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Major successes in build up for Olympics

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May 122012
 

Across all the Olympic equine disciplines senior riders are having a lot of success. This is obviously good news but especially good news when the London Olympics are less than 100 days away. Some of the key highlights are:

  • Charlotte Dujardin & Valegro scored a world record score of 88.022% winning the Grand Prix Special on the final day of Hagen CDI4*
  • Carl Hester & Uthopia scored a British record score of 83.298% in the Grand Prix at Addington Manor Premier League show. Carl was also in second place on Wie Atlantico.
  • Laura Bechtolsheimer & Mistral Hojris scored a UK record score of 85.35% coming second in the Grand Prix Freestyle to Matthias Rath & Totilas.
  • Richard Davison & Hiscox Artemis were the only British competitors at the 2012 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Finals and they finished 5th in both the Grand Prix (73.374%) and Freestyle (78.571%).

I normally focus dressage on this website but it is worth pointing out other equine disciplines are also having a lot of success

  • William Fox-Pitt won the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event on Parklane Hawk. Following his win at Burghley last September William was aiming win Badminton to claim the $350,000 Rolex Grand Slam. It was therefore frustrating that Badminton was cancelled following the bad weather. However, William is still eligible for the Grand Slam at next years Badminton.
  • Nick Skelton & Big Star won the Grand Prix of Antwerp and was one of only two double clears.
  • Ben Maher & Tripple X won the 1.60m class in the second leg of the Global Champions Tour in Spain. Ben and Michael Whitaker, who came second to Ben, were the only two riders to jump three clear rounds.
  • Joanne Eccles, Hannah Eccles and Lucy Phillips, took the top 3 positions on the podium at the FEI International Vaulting in Saumur, France

Dressage Riders successes at recent FEI International Competitions

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Mar 152012
 

In the build up to the London Olympics 2012 British riders are continuing to be successful at international competitions in the first few weeks of 2012.

Charlotte Dujardin & Valegro

Charlotte had a very successful trip to Miami to compete in the World Dressage Masters at Palm Beach. Charlotte was 2nd to Steffen Peters riding Ravel in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle but Steffen’s winning margin in the Freestyle was only 0.05%. Charlotte is developing a new floorplan with more complex movements with a higher coefficient now that Valegro is established at this level.

Laura Bechtolsheimer & Mistral Hojris

Laura and Mistral Horjis won the Grand Prix with 81.170% and came 2nd in the Grand Prix Special with 81.044% at Dortmond. Kristina Sprehe riding Desperados won the GP Special with 81.978%. Kristina has had Desperados for a year and has been competing in the German U25 league. Kristina has only recently moved to the seniors league so beating Laura is a significant achievement for her.

Richard Davison & Hiscox Artemis

Richard and Hiscox Artemis came 2nd in the Grand Prix Freestyle with 75.850% and 3rd in the Grand Prix with 70.298% at Göteborg, Sweden. Richard has now qualified for the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands later this year.

Richard and Hiscox are 29th in the FEI Olympic Athlete Rankings and as a result Team GB will be one of only three countries that compete in the Olympics Dressage competition with a team of 3 plus 1 individual.

Emile Faurie & Elmegardens Marquis

Emile and Elmegardens Marquis won one of the Grand Prix tests at Vidauban, France in February 2012 with a score of 72.43%. He also came 5th in Grand Prix Special with a score of 69.378%.

Michael Eilberg & Half Moon Delphi

Michael also competed at the Vidauban CDI3* competition on a number of horses at and had fantastic results on all his horses including 9 wins. Michael, riding Half Moon Delphi, won one of the Grand Prix Special tests with a score of 73.133% and came second in the other Grand Prix special with a score of 71.600%. He was second behind Hiroshi Hoketsu from Japan who has qualified for the London Olympics at 70 years old ! I believe he will be 71 by the time of the London Olympics and will be the oldest competitor at the games.

Carl Hester & Uthopia

I dont believe Carl has competed in any FEI competitions so far in 2012 on Uthopia. If you know different please leave a comment below … Carl was at Vidauban riding Dances With Wolves and Wie Atlantico but he didnt take Uthopia.

Dressage therefore continues with a string of strong performances from all of our international riders as we get closer to the London Olympics.

Carl Hester and Uthopia 2nd in FEI World Dressage Rankings

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Jan 112012
 

British Dressage has never been so strong … and in the same year that the Olympics are in London … fantastic timing :) This is the current top 5 dressage riders in the world. With Charlotte jumping into the top 5 Team GBR now has 3 horse/riders in the Top 5.

Rank (change) Rider Horse Country Points
1 (=) Adelinde Cornelissen Jerich Parzival NED 2739
2 (+2) Carl Hester Uthopia GBR 2526
3 (-1) Laura Bechtolsheimer Uthopia GBR 2492
4 (-1) Matthias Rath Totilas GER 2471
5 (+3) Charlotte Dujardin Valegro GBR 2360

Carl Hester and Uthopia are now number 2 in the world rankings following these recent fantastic results:

Date Competition Test Rank Score
Jun 2011 Fritzens Grand Prix 2nd 75.319%
Grand Prix Special 1st 80.958%
Jul 2011 Hickstead Grand Prix 1st 80.872%
Grand Prix Freestyle 2nd 81.800%
Aug 2011 Rotterdam Grand Prix 1st 82.568%
Grand Prix Special 2nd 81.682%
Grand Prix Freestyle 2nd 84.179%
Dec 2011 London Grand Prix 3rd 75.447%
Grand Prix Freestyle 3rd 83.450%

Charlotte Dujardin & Valegro continue their rise to the top moving from 8th to 5th place. Her results over the same period:

Date Competition Test Rank Score
Jun 2011 Fritzens Grand Prix 1st 77.979%
Grand Prix Special 2nd 76.292%
Jul 2011 Hickstead Grand Prix 3rd 78.255%
Grand Prix Special 1st 76.604%
Aug 2011 Rotterdam Grand Prix 4th 78.830%
Grand Prix Special 6th 76.548%
Grand Prix Freestyle 9th 79.357%
Dec 2011 London Grand Prix 1st 81.043%
Grand Prix Freestyle 2nd 83.700%

Laura Bechtolsheimer & Mistral Hojris have dropped from 2nd to 3rd place despite her recent win at Olympia, London:

Date Competition Test Rank Score
Jun 2011 Wiesbaden Grand Prix 1st 78.766%
Grand Prix Special 2nd 80.500%
Jul 2011 Aachen Grand Prix 2nd 80.596%
Grand Prix Special 4th 77.229%
Grand Prix Freestyle 4th 79.825%
Aug 2011 Rotterdam Grand Prix 5th 77.280%
Grand Prix Special 3rd 79.256%
Grand Prix Freestyle 4th 83.018%
Dec 2011 London Grand Prix 2nd 79.234%
Grand Prix Freestyle 1st 83.975%

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Horse & Country TV are broadcasting the European Dressage Championship where Team GBR won Gold

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Sep 142011
 

Horse and Country TV are broadcasting the European Dressage Championships where Team GBR won Gold with a record score and where Carl Hester & Uthopia scored the highest individual mark in the team competition. The programme will be broadcast and repeated at various times and days.

Equine Web Services advert for Leisure Ride, which shows Carl Hester riding Uthopia on his new Dressage Turf surface has been rescheduled and will be shown during the European Dressage Championship programmes.

The advert’s broadcast times over the next few days are:

  • Tue 27/9/11: 12:12, 14:27, 21:12, and 22:28
  • Wed 28/9/11: 12:12, 15:15, 21:12, 21:42, and 22:28
  • Thu 29/9/11: 12:12, 14:27
  • Fri 30/9/11: 12:12, 14:43, 22:45

Bold indicates that the advert is being shown in the European Dressage Championships programme.

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Videos: Team GBR’s gold medal winning Grand Prix tests at Dressage Championships

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Aug 202011
 

Carl Hester’s score of 82.568% which was a personal best and the top score of the day.


1° Carl Ester 82,568 *GBR* & Uthopia Rotterdam… by martinehp

Charlotte Dujardin also scored a personal best of 78.300% in only her sixth international Grand Prix test.


4° Charlotte Dujardin 78,830 *GBR* & Valegro… by martinehp

Laura Bechtolsheimer scored 77.280% on Mistral Horjis.


5° Laura Bechtolsheimer 77,280 *GBR* & Mistral… by martinehp

Unfortunately, I cannot find Emile Faurie’s test anywhere on the Internet.

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