Quite similarly to the Jumping Championships for young horses held last week in Lanaken, the top 3 was almost entirely owned by Irish Sport Horse representants!
Commandant Geoff Curran aboard DHF Alliance (Douglas x Lux) took first place with an impressive time of 26,73 sec in the second phase. Another Irish couple made it to the podium, with a nice second place for CBI Karhari (Goodluck VDL x Kroongraaf) and Jonathan Gordon with a clear round in 27.55 seconds. Finally, 3rd place was claimed by the KWPN studbook with Koberlina TN and rider Erika Lickhammer-Van Helmond, only 0.20 seconds behind the second’s time. 14 impressive clear rounds out of 31 starts. Regarding team results, KWPN Studbook is in the lead with 313 points after this first qualifier. Irish Sport Horse is undoubtably second with 307 points and Selle Français Studbook claimed the third place.
Individual placing
1st place DHF Alliance & Geoff Curran ISH
2nd place CBI Karhari & Jonathan Gordon ISH
3rd place Koberlina TN & Erika Lickhammer – Van Helmond KWPN
Studbook placing
1st place – KWPN
2nd place – ISH
3rd place – SF
CSIYH1* - 5YO
Later on Thursday afternoon, it was the 5-year-old’s turn to enter the grass arena, with no less than 19 clear-rounds in total out of 45 starts! What a better way to start a competition for such young horses! After this first 5-YO qualifier, the studbook in the lead was the Irish Sport Horses with 334 points, closely followed by the Zangersheide studbook with 333 points and the Hannoveraner wrapping up the podium with 314 points.
Studbook placing
1st place – ISH
2nd place – Z
3rd place – HANN
CSIYH1* - 6YO
The last class of the day was a two-phase event for the 6-year-olds, where the Hannoveraner representant Diabolo 588 (Don Diarado x Grey Top) claimed first place with German rider Dieter Smitz in 25,.80 seconds. Second place was awarded to Tereza Vesela and her KWPN gelding Mark HDH (Gladstone HDH x Cream on Top) with a clear in 27.00 seconds, with Zangersheide’s representant Cosimo de Leau Z and Belgian rider Thomas Mertens right on their heels with a time of 27.25 seconds. The winning studbook of this 6-year-old first qualifier was the AES studbook, with a total score of 287 points. Hannoveraner claimed second place with a total of 284 points, and Selle Français secured the third step of the podium.
Individual placing
1st place Diabolo 588 & Dieter Smitz HANN
2nd place Mark HDH & Tereza Vesela KWPN
3rd place Cosimo de Leau Z & Thomas Mertens Z
Studbook placing
1st place – AES
2nd place – HANN
3rd place – SF
