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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Fabienne Lütkemeier
Horse
D'Agostino
Image code
13_edc_lutkemeier_dagostino_8195
Description
Fabienne Lutkemeier and D'Agostino rode to dramatic Carmina Burana music. The pair rode many strong movements, but D'Agostino was unusually tense in the canter and made mistakes in the changes
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Carl Hester
Horse
Uthopia
Image code
13_edc_hester_uthopia_8229
Description
Carl Hester rode to a mix max of medleys and showed fantastic half passes and trot extensions. The piaffe needed to be tidier and more impulsive and the horse a bit sharper on the aids
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Charlotte Dujardin
Horse
Valegro
Image code
13_edc_dujardin_valegro_8883
Description
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Adelinde Cornelissen
Horse
Parzival
Image code
13_edc_cornelissen_parzival_8284
Description
-
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Victoria Max-Theurer
Horse
Augustin OLD
Image code
13_edc_maxtheurer_augustin_8096
Description
Victoria Max-Theurer and Augustin also rode to Phil Collins music. The horse was powerful behind but the horses struggled a bit with the rhythm in piaffe and got a bit overexcited when the audience started to applaud
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
Horse
Digby
Image code
13_edc_zusayn_digby_7894
Description
Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and Digby performed at their last competition together, riding to a freestyle based on French chansons
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
-
Horse
Damon Hill
Image code
13_edc_0_damonhill_8630
Description
Damon Hill enjoys a big head shake before going in for the prize giving ceremony
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Charlotte Dujardin, Pedro Cebulka
Horse
Valegro
Image code
13_edc_cebulka_valegro_8729
Description
Charlotte Dujardin doing a hat swap with ringmaster Pedro Cebulka
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Helen Langehanenberg, Charlotte Dujardin, Adelinde Cornelissen
Horse
-
Image code
13_edc_kur_0_8809
Description
The 2013 European Championship kur podium: Helen Langehanenberg, Charlotte Dujardin and Adelinde Cornelissen :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Fabienne Lütkemeier
Horse
D'Agostino
Image code
13_edc_lutkemeier_dagostino_8214
Description
Fabienne Lutkemeier and D'Agostino
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Anna Kasprzak
Horse
Donnperignon
Image code
13_edc_kasprzak_donnperignon_8145
Description
Anna Kasprzak and Donnperignon became the best scoring Danes at this home show. She rode to Phil Collins music
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Charlotte Dujardin
Horse
Valegro
Image code
13_edc_dujardin_valegro_8426
Description
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Edward Gal
Horse
Undercover
Image code
13_edc_gal_undercover_8358
Description
-
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Danielle Heijkoop
Horse
Siro
Image code
13_edc_heijkoop_siro_7779
Description
Danielle Heijkoop and Siro made their international championship show debut and got it into the kur to music finals on their first attempt
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
Horse
Digby
Image code
13_edc_zusayn_digby_7908
Description
Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and Digby were the Danish team anchor riders from many years, helping the country to win team bronze at the 2008 Olympic Games
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Roly Luard
Horse
-
Image code
13_edc_luard_0_8615
Description
Valegro's co-owner Roly Luard
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Alan Davies
Horse
Valegro
Image code
13_edc_davies_0_8680
Description
Valegro cuddles with groom Alan Davies :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Charlotte Dujardin
Horse
Valegro
Image code
13_edc_dujardin_valegro_8833
Description
-
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Minna Telde
Horse
Santana
Image code
13_edc_telde_santana_7820
Description
Minna Telde and the very expressive Santana rode a freestyle based on music by Queen. The horse seemed on Red Bull and was ridden over tempo in most of the movements, even though the silhouette was expressive and fresh
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Anna Kasprzak
Horse
Donnperignon
Image code
13_edc_kasprzak_donnperignon_8155.jpg
Description
Anna Kasprzak is ecstatic about her freestyle ride on Donnperignon
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
-
Horse
Damon Hill
Image code
13_edc_0_damonhill_8648
Description
Damon Hill
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Kristina Sprehe
Horse
Desperados
Image code
13_edc_sprehe_desperados_8483
Description
Kristina Sprehe on Desperados at the 2013 European Championships :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Claudia Fassaert
Horse
Donnerfee
Image code
13_edc_fassaert_donnerfee_7950
Description
Belgian Claudia Fassaert is the first Belgian ever to make it into a Grand Prix championship kur Finals. Claudia and Donnerfee excelled with their elegance and lightfootedness but the Disney music was quite juvenile.
Photographer
Astrid Appels
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Year
2013
Event
European Dressage Championships
Rider
Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
Horse
Digby
Image code
13_edc_zusayn_digby_7973
Description
The 16-year old Danish warmblood Digby was retired from competition at the 2013 European Championships in a short but emotional farewell ceremony
Photographer
Astrid Appels