Photo Report: Danish Dominion in Pony Division at 2024 CDI Sint-Truiden

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2024 CDI Sint-Truiden

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A Danish delegation of pony pairs have established dominion of the pony division at the 2024 CDI Sint-Truiden on 5 - 7 April 2024.

Hosted for the eight, consecutive year and with a 10th edition, the international dressage competed at Stal Het Gravenhof is a fixture on the early spring FEI calendar. Nestled in the apple orchards of Sint-Truiden, Belgium, this riding stable offers a low-key, low pressure environment in a familiar atmosphere. Incessant rain in the weeks leading up to the event turned the fields and corridors into a mud fest, but the main arena and warm-up have outstanding footing and the organizer brings a pleasant atmosphere with a friendly crew to the show ground.

A particularly large Scandinavian delegation with riders from Denmark and Sweden travelled south to compete here, while Belgium was only represented by a mere five combinations. The Belgian equestrian federation marked the CDI's in Aachen and Tolbert as observation events or "competitions with presence of the chef d'equipe" in the early spring and surprisingly excluded its own Belgian CDI from the line-up (Lier was included).

Anne Troensegaard and Morgensterns Dakar

It has been a Danish trio of top placed pairs that topped the leaderboard and were invited into the arena for the prize giving ceremony. In the team championship test Caroline Mortensen aced the class aboard the experienced 15-year old Morgensterns Dakar (by Don't Worry) with 71.143%. She trains with Danish Grand Prix rider Anne Troensegaard. Alberte Josefine Harsbo and the 7-year old Mysterie Check (by Movie Star x Cracker Jack) were second 70.762%, while Cecilie Gautier Christensen and another FEI pony veteran, the 13-year old old Tackmann's Cookie (by Can Dance x Neckar) were third with 70.429%.

On sunlit Saturday 6 April 2024, Gautier Christensen rose to the top with 73.784%, while Filippa Jaeger Jensen and the 13-year old Crown Charm of Royal (by Casino Royale K x Monte Christo) were the runners-up with 71.216%. Filippa is the daughter of former Danish 2018 WEG team rider Betina Jaeger Jensen. Harsbo placed third with 70.270%.

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Filippa Jaeger Jensen and Crown Charm of Royal

Swedish Ebba Sodermalm on Keizerskroon Finn

Pony dad filming Alberte Josefine Harsbo on Mysterie Check

Josefine Lindstedt's Falco gets a big kiss after the test

Generation alpha and their cell phones - Swedish Wilma Holmgren on Casino Royale K

French Eva Sanchez on Miami (by FS Mr Right x Pilgrim's Red). One of the riders with the nicer, steady, quiet contact.

Czech-American Tereza Alzbeta Rockwell who is based in Belgium and riding Tattoo van het Bloemenhof (by Cosmopolitan x Hilkens Black Delight)

Cecilie Gautier Christensen warming up Tackmann's Cookie

French Charlotte Pons on Vinkenhove Xander

Sofia Coenegrachts on Champion's Double

Maline van Tulder is all smiles

Dutch Maud Giethoorn hugs Dancing Kiss (by Lomansheide Brent x Kanshebber)

Eva Clement on Bredenhof's Midnight (by Leuns Veld's Lord x Rhodin Hedde)

Belgian team rider Elisabeth Leduc on her new pony Wischhofs Casanova (by Brouwershaven Black Caviar x High Flow's Oxford). Her 2022 EC team pony, Campsterhoven's Baldato, has been sold to Italy

France's Celestine Delrieu on Dunia (by Djibouti YS x Priory Prickle)

Dutch Myrthe van der Weele is thrilled with her ride on My Fair Lady D Prinsenhof's (by Kulberg's Lancelot)

International show debut for Belgian Emilia Vanierschot on Golden Spring GH (by Golden State x Gentleman).

Evelyne Dieltjens represented Belgium at the 2023 European Children Championships and this year she's on ponies. Here with Vinkenhove U2 (by Pionier's Baltazar). She trains with Domien Michiels.