutter - Vintage (by Veneno / St. Moritz) - 8.0 7.5 8.5 8.0 8.0 --- 8
- 3 Nina Verina Braun - Borsalino's Fairytale (by Borsalino / Fürstenball) - 8.5 8.0 8.0 7.5 8.0 --- 8
- 5 Kathrin Sudhölter - Viva Gold (by Vivaldi / For Romance) - 7.5 8.5 8.0 7.0 8.0 --- 7.8
- 5 Lena Waldmann - Quality Time (by Quaterback / Sion) - 8.0 7.5 8.0 7.5 8.0 --- 7.8
- 7 Kira Wulferding - Barnsdale W (by Boston / Breitling W) - 7.5 7.5 8.0 7.5 8.0 --- 7.7
- 7 Monika Hüppe - Brunello (by Bordeaux / Don Romantic) - 7.5 8.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 --- 7.7
- 9 Thomas Schulze - Bel Etage R (by Bordeaux / Dimaggio) - 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 --- 7.6
- 9 Manuel Dominguez Bernal- Fürst Knight EDI (by Fürstenball / Quattro B) - 7.5 8.5 7.5 7.0 7.5 --- 7.6
- 11 Sascha Böhnke - Donnovan M (by Dancier / Londonderry) - 7.5 9.0 7.0 6.5 7.5 --- 7.5
- 11 Isabel Freese - Top Level (by Top Gear / Foundation) - 8.0 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 --- 7.5
- 13 Alyssa Haskamp - Carlotta HB (by Champagner / Lissaro) - 8.0 8.0 7.5 6.0 7.5 --- 7.4
- 14 Heiko Klausing - Benóit (by Bordeaux ) / Hohenstein) - 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.0 7.0 --- 7
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Eurodressage Coverage of the 2022 Bundeschampionate