Dorothee Schneider & Showtime Win Munich CDI5* Freestyle in 1st Big Tour Musical Performancce

Dorothee Schndeider and Showtime at the Pfred International in Munich. © 2016 Timeline Photos

MUNICH, Germany, May 8, 2016–Dorothee Schneider and Showtime in their first Big Tour Freestyle won the Pferd International CDI5* Grand Prix musical performance Sunday, two days after posting a personal best score to capture the Grand Prix.

Dorothee, who competed for Germany at the 2012 Olympic Games, and the 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Sandro Hit x Rotspon) scored 84.300 per cent for the Freestyle victory.

The score was the second highest Freestyle mark in the world so far this year, surpassed by a mark of 84.600 per cent for Isabell Werth and Weihegold OLD at Neumünster, Germany in February.

Dorothee and Showtime began Big Tour in June last year,

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Zaire  placed second on 77.250 per cent with Jan-Dirk Giesselmann on Real Dancer FRH in third on 75.150 per cent for a German sweep of the top three spots.

Results:

CDI5* Grand Prix Freestyle

#	KNR	HORSE		RIDER		E	H	C	M	B	Total
1.	220	Showtime 59 W \ Hann \ Db \ 2006 \ Sandro Hit x Rotspon \ Z: Wecke,Heinrich \ B: Kippert,Gabriele	GER	Dorothee Schneider Frankf.Turnierst.Schw.Gelb e.V.	13.450,00 EUR	82.750% 85.000% (1)	80.750% 89.000% (1)	82.750% 87.000% (1)	81.000% 86.000% (1)	81.750% 87.000% (1)	84.300% 1686
2.	514	Zaire BB S \ KWPN \ B \ 2004 \ x \ Z: Empelaer Stoeterij \ B: Aubenhausen GbR Home of the Dress.H,Bürchler-Keller, Beatrice A.	GER	Jessica Bredow-Werndl RFV Aubenhausen e.V.	9.670,00 EUR	77.250% 81.000% (2)	75.250% 80.000% (2)	75.250% 82.000% (2)	73.750% 79.000% (3)	74.000% 80.000% (2)	77.750% 1555
3.	516	Real Dancer FRH W \ Hann \ Db \ 2004 \ Rubin-Royal x De Niro \ Z: Oppermann, Friedrich \ B: Gießelmann, Heinrich	GER	Jan-Dirk Gießelmann RV Wagenfeld e. V.	6.880,00 EUR	72.000% 76.000% (4)	72.750% 77.000% (3)	72.250% 80.000% (3)	73.750% 80.000% (2)	72.750% 75.000% (3)	75.150% 1503
4.	322	Blind Date 25 S \ \ Chest \ 2002 \ Breitling W x Donnerhall \ Z: Klare Margret \ B: Gestüt Vorwerk & Elisabeth Max-T	AUT	Victoria Max-Theurer AUT	6.220,00 EUR	71.500% 77.000% (3)	72.500% 77.000% (4)	73.500% 78.000% (4)	71.250% 78.000% (4)	69.000% 74.000% (6)	74.175% 1483.5
5.	446	Thriller W \ \ Other \ 2000 \ Gribaldi x Amor \ Z: H. VAN HELVOIRT, ROSMALEN (NED) \ B: Dhr. R. Gevers	NED	Katja Gevers NED	5.150,00 EUR	69.250% 75.000% (5)	72.000% 75.000% (5)	73.250% 75.000% (6)	72.000% 77.000% (5)	68.750% 74.000% (7)	73.125% 1462.5
6.	428	Rodriguez 4 W \ \ Bay \ 2000 \ Rubinstern Noir x Gaspari II \ Z: Günter Jakobs \ B: Astrid Neumayer	AUT	Astrid Neumayer AUT	4.480,00 EUR	68.750% 73.000% (6)	71.250% 74.000% (6)	71.500% 77.000% (5)	69.750% 76.000% (7)	71.000% 75.000% (4)	72.725% 1454.5
7.	226	Söhnlein Brilliant MJ H \ Hann \ B \ 2002 \ Shakespeare in Love x Rabino \ Z: Gaus,Robert \ B: Jerich,Marianne	GER	Matthias Bouten RFV Graf von Schmettow Eversael	4.150,00 EUR	67.500% 73.000% (7)	67.500% 74.000% (7)	69.000% 77.000% (7)	69.250% 78.000% (6)	69.750% 75.000% (5)	72.000% 1440
					Total = 50.000,00 EUR

 

Prize money

€50,000

Judges

E: Ghislain Fouarge H: Dr. Vincenzo Truppa C: Katrina Wüst M: Gotthilf Riexinger B: Clive Halsall

Isabell Werth & Emilio Video May 7

Karen Pavicic & Don Daiquiri Win Omaha CDI4* Freestyle in 1st Use of New Computerized Judging System

Karen Pavicic and Don Daiquiri in the CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 6, 2016–Canada's Karen Pavicic on Don Daiquiri won the International Omaha CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle Friday in the first official use anywhere in the world of a new judging system designed to make the scoring more transparent and open the door to the type of commentary that has made ice skating popular.

Karen and her World Games team mount, a 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding, received a score of 73.105 per cent with the Canadian Olympic pair of Jacqueline Brooks and D Niro second on 71.198 per cent and Lauren Sprieser of Marshall, Virginia on Ellegria third on 69.725 per cent.

For Jacqui, whose “Hallelujah” Freestyle is popular around the world, developed a love affair with Omaha for the quality of the event and, more personally, that her Labradoodle dog Tucker colicked and was successfully operated on two hours before her Freestyle ride.

The new computerized  judging system was implemented at this World Cup test event after testing at Perl and Warendorf in Germany and Fritzens, Austria last year. (separate reports will be posted on the new Freestyle judging system and preparations for the World Cup Final in Omaha in 2017.

Results:

CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle

1.	549	Don Daiquiri	Pavicic, Karen	CAN		6000.00 USD	73.105 points
	14y.G /Don Cardinale/Rubinstein I/OLDBG/103BS52/ Jayne Essig & Karen Pavicic
2.	541	D Niro	M. Brooks, Jacqueline	CAN		4000.00 USD	71.198 points
	grey 17y.G /D-Day/Napoleon 625/SWB/102RN41/ Mary Brooks – Brookhaven Dressage I
3.	542	Ellegria	Sprieser, Lauren	USA		3000.00 USD	69.725 points
	chest 15y.M /Ehrentanz I/Philipo/WESTF/102ZD35/ Lauren Sprieser
4.	546	Weltdorff	Miles, Emily	USA		2000.00 USD	69.060 points
	dches 14y.G /Weltmeyer/Ludendorff/HANN/104EY69/ Emily Juchser Miles
5.	545	Zonnekoning	Poag, Katie	USA		2000.00 USD	67.965 points
	bay 12y.S /Florett As/Topas/KWPN/104EX85/ Katie Poag
6.	543	Something Special	Pot, Adrienne	USA		1500.00 USD	65.472 points
	bay 17y.G /Ferro/Beaujolais/KWPN/ESP04288/ Elizabeth & James Bramsen
7.	550	Baltazar	Marcelle-Eadie, Louisa	GBR		1500.00 USD	63.939 points
	chest 13y.G /Idocus/Notaris/KWPN/103JW46/ Frederike Kurowski Cardello

Canada's Karen Pavicic & Don Daiquiri Win International Omaha CDI4* Grand Prix, Test Event for 2017 World Cup Final

Karen Pavicic on Don Daiquiri, winner of the inaugural International CDI, a test event for thr 2017 World Cup Finals of dressage and jumping. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

By KENNETH J. BRADDICK

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 5, 2016–Karen Pavicic and Don Daiquiri won the inaugural International Omaha CDI4* Grand Prix Thursday night to kick off the test event for the 2017 World Cup Finals of dressage and jumping in this American Midwest city of can-do attitudes and welcoming friendliness.

The spectacular CenturyLink Center that is a major convention venue and also home to Creighton University basketball team has been converted for the dressage and jumping test event with no expense spared to bring in two European judges and a Canadian to join two Americans for the nine combinations that shared the $10,000 Grand Prix purse.

The Canadian 2014 World Games team combination scored 67.800 per cent for the win before a crowd of about 1,000 fans. The Freestyle Friday night is expected to draw about 5,000 spectators.

Jacqueline Brooks and D Niro in the International Omaha CDI4* Grand Prix. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Jacqueline Brooks and D Niro, on Canada's 2012 Olympic team and at the 2013 World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden, placed second. Katie Poag John's Island, South Carolina on Zonnekoning was third on 64.640 per cent.

“I'm thrilled to be here–it's a great venue and a great atmosphere,” said Karen who made a costly  error of course on the 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding on which is also a contender for one of the two individual places for Canada at the summer Olympic Games.

The atmosphere was so electric that Thomas Baur, dressage sport director for the event, said that ar next year's World Cup Final dressage horses and riders will be provided with two days of training in the competition arena ahead of the Grand Prix.

Results:

CDI4* Grand Prix							(E)	(H)	(C)	(M)	(B)	Total
1.		Don Daiquiri	Karen Pavicic	CAN		2030.00 USD	342.0	327.5	344.5	340.0	341.0	1695.0 points
	14y.G /Don Cardinale/Rubinstein I/OLDBG/103BS52/ Jayne Essig & Karen Pavicic						68.400 %	65.500 %	68.900 %	68.000 %	68.200 %	67.800 %
							1.	1.	1.	1.	1.
2.		D Niro	Jacqueline M. Brooks	CAN		1780.00 USD	307.0	326.0	334.5	329.0	331.5	1628.0 points
	grey 17y.G /D-Day/Napoleon 625/SWB/102RN41/ Mary Brooks – Brookhaven Dressage I						61.400 %	65.200 %	66.900 %	65.800 %	66.300 %	65.120 %
							4.	2.	3.	3.	2.
3.		Zonnekoning	Katie Poag	USA		1530.00 USD	323.0	310.5	339.5	327.0	316.0	1616.0 points
	bay 12y.S /Florett As/Topas/KWPN/104EX85/ Katie Poag						64.600 %	62.100 %	67.900 %	65.400 %	63.200 %	64.640 %
							2.	5.	2.	5.	6.
4.		Ellegria	Lauren Sprieser	USA		1270.00 USD	311.5	316.0	328.0	315.5	318.5	1589.5 points
	chest 15y.M /Ehrentanz I/Philipo/WESTF/102ZD35/ Lauren Sprieser						62.300 %	63.200 %	65.600 %	63.100 %	63.700 %	63.580 %
							3.	4.	4.	6.	4.
5.		Weltdorff	Emily Miles	USA		1020.00 USD	302.5	321.0	316.5	328.0	318.5	1586.5 points
	dches 14y.G /Weltmeyer/Ludendorff/HANN/104EY69/ Emily Juchser Miles						60.500 %	64.200 %	63.300 %	65.600 %	63.700 %	63.460 %
							6.	3.	7.	4.	4.
6.		Something Special	Adrienne Pot	USA		770.00 USD	303.5	301.0	318.5	330.5	321.0	1574.5 points
	bay 17y.G /Ferro/Beaujolais/KWPN/ESP04288/ Elizabeth & James Bramsen						60.700 %	60.200 %	63.700 %	66.100 %	64.200 %	62.980 %
							5.	7.	6.	2.	3.
7.		Baltazar	Louisa Marcelle-Eadie	GBR		770.00 USD	298.0	304.5	320.0	314.5	312.5	1549.5 points
	chest 13y.G /Idocus/Notaris/KWPN/103JW46/ Frederike Kurowski Cardello						59.600 %	60.900 %	64.000 %	62.900 %	62.500 %	61.980 %
							7.	6.	5.	7.	7.
8.		Pluto VI Andorella	Amanda Johnson	USA		515.00 USD	273.0	290.5	316.5	301.0	292.0	1473.0 points
	grey 14y.S /607 Pluto VI Almerina IV/153 Maesteso Bellarna/103EU00/ Linda Leffing						54.600 %	58.100 %	63.300 %	60.200 %	58.400 %	58.920 %
							8.	9.	7.	8.	9.
9.		Tennyson Isf	Suzie Halle	USA		315.00 USD	272.5	296.0	308.0	290.0	301.0	1467.5 points
	chest 16y.G /Contango/Roemer 237/KWPN/104GR72/ Suzie Halle						54.500 %	59.200 %	61.600 %	58.000 %	60.200 %	58.700 %
							9.	8.	9.	9.	8.

Judges:	(E)	C. Umbach (LUX)			Total prize money:	$10,000
	(H)	G. Rockwell (USA)
	(C)	J. Foy (USA)
	(M)	U. Nivelle (GER)
	(B)	C. Whitman (CAN)

USA Team for Compiègne, France CDIO5* Nations Cup & CDI3*

Allison Brock and Rosevelt. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

May 4, 2016

An United States team of four horses and riders were named for the CDIO5* Nations Cup at Compiègne, France and two pairs for the CDI3* in the first event for an American squad in Europe preparing for the summer Olympic Games.

The U.S. Equestrian Federation named the team for the CDIO5* May 19-22 as:

–Allison Brock of Wellington, Florida and Rosevelt, a 14-year-old Hanoverian stallion owned by Claudine and Frtitz Kundrun;

–Shelly Francis of Loxahatchee, Florida and Doktor, a 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Pstricia Stempel;

–Laura Graves of Plymouth, Florida and her own Verdades, a 14-year-old KWPN gelding, and

–Kasey Perry-Glass of Wellington, Florida and Goerklintgaards Dublet, a 13-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding owned by Diane Perry;

Entered in the CDI3* are:

–Shelly Francis and Danilo, a 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Patricia Stempel, and

–Arlene “Tuny” Page of Wellington and her own Woodstock, a 13-year-old KWPN gelding.

USA Olympic Prospects of 9 Horses, 7 Riders Named for European Tour

May 2, 2016

The United States squad of nine horses and seven riders to go to Europe to compete for places on The Dutta Corp. dressage team for the summer Olympic Games was announced by the U.S. Equestrian Federation Monday.

The squad:

Laura Graves on Verdades. © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Laura Graves, 28 years old of Plymouth, Florida and Verdades, her 14-year-old KWPN gelding (Florett AS x Goya). World Ranking: 13 USA Olympic Ranking :1

Career highlights: 2014 World Equestrian Games; 2015 World Cup Final; 2015 (team gold, individual silver) Pan American Games; 2015 U.S. Grand Prix champion.

Rosamunde with Steffen Peters. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Steffen Peters, 51, of San Diego, California and Rosamunde, nine-year-old Rhinelander mare (Rock Forever x Fidermark) owned by Four Winds Farm. WR: 17 USA OR: 2

Career highlights: 1996 (team bronze), 2008, 2012 Olympic Games; 2006 (team bronze), 2010 (2 individual bronzes), 2014 World Equestrian Games; 2002, 2007 2009 (winner), 2015 World Cup Finals; 2011 (team and individual golds), 2015 (team and individual golds) Pan American Games; record seven-time U.S. Grand Prix champion.

Steffen Peters and Legolas. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Steffen Peters and Legolas, 14-year-old Westfalen gelding (Laomedon x Florestan II) owned by Four Winds Farm. WR: 8 USA OR: 3

Kasey Perry-Glass riding Dublet. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Kasey Perry Glass, 28 years old of Wellington, Florida and Dublet, 13-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding (Diamond Hit x Olympic Ferro) owned by Diane Perry. WR: 29 USA OR: 4

Career highlights: 2015, 2016 Nations Cups, Wellington.

Allison Brock and Rosevelt. © 2016 Ken Bradick/dressage-news.com

Allison Brock, 36, of Wellington, Florida and Rosevelt, 14-year-old Hanoverian stallion (Rotspon x Lauries Crusador XX) owned by Claudine and Fritz Kundrun. WR: 40 USA OR: 5

Career highlight: 2015 Nations Cup, Wellington.

Shelly Francis and Doktor. © Ken Braddick/dressage-

Shelly Francis, 57, of Loxahatchee, Florida and Doktor, 13-year-old Oldenbur gelding (Diamond Hit x Renoir I) owned by Patricia Stempel. WR: 50 USA OR: 6

Career highlight: 1998 World Equestrian Games; 2013 Wellington & Hickstead, 2014 Wellington Nations Cups.

Shelly Francis and Danilo. © Ken Braddick/dressge-news.com

Shelly Francis and Danilo, 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding (De Niro x Andiamo) owned by Patricia Stempel. WR: 70 USA OR: 7

Arlene Page riding Woodstock. ©  Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Arlene Page, 59, of Wellington, Florida and Woodstock, her 13-year-old KWPN gelding (Havel x Contango). WR: 52 USA OR: 8

Career highlights: 2006 World Cup Final; 2013 Hickstead, 2015 Rotterdam & Hagen, 2016 Wellington Nations Cups.

Günter Seidel and Zero Gravity. File photo. Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Günter Seidel, 55,  of Cardiff, California and Zero Gravity, 12-year-old KWPN gelding (Royal Hit x Contango) owned by James and Charlotte Mashburn. WR: 78 USA OR: 10

Career highlights: 1996 (team bronze), 2000 (team bronze), 2004 (team bronze) Olympics; 1998, 2002 (team silver), 2006 (team bronze) World Games; 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2016 World Cup Finals.

Robert Dover is the Technical Advisor and Chef d'Equipe.

The Americans will be based in Retie, Belgium and compete at the Compiègne, France CDI3*/CDIO5* Nations Cup May 19-22; Roosendaal, Netherlands CDI3* June 1-5 and the Rotterdam, Netherlands CDI3*/CDIO5* Nations Cup June 22-26.

Four combinations plus a reserve will be named to the Olympic team after Rotterdam.

Some may compete at the CDI4*/CDIO5* Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany July 11-17 before going directly to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic dressage competition Aug. 8-15.

Hiroshi Hoketsu

Hiroshi Hoketsu, probably the world's oldest international equestrian rider at the age 75, rode Brioni W, 15-year-old Westfalen stallion (Breitling W x Diego xx) that he bought at the end of 2015.

The Westfalen stallion (Breitling W x Diego xx) had been competed at Big Tour for five years by Brigitte Wittig of Germany.

Competed in jumping at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.

Forty-four years later he rode his Whisper in dressage at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and then at the London Games in 2012. He rode Calambo on the Japanese team at the World Games in Aachen, Germany in 2006,