Timo Kemmerer's Dantes Zazou Sidelined after Colic Surgery

Dressage

Germany

German Grand Prix rider Timo Kemmerer's top horse Dantes Zazou will be sidelined for a while following successful colic surgery.

The 10-year old Baden Wurttemberger gelding is by Dante Weltino out of Florence (by Florencio x ). He is bred by ZG Day / Kemmerer.

Home Bred

The home bred horse is the first international Grand Prix horse for 40-year old professional Kemmerer.

Timo started the mare and first competed her as a 4-year old in 2018. They did their first S* test in August 2021 and moved up to Inter II level in the spring of 2023. They competed mainly in the south west of Germany over the years.

This year the pair competed in the Louisdor Cup qualifier in Donzdorf, where they were second and qualified for the 2024 Finals in Frankfurt in December. He also won the big tour at the CDN Marbach in August.

CDI Debut

Their international show debut was in the CDI 3* in Hagen in September, where they scored 66.696% ion the Grand Prix and 66.893% in the Special. They train with Oliver Luze.

As best scoring pair from Baden Wurttemberger they obtained a starting place for the CDI 4* in Stuttgart last weekend, where they were 9th in the Grand Prix (66.652%) and 10th in the Special (64.553%). Last time Kemmerer competed in Stuttgart was in 2014 in a national small tour circuit.

Kemmerer is an insurance agent by profession and amateur dressage rider and breeder. He is married to Aileen Kemmerer (née Day).

Colic

At the end of the show, the horse had a colic attack and was immediately transported to the equine clinic, where the 10-year old gelding successfully underwent surgery. Dantes Zazou is now on the path of recovery.

Kemmerer's 2024 Louisdor Cup Finals spot will be taken by the first reserve.