Frederic Wandres and Stephanie Dearing Collect Trophies on Day Two at 2022 CDI Fritzens

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2022 CDI Fritzens

German Frederic Wandres and Austrian Stephanie Dearing were the winners of the FEI classes hosted on the second day of competition at the 2022 CDI Fritzens in Austria.

Personal bests among the top: Victory for Wandres, 2nd place for Voglsang

What a final on the second day of the 26th edition of the Manfred & Hilde Swarovski Memorial Tournament! In the Grand Prix of the Freestyle Tour Fredric Wandres impressed with his victory with Hot Hit OLD with the personal high score of 74.261 percent.

"He is my third iron in the fire, who with his only 11 years sometimes lacks the last strength. He has really developed greatly," the German runner-up Fredric Wandres praised the Oldenburg gelding.

Olympic rider Renate Voglsang was also full of praise for her 13-year-old gelding Fürst Ferdinand, who had to have his right eye removed in January after a detached retina: "It was the feeling I've been waiting for for a long time and now we've finally done it: personal best score with 73.609 percent! I always knew he could run this well!"

Voglsang, who had to undergo surgery in September of last year after a slipped disc, is especially pleased with the progress she has made since the tournament in Achleiten in mid-June, where the pair scored 70.565 percent in the Grand Prix: "We needed time after our surgeries, but I notice that the strength is coming back in both of us. In the last few weeks we have worked on many details. Prince Ferdinand has a great attitude, he enjoys the scenery, I can rely on him!"

Stefan Lehfellner can also rely on Roberto Carlos MT. The 12-year-old gelding, owned by his partner Victoria Max-Theurer, once again scored more than 71 percent in his third international Grand Prix and took fourth place behind the third-placed Stefanie Schatz-Weihermüller (GER) on C'est La Vie (71.478%).

Stefan Lehfellner: "He had to find his bearings at the beginning, he was very focused on some playing children. That irritated him so much that he even stopped for a moment and skinned out. Otherwise, the consistency of his performance is impressive for such a young horse, and the nice thing is that he still has so much room for improvement."

Former Reserve Young Horse World Champion wins Small Tour Final

Stephanie Dearing and Auheim's Del Magico snatched victory in the Intermédiaire I final of the Small Tour on Saturday. The 14-year-old gray with whom the Carinthian rider had won the runner-up title in the young dressage horses in 2014 scored 71.5 percent.

"Schimmo (note: the stable name of Del Magico) was not a bit tired, he was crisp and fresh to ride, comfortable in the arena. And he was also a bit funny, as he showed with his buck at the award ceremony," laughs Stephanie Dearing, who will accompany her partner Christian Schumach to the World Championships in Herning at the beginning of August before the National Championships in September.

The day before in the Prix St. Georges there was no getting past Dorothee Schneider (GER) and the Haim Swarovski horse Dante's Hit OLD. The 8-year-old Oldenburg gelding was also on his way to a score beyond 75 percent in his first Inter test before losing concentration. Schneider waived the score in the end and was seen off from the Alpenstadion to great applause for her fair behavior toward her sporting partner.

Second place went to Swiss Charlotte Lenherr with Loewenstern (69.912), third was German Annika Berenike Dörr with Salitos (69.029). The Austrians Anna Kleindient-Jilly (6th), Kathrin Brugger (7th), Lea-Elisabeth Pointinger (9th) and Katharina Haas (10th) can be pleased with their great top 10 placements.

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