Small Tour Carousel for Winning Spot at 2024 CDI Aachen Festival 4 Dressage

At the action packed 2024 CDI Aachen Festival 4 Dressage on 26 - 31 March 2024, a carousel of three different riders taking the winning spot in the three classes took place. Julie de Ridder won the Prix St Georges, Julia Werning the Intermediaire I and Jorinde Verwimp the Kur to Music. 

With 17 riders in the small tour in Aachen, the stage was set for the 2024 edition of the Festival 4 Dressage as the Prix St Georges was the opening class on Wednesday morning 26 March.  

In cold and rainy conditions, local rider Julia de Ridder topped the board on the 8-year od Westfalian Diamantinos (by Dankeschon x Vitalis). De Ridder piloted her chestnut stallion, which the family discovered and bought as a foal from breeder August Deitermann, to a top score of 70.000%.  Julia had Belgian Jorinde Verwimp in her wake on her new ride, Vicomte de Reyves. 

In the Intermediaire I the tables were turned and it was the PSG third placed rider, German Julia Werning, who claimed victory. aboard Domenika Weishaupt's 10-year old Oldenburg bred Ascon Martin (by Ampere x Wolkentanz II) she scored 69.510% and edged out Spaniard Severo Jurado Lopez on Caleb Scroggins and Lisa Wallace's 9-year old KWPN gelding Kito Kahn (by Governor x Donnerhall). He got 69.922% from the panel of judges. 

"We had two nice days at the international show in Aachen," Werning stated. "Martin did nice rounds."

Belgian Jorinde Verwimp played a role in the top four in each of the three small tour classes and surfaced at the top of the leaderboard in the Intermediaire I Kur to Music with the Korean owner Vicomte de Reyves (by Viscount x Don Juan). Eon Jin Chin's 11-year old Hanoverian was first trained and competed in France before making his way to Belgian to Tom Franckx. He ended up with Jorinde Verwimp who is now producing him to Grand Prix level. They won the Kur with 75.292% and referred country mate Suraya Hendrikx on the 11-year old Hanoverian mare Benicia (by Benicio x St. Moritz) to second place with 74.292%. Benicia is bred by German young rider team member Valentina Pistner and sold as a youngster to Hendrikx in Belgium. 

"Couldn't be happier with Vinnie, winning yesterday's freestyle with 75.3%," Verwimp took to Instagram. "Only his 3rd international show and already his 3rd international win."

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