Diva Pilekaer, New Under U25 Hopeful for Swedish Young Rider

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The nationally competed Grand Prix mare Diva Pilekaer has been acquired by Swiss young rider Maja Hermansson as her Under 25 hopeful.

Diva Pilekaer is a 13-year old Danish warmblood mare by Johnson out of Dream Girl (by Don Schufro x Primus X). She is bred by Anne Mette Rossen and Lars Langendorff.

Lise Trier

The chestnut mare was first competed in Denmark by Lise Trier in August 2018. She also did the mare performance test in the autumn of 2018 and received "RDH" from Danish warmblood (riedeability tested)

Trier debuted the mare in the 4-year old young horse classes and competed her in the first round of the 2018 Danish Young Horse Championships, scoring 80.6 to finish 23rd. Trier produced the mare up the levels, reached MB level in 2020. They did their first Prix St Georges in March 2023. they stayed at small tour level through the spring of 2024.

Listed as owned by the Finnish company Equittan AB of Finnish Grand Prix rider Elisabeth Ehrnrooth as of 2025, the mare was sent the mare to Daniel Bachmann Andersen to be produced to Grand Prix level (and re-sold). He showed her in her first Intermediaire II test in June 2025. Two months later he rode her in her first Grand Prix test to score 72.067%. They last competition was in November 2025 in a test of choice Inter 2/Grand Prix class, scoring 74,773%.

Maja Hermansson

Diva Pilekaer has now been sold to Maja Hermansson in Sweden.

The 20-year old Hermansson began her international career in 2021 on pony Minigardens Kaptek Krok (by Akrobori x Hellekis Timjan RW). She first competed at th CDI Kunkiai in Lithuania.

In 2022 she moved to junior level with Furstenhit (by Furstenball x Sandro hit). In 2023 they represented Sweden at the European Junior Riders Championships in Kronberg, where they were 18th in the Kur to Music finals as sole Swedish pair. They won silver at the 2023 Swedish Junior Championships.

Maja and Furstenhit moved to Young Riders level in 2024 and went to the Nordic Baltic Championships that year. They were 7th at the 2024 Swedish Young Riders Championships. In 2025 they were back on the team for the European Young Riders Championships in Kronberg, where they were 13th in the Kur to Music finals, again as best scoring Swedes on the team. They were fourth at the 2024 Swedish Young Riders Championships.

In 2025 Maja premiered a second horse internationally at Young Riders level: the 14-year old Danish bred Gammelgaards O'Connor (by Don Olymbrio x Aston).